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It is really gratifying, for example, to visit India now and see that because they've had good educational institutions, and they've had a focus on… — Bill Gates
Men think they may justly do that for which they have a precedent. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
We are in truth, more than half what we are by imitation. The great point is to choose good models and to study them with… — Lord Chesterfield
All history is but a romance, unless it is studied as an example. — George Croly
So-called 'realist' photography does not capture the 'what is.' Instead, it is preoccupied with what should not be, like the reality of suffering for example. — Jean Baudrillard
In the whole history of this country, we have probably won more friends from the power of our example than from the power of our… — William J. Clinton
What happened to us in September, 2001, is a microcosmic but painful and powerful example of the fact we live in an inter-dependent world that… — William J. Clinton
I think if you look at any facet of nature in enough detail, you find it fascinating. How could you not? The universe is so… — Diane Ackerman
To injure another person through atonement is one of the most subtle devices of the neurotic, as when, for example, he indulges in self-accusations. — Alfred Adler
Stalinism is a pathology of socialism, Hitlerism being the apposite example for capitalism. — Robert Heilbroner
After so many years, I've learned that being creative is a full-time job with its own daily patterns. That's why writers, for example, like to… — Twyla Tharp
As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear, the example of one we see abundantly rewarded cheers and encourages us… — Francesco Guicciardini
By the single example of this painter devoted to his art with such independence, my destiny as a painter opened out to me. — Claude Monet
To set a lofty example is the richest bequest a man can leave behind. — Samuel Smiles
In such a world as ours the idle man is not so much a biped as a bivalve; and the wealth which breeds idleness, of… — Horace Mann
Until I saw my drawings replayed on the iPad, I'd never seen myself draw. Someone watching me would be concentrating on the exact moment, but… — David Hockney
Nor custom, nor example, nor cast numbers Of such as do offend, make less the sin. — Philip Massinger
Sabi is the color of haikai. It is different from tranquility. For example, if an old man dresses up in armor and helmet and goes… — Matsuo Basho
Curiosity, or the love of knowledge, has a very limited influence, and requires youth, leisure education, genius and example to make it govern any person — David Hume
If suicide be supposed a crime, it is only cowardice can impel us to it. If it be no crime, both prudence and courage should… — David Hume

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