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The full measure of a man is
not to be found in the man himself,
but in the colors and textures that
come alive in others because of him.
- Albert Schweitzer
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Imagine for yourself a character,
a model personality whose example you determine to follow,
in private as well as in public.
- Epictetus
Example is not the main thing in influencing others.
It is the only thing.
- Albert Schweitzer
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- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
A good example is the best sermon.
- Benjamin Franklin
leading by example creates a degree of
loyalty and overall success
that cannot be achieved through
issuing orders from a lofty office.
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Example is leadership.
- Albert Schweitzer
Your example is far more influential and inspiring
than any words of instruction, or threats,
or even words of encouragement.
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Few things are harder to put up with
than the annoyance of a good example.
- Mark Twain
The key to success, and to happiness,
is being fully engaged in life -
leading yourself with inspiration and committed action -
setting your own fine and honorable example.
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I choose to live a life of gratitude and joy,
inspiring others to follow my example.
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If there is such a thing as good leadership,
it is to give a good example.
- Ingvar Kamprad
Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another,
but let him work diligently and build one for himself,
thus by example assuring that his own
shall be safe from violence when built.
- Abraham Lincoln
I want to get old gracefully.
I want to have good posture, I want to be healthy and
be an example to my children.
- Sting
It's very satisfying to promote science and education and see good results.
Setting a good example for young people,
being a role model, is very important for me.
- Yuan T. Lee
The flower is the poetry of reproduction.
It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.
- Jean Giraudoux
I would say that IQ is the strongest predictor of which
field you can get into and hold a job in,
whether you can be an accountant, lawyer or nurse,
for example.
- Daniel Goleman
Radical changes in world politics leave America with
a heightened responsibility to be,
for the world, an example of a genuinely free,
democratic, just and humane society.
- Pope John Paul II
Each of us is of infinite value,
and each of us has the ability to make
a profound difference in the lives we touch.
We leave our most profoundly positive impact
on those around us by the nature of our lives
and the example we set -
not by how busy we are,
or how important we believe we are.
Setting an example of being loving, relaxed and joyful,
regardless of external circumstances,
is a great legacy for our family and for the world.
Self importance - ego - is not a path to happiness.
Focusing one's whole life on responsibilities,
without taking time for self-renewal and play,
abandons the joy and the true value of life.
I want my tombstone to read, "Inspired others,"
rather than, "Never missed a day at the office."
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie
I never had a speech from my father 'this is what you
must do or shouldn't do' but I just learned to be led by example.
My father wasn't perfect.
- Adam Sandler
If you doubt the virtue in self-honor,
remember what the flight attendant says,
"Put your own oxygen mask on first."
You are of no use to anyone else
if you have not taken care of your own needs first -
this includes your own emotional,
as well as physical, well-being.
In addition, your greatest value to your children,
your family, your friends, and your community
is the example you set, leading a great life that inspires
those around you to emulate your being.
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Success in training the boy depends largely on the
Scoutmaster's own personal example.
- Robert Baden-Powell
There are old heads in the world
who cannot help me by their example or advice
to live worthily and satisfactorily to myself;
but I believe that it is in my power
to elevate myself this very hour
above the common level of my life.
- Henry David Thoreau
When something hasn't been around much for a while,
and one example of it turns up and catches people's eyes,
they go looking for more like it - until they get tired of it again.
- Stanley Schmidt
For example, I tend to personally reward myself for
specific acts of exceptional discipline.
- Robert Vaughn
People hardly ever make use of the freedom which they have,
for example, freedom of thought;
instead they demand freedom of speech as a compensation.
- Soren Kierkegaard
I am continually embarrassed by people who point me
out as an example of what can be done without training.
- Kate Smith
We could not, for example, arrive at a principle like
that of entropy without introducing some additional principle,
such as randomness, to this topography.
- Michael Polanyi
I've tried to lead a straight, clean life,
not set any kind of a bad example.
- Elvis Presley
Setting a good example for your children takes all
the fun out of middle age.
- William Feather
France, for example, loves at the same time history and the drama,
because the one explores the vast destinies of humanity,
and the other the individual lot of man.
- Alfred de Vigny
I always try to teach by example and not force my ideas on a young musician.
One of the reasons we're here is to be a part of this process of exchange.
- Dizzy Gillespie
God sent Jesus as an example to see if we could retain
and maintain the Holy Spirit in human flesh.
- Benny Hinn
My parents kept the best aspects of the Asian culture,
and they Americanized the family.
