Example Quotes

Example is better than precept.

— Anonymous

Example is leadership.

— Albert Schweitzer

I like to lead more by example.

— Deebo Samuel

Nothing is so catching as example.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

On the pitch, I'll lead by example.

— Victor Wanyama

“Be thou an example.”

— The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

You can only lead by example.

— Frank Langella

I like leading by example.

— Mookie Betts

What can't be done by advice can often be done by example.

— Anonymous

A leader leads by example, whether he intends to or not.

— Anonymous

“If you can't be a good example, at least be a terrible warning!”

— Warren Bobrow

“If you can't be a good example, settle for being a horrible warning”

— Jennifer Crusie

Advice maybe wrong, but examples prove themselves.

— Josh Billings

Traditionally I've always led by example.

— Robin Lopez

Nothing is so infectious as example.

— Charles Kingsley

Brotherhood is an ideal better understood by example than precept!

— Paramahansa Yogananda

Who said I was wise? I’m a professional bad example. You can learn a lot by watching me. Or listening to me.…

— Jubal

Programming is a skill best acquired by practice and example rather than from books.

— Alan Turing

Setting an example is not the main means of influencing another, it is the only means.

— Anonymous

[James] Baldwin explained that you have your own history, and that you cannot be responsible, for example, for slavery.

— Raoul Peck

Every boss I've ever had has challenged me, pushed me, believed in me, and led by example.

— Elaine Welteroth

The road to learning by precept is long, but by example short and effective.

— Seneca the Elder

The authority of example and considerations of character, unlike pudding, are not whipped up in an instant.

— Neal A. Maxwell

I really want to make a big mark in athletics, to be a legend and be a good example to kids.

— Eliud Kipchoge

As a father I am extremely proud of Beyonce. I mean, Beyonce just keeps pushing the envelope, pushing the envelope and setting…

— Mathew Knowles

“We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did—a…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

What some Americans don't appreciate is how strong the brand of the American Dream is around the world. I'm an example of…

— Dara Khosrowshahi

I ask every Communist individually to set an example, by deeds and without pretense, a real example worthy of a man and…

— Janos Kadar

'Bandhan' is easily one of my favorites as the title itself talks of eternal bonds. It is an excellent example of a…

— Himani Shivpuri

For myself, anyway, I think that recurring has been such a gift, because I've been able to work on a lot of…

— Jessalyn Gilsig

The idea of being able to serve as an example, based upon how to process, how to think, how to realize our…

— Stedman Graham

The point of Jesus' existence wasn't to lessen or diminish our appreciation of each other, but to expand our appreciation of each…

— Marianne Williamson

The only way to make something cheaply today is to have it mass-produced. For example, you wear the same shoes as everyone…

— Hod Lipson

For people who must fear for their lives because of their religion or political convictions, the protection provided by Article 16a of…

— Horst Seehofer

Another very interesting chapter is the education of children: the victims of problems of the family are the children. The children. Even…

— Pope Francis

I don't expect Christians to see God as a metaphor, but that's what he is. Perhaps it might be clearer to call…

— Philip Pullman

There are some good things to be said about walking. Not many, but some. Walking takes longer, for example, than any other…

— Edward Abbey

One of the reasons I always come back to representations of loneliness in plays, films, and literature is that they give us…

— Thomas L. Dumm

Why is it not possible to build a church in Saudi Arabia where as we in the Netherlands have almost 500 mosques…

— Geert Wilders

I think we have lost our way when people like the [board of] governors and the CEO of the NYSE fail to…

— Charlie Munger