"If everybody lived by the principles of 12 Steps, there would be a lot more healthy people walking around".
Even before he died, most Franciscans rushed to a middle position, but some people noticed, over time, that at least one person had lived by the principles laid down by Christ and by the leaders of most of the world's major religions.
Despite their political differences — Coburn and Wamp are Republicans, Stupak and Doyle are Democrats — they had pledged to hold one another to a life lived by the principles of Jesus, and they considered the Tuesday supper gatherings at C Street an inviolable ritual.
Despite their political differences Coburn and Wamp are Republicans, Stupak and Doyle are Democrats they had pledged to hold one another to a life lived by the principles of Jesus, and they considered the Tuesday supper gatherings at C Street an inviolable ritual.
Their work lives by the principle of obstacle and resistance, its heat issuing from friction".
David Karp lives by the principle that the world doesn't need more flashy gadgets and fancy software — which would be fine, had he not founded Tumblr.
His narcissism knows no bounds, and he lives by the principle that he should never back down, even when it is proven that he has spouted outrageous falsehoods.
Twenty-two years old and clearly very attractive, she narrates the book with panache — and a good dose of unreliability — insisting she lives by the principle "God helps those who help themselves".
Pope Francis, in his simple black shoes and unassuming car and house, is the first pontiff in a long time to reject flashy shows of power and live by the principle of simplicity.
Everyone's so concerned about individual rights that we forget about what those words intended: that we live by the principle of good over evil and show compassion for our fellow human beings.