My mother was a great example for me.
She was a working mother with a good career.
- Andrea Jung
The world is full of strange phenomena that cannot
be explained by the laws of logic or science.
Dennis Rodman is only one example.
- Dave Barry
My own early crusade for same-sex marriage,
for example, is now mainstream gay politics.
It wasn't when I started.
- Andrew Sullivan
From my example learn to be just, and not to despise the gods.
- Virgil
More by example than by word, my father taught me logical reasoning,
compassion, love of others, honesty,
and discipline applied with understanding.
- Paul D. Boyer
But there are other things than dissipation that thicken the features.
Tears, for example.
- Rebecca West
It is a good idea to know which publishers publish which stories.
For example, there is no sense in sending a picture
book text to a publisher who does not publish picture books.
- Margaret Mahy
For example, many colleges in their writing programs teach some of my work.
- Gay Talese
God created the family to provide the maximum love
and support and morality and example that one can imagine.
- Jerry Falwell
That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime -
to set an example -
and when he is dead,
to be an inspiration for history.
- William McKinley
Rebecca is an example of how not to manage men.
The rules of the game never change, it requires subtlety.
- Mary Wesley
It doesn't matter if people perceive me as being a little strange.
I think overall, even when I am on stage,
when people see me, I am setting an example.
- Warren Cuccurullo
A nobler example, because a less personal one,
of the pinch of poverty, is when it prevents the accomplishment
of some cherished scheme for the benefit of the human race.
- James Payn
Society is always taken by surprise
at any new example of common sense.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
Was Islam spread by them through force and coercion? No.
They preached Islam by personal example.
- Pervez Musharraf
South Africa was to evolve into the most pernicious
example of the criminal practise of colonial and white minority domination.
- Thabo Mbeki
And as a nurse, I know very well the importance,
for example, of electronic medical records.
- Lois Capps
When prose gets too stylized and out of control -
and Stein is sometimes a good example -
when you don't know what the hell is going on,
then it's kind of boring.
- Rick Moody
Probably the most visible example of unintended consequences,
is what happens every time humans try to change the
natural ecology of a place.
- Margaret J. Wheatley
For example, I like using strong Greek and Roman Renaissance
characters as part of my series.
- Frank Bruno
What we have achieved is a good example of how the right policies deliver.
- Rodrigo Rato
We wanted to set a good example for the growing number of divers watching.
- Lloyd Bridges
You cannot have companies where many of the largest
ones lose money indefinitely without someone finally waving the white flag,
and IBM is the most recent example of that.
- Kevin Rollins
I learned from the example of my father that the manner
in which one endures what must be endured is more important
than the thing that must be endured.
- Dean Acheson
You can't substitute promise after promise with known
violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting
ourselves or setting an example.
- Fred Thompson
As an example to others, and not that I care for moderation myself,
it has always been my rule never to smoke when asleep,
and never to refrain from smoking when awake.
- Mark Twain
The fact is that it is reasonable for us to say that
there is going to be an emergency that happens in this
country that we cannot budget for.
Katrina is an example.
- Allyson Schwartz
Take our own company as an example: We're living proof,
we jump with our own parachutes.
- Jim Barksdale
For example, in my district there are visitors from
all over the world who are drawn to our beautiful beaches,
recreational lakes, habitat wildlife preserves and golf courses.
- Mark Foley
I did have fun, for example, in The Black Hole which
was very popular among youngsters.
- Maximilian Schell
This is perhaps the most profound meaning of the book of Job,
the best example of wisdom.
- Paul Ricoeur
Most of the tasks we do are for humans.
For example, a tax calculation is counting numbers
so the government can pull money out from my wallet,
but government consists of humans.
- Yukihiro Matsumoto
I think people get fixated on the example of an idea.
- Joshua Homme
And I always read the English translation and always
have conversations with my translator,
for example about the names.
I always have to approve it.
- Cornelia Funke
I'll give you an example.
Henry, the old black guy who cooks the corn bread,
he worked on the railroads for about 20 years so he
knows how to lay and build track.
- Marc Singer
Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right.
As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting
has already been established.
- George Carlin
Some day, following the example of the United States of America,
there will be a United States of Europe.
- George Washington
Olympism seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort,
the educational value of a good example and respect
for universal fundamental ethical principles.
- Pierre de Coubertin
And understand that scarce spectrum is used today for
example for cell phone operators,
they have to pay for the airwaves they use,
for their services.
- Robert McChesney
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