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Do I believe, for example, that by using magic I could fly? No. How would you get around gravity? Impossible. Do I believe that I… — Alan Moore
My only problem with fans is when they turn pro. For example, when all the professional writers were fired by DC in the '60s, they… — Alan Moore
Maybe the example of Southern fiction writing has been so powerful that Southern poets have sort of keyed themselves to that. — Robert Morgan
In motivating people, you've got to engage their minds and their hearts. I motivate people, I hope, by example - and perhaps by excitement, by… — Rupert Murdoch
The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn't even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not… — Elon Musk
Democrats single out glaring examples of tax preferences or spending priorities that favor the wealthy and Republicans cry 'class warfare!' — Dee Dee Myers
We collectively have a special place in our heart for the manned space flight program - Apollo nostalgia is one element, but that is only… — Nathan Myhrvold
If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably… — Sandra Day O'Connor
I think it's easiest to teach by example. My dad didn't tell us to work hard; we just saw how hard he worked. I know… — Chris O'Donnell
I am an example of what is possible when girls from the very beginning of their lives are loved and nurtured by people around them.… — Michelle Obama
I try to be a good guy and I fall short sometimes, but I use Christ as an example. — Donny Osmond
I'm not a big believer in trying to jam stuff down somebody's throat: 'You're going to do it my way.' I'd rather show by example… — Joel Osteen
I like going to Burning Man, for example. An environment where people can try new things. I think as technologists we should have some safe… — Larry Page
I hate, for example, whenever you hear someone say, 'You have work at being a couple.' — Vanessa Paradis
Radical changes in world politics leave America with a heightened responsibility to be, for the world, an example of a genuinely free, democratic, just and… — Pope John Paul II
Setting a good example is a far better way to spread ideals than through force of arms. — Ron Paul
Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch… — Jane Pauley
We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for… — Pat Paulsen
Yes, I'm having a baby. I think it's so hard as a woman to give yourself a break. It's great to be healthy but you… — Busy Philipps
I never had a ton of male friends and it's always been something that's really interesting to me, what brings guys together? The bonding. 'Old… — Todd Phillips

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