#principal

Never try to understand the students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow in self-pity, stew in their own —” “That’s enough, Phineas,” said Dumbledore. ↗

— J.K. Rowling

#headmasters #principals #students #funny

Those who have heard or read anything from me on the subject, know that one of the principal points insisted on is, the forming of societies or any other artificial combinations IS the first, greatest, and most fatal mistake ever committed by legislators and by reformers. ↗

— Josiah Warren

#anything #artificial #combinations #committed #ever

I have always been principally interested in men for sex. I've always thought any sane woman would be a lover of women because loving men is such a mess. I have always wished I'd fall in love with a woman. Damn. ↗

— Germaine Greer

#any #because #been #damn #fall

It won't do away with hierarchy totally, but the principal leader will be the person who most exemplifies the kind of organization and behavior required who is best able to create the conditions such organizations require. ↗

— Dee Hock

#away #behavior #best #conditions #create

Like many men, I am not ashamed to admit that my principal joys are domestic. I love cooking, and I love looking after my children. Indeed, the times that I have with them are the only ones when I feel unconditionally happy. ↗

— Louis de Bernieres

#after #am #ashamed #children #cooking

The principal purpose of the Democratic Party is to use the force of government to take property away from the people who earn it and give it to people who do not. ↗

— Neal Boortz

#democratic #democratic party #earn #force #give

Change is the principal feature of our age and literature should explore how people deal with it. The best science fiction does that, head-on. ↗

— David Brin

#best #change #deal #does #explore

Our nation was founded on the principals of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. ↗

— Leonard Boswell

#happiness #liberty #life #nation #our

The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans. ↗

— Dominique de Villepin

#achievement #become #europe #europeans #forget

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination. ↗

— Denis Diderot

#collects #combination #combines #experimentation #facts