Example Quotes · Page 29

Christianity is not "Jesus is our example." Christianity is "Jesus is our substitute."

— Tullian Tchividjian

Men trust their eyes rather than their ears; the road by precept is long and tedious, by example short and effectual.

— Seneca the Younger

The conversation seemed just as boring and forgettable as details of American history around 1805, for example.

— Patricia Highsmith

Be thankful for all the rude, obnoxious, and difficult people you meet in life. They serve as important reminders of how NOT…

— Anonymous

Leaders have the privilege and responsibility of going first. The most powerful way that anybody can lead is by example.

— Michael Hyatt

There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar.

— Garry Kasparov

It is a world of mischief that may be done by a single example of avarice or luxury. One voluptuous palate makes…

— Seneca the Younger

There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings.

— George R. R. Martin

Well, we have got to understand, for example, Russia is an orthodox Christian nation. So is Ukraine. That happened in 988 in…

— Marvin Kalb

I thought, Hey, maybe these people shouldn't be making up holidays to drink more. Maybe if they drank less they might be…

— Mike Birbiglia

I think if you've got a good idea it will stand out in one of the different mediums. For example, something might…

— Danny Wallace

A lot of seriously insane people have managed to acquire huge followings based on the idea that their insanity is a kind…

— Brad Warner

We can, for example, be fairly confident that either there will be a world without war or there won't be a world…

— Noam Chomsky

When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Traits acquired during one's lifetime - muscles built up in the gym, for example - cannot be passed on to the next…

— Nick Bostrom

When a leader takes responsibility for his own actions and mistakes, he not only sets a good example, he shows a healthy…

— Mike Krzyzewski

Anyone who has studied the history of technology knows that technological change is always a Faustian bargain: Technology giveth and technology taketh…

— Neil Postman

I've learned a lot during my years on the 3rd Circuit, particularly, I think, about the way in which a judge should…

— Samuel Alito

I wonder how it turns out that we all lead such different lives. Take you and your sister, for example. You're born…

— Haruki Murakami

If it comes to a question of law, the charges they brought against me - the Espionage Act - is called the…

— Edward Snowden

I am encouraged as I look at some of those who have listened to their "different drum": Einstein was hopeless at school…

— Madeleine L'Engle

So much of our conversation about love is possessive. "You are mine. And if you stop being mine, I will hate you."…

— Mohsin Hamid

It is clear that several countries, in the Balkans for example, need to be considered countries of safe origin. But others like,…

— Paolo Gentiloni

North Korea is a necrocracy, or a mauselocracy or a thanatocracy in which the one [Kim Il-sung] is diffused into being with…

— Christopher Hitchens

“The witness of solid moral character to a righteous way of life must never be underestimated.”

— Arthur F. Holmes

By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.

— Confucius

I think children learn from example. I don't believe in raising them in an authoritative atmosphere.

— Kent McCord

If our words are not consistent with our actions, they will never be heard above the thunder of our deeds.

— H. Burke Peterson

The early morning hour should be dedicated to praise: do not the birds set us the example?

— Charles Spurgeon

In Guatemala, the gap between rich and poor must be eliminated, or we will continue to be the example of conflict in…

— Rigoberta Menchu

Airport expansion is just one example of how our planet is being plundered for profit.

— John McDonnell

How can I ask people who work for me to travel cheaply if I am traveling in luxury?

— Ingvar Kamprad

They knew no better, but I do not propose to follow the example of a barbarian because he was honestly a barbarian.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

A plan is an example of what could happen, not a prediction of what will happen.

— Kent Beck

Every man serves a useful purpose: a miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.

— Laurence J. Peter

The atonement of Jesus Christ is the supreme act of love, the supreme example of selfless concern for others.

— Howard W. Hunter

History is philosophy teaching by example, and also warning; its two eyes are geography and chronology.

— James A. Garfield

I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example.

— Andrew Greeley

Wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along with people, wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along, as an…

— Donald Trump

A true martial artist, in my books anyways, is someone who is going to do the right thing and lead by example.

— Duane Ludwig