If one sticks too rigidly to one's principles, one would hardly see anybody.

Quote by Agatha Christie

Topics: Principles Quotes

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

I specialize in murders of quiet, domestic interest.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

The secret of getting ahead is getting started.

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the...

An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have. The older she gets the...

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody

Where large sums of money are concerned, it is advisable to trust nobody

Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.

Everything that has existed, lingers in the Eternity.

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly...

I don't think necessity is the mother of invention. Invention, in my opinion, arises directly...

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.

I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the...

I've always believed in writing without a collaborator, because where two people are writing the...

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that...

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that...

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City...

It is ridiculous to set a detective story in New York City. New York City...

Very few of us are what we seem.

Very few of us are what we seem.

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but...

I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but...

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Every murderer is probably somebody's old friend.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give...

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give...

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of...

I have enjoyed greatly the second blooming that comes when you finish the life of...

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and...

Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and...

A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows...

A mother's love for her child is like nothing else in the world. It knows...

My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't...

My basic principle is that you don't make decisions because they are easy; you don't...

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the...

When great changes occur in history, when great principles are involved, as a rule the...

We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles. But...

We all like to hear a man speak out on his convictions and principles. But...