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Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move. — Lee Iacocca
Sometimes I got my majors mixed up. A number of my fellow religious-studies students - muddled agnostics who didn't know which way was up, who… — Yann Martel
It has always irked me as improper that there are still so many people for whom the sky is no more than a mass of… — M.C. Escher
The boom was healthy too, even with its excesses. Because what this incredible valuation craze did was draw untold sums of billions of dollars into… — Andy Grove
Many people have heard the remarkable example of devotion involving a Skye terrier dog who worked for a Scottish shepherd named Old Jock. In 1858,… — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and… — Laozi
Examples one finds in the philosophical literature are somebody who's seen the trial of a child of theirs, where they're being proved guilty of some… — Robert Nozick
What is called for is dignity. We need to set an example. — Kenny Dalglish
I never considered my dreams wasted energy; they were invariably linked to some form of action. When I dreamed about having a lemonade stand, for… — Ray Kroc
For example, UNICEF works with governments to change legislation such as in India where a law was passed raising the age of compulsory school completion… — Carol Bellamy
When you are annoyed at someone's mistake, immediately look at yourself and reflect how you also fail; for example, in thinking that good equals money,… — Marcus Aurelius
Examples of exaggeration can be found in almost any advertising medium. The use of the superlative is altogether too prevalent. 'The finest,' 'the best,' 'the… — Daniel Starch
The study of Freemasonry is the study of man as a candidate for a blessed eternity. It furnishes examples of holy living, and displays the… — William Howard Taft
The progress of Science consists in observing interconnections and in showing with a patient ingenuity that the events of this ever-shifting world are but examples… — Alfred North Whitehead
It is in the book of man, not the book of god, that we must look for examples of heroism, love, pity, justice, truth, honor,… — M. M. Mangasarian
The eyes are witnesses that the heavens revolve in the space of twenty- four hours. But certain men, either from the love of novelty, or… — Philipp Melanchthon
Pastor: One employed by the wicked to prove to them by his example that virtue doesn't pay. — H. L. Mencken
Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an… — Tony Robbins
I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his… — Jonathan Lethem
Great nations which fail to meet their responsibilities to God are consigned to the dust bin of history. We grew from that small, weak republic… — Ronald Reagan

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