Example Quotes

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Example is the best precept. — Aesop
A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept,and when I want to learn something new,… — Paul Halmos
Example is always more efficacious than precept. — Samuel Johnson
He who loves, never grows old. God it a shining example. — Sri Chinmoy
Of course, Marxism is an example of what Carl Popper would have called a 'World Three' structure, in that it's got immense power as an… — Alan Moore
Frank Farrelly. . .must be thought of with respect (perhaps even delight?) by his clients who have so far played the game of therapy with… — Paul Watzlawick
Just as entropy is a measure of disorganization, the information carried by a set of messages is a measure of organization. In fact, it is… — Norbert Wiener
One of the things Obama's been doing is deliberately trying to increase the percentage of our population that is dependent on government for their living.… — Phyllis Schlafly
South Africa was to evolve into the most pernicious example of the criminal practise of colonial and white minority domination. — Thabo Mbeki
I think a legitimate target is the enemy and [the] enemy is basically in uniform, but not all [are] in Uniform. For example in the… — Joe Slovo
For example, the Prime Minister earlier this year talked about the importance of the Arctic to our future. He's right. A hundred years from now,… — Brian Mulroney
We must motivate ourselves to do our very best, and by our example lead others to do their best as well. — S. Truett Cathy
It is a terrible error to let any natural impulse, physical or mental, stagnate. Crush it out, if you will, and be done with it;… — Aleister Crowley
When I left England, my hope of India's conversion was very strong; but amongst so many obstacles, it would die, unless upheld by God. Well,… — William Carey
The professionals must set a good example. — A. Bartlett Giamatti
As we mature personally, as our families mature, and as our churches mature, we need the doctrine of sin more, not less; and we need… — C. J. Mahaney
Who but an English professor would threaten to kill a duck a day and hold up a goose as an example? — Richard Russo
What I admire is people who are grounded and resistant to all kinds of whisperings. Kimi Raikkonen, for example. You may like him or not,… — Sebastian Vettel
The best and only thing that one artist can do for another is to serve as an example and an inspiration. — Steven Pressfield
I am human. I am messy. I'm not trying to be an example. I am not trying to be perfect. I am not trying to… — Roxane Gay

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