#principal

Is there some principal of nature which states that we never know the quality of what we have until it is gone? ↗

— Herman Melville

#know #nature #never #principal #quality

The principal cause of war is war itself. ↗

— C. Wright Mills

#itself #principal #war

It has not been for nothing that the word has remained man's principal toy and tool: without the meanings and values it sustains, all man's other tools would be worthless. ↗

— Lewis Mumford

#man #meanings #nothing #other #principal

Misery, mutilation, destruction, terror, starvation and death characterize the process of war and form a principal part of the product. ↗

— Louis Mumford

#death #destruction #form #misery #mutilation

Time passed by. I had furnished steam hammers to the principal foundries in England. I had sent them abroad, even to Russia. At length it became known to the Lords of the Admiralty that a new power in forging had been introduced. ↗

— James Nasmyth

#became #been #england #even #forging

My principal motivation is supporting my family, which is not a bad reason for getting up in the morning. That's always been my motivation - to take care of the people who rely on me. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#bad #been #care #family #getting

Theoretical principals must sometimes give way for the sake of practical advantages. ↗

— William Pitt

#give #must #practical #principals #sake

The principal rule of art is to please and to move. All the other rules were created to achieve this first one. ↗

— Jean Racine

#art #created #first #move #other

My principal job is to make interesting and entertaining films, and I'm not proud of which format or which particular technique I use. I just wanted the film to look good. ↗

— Guy Ritchie

#film #films #format #good #i

I also pray for favor and His anointing on my life and ministry that I might have spiritual blessing when I minister to people. They're my principal prayers; I don't have a prayer list that I go down. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#blessing #down #favor #go #his