Example Quotes - Page 31

Our girls have need of such an example of graciousness, elegance, refinement, and spirituality.

I have known only one way of carrying on missionary work, viz., by personal example and discussion with searchers for knowledge.

The central activity of leadership is teaching - first by example, second by precept.

Prophet Muhammad was not a ritualistic man; he was the example of this Qur'an. Yes, he prayed; yes, he visited the Inner Sanctum of Allah and gave us five daily prayers, but he wanted us to live the meaning of that prayer.

We wanted to set a good example for the growing number of divers watching.

The physics of motion provides one of the clearest examples of the counter-intuitive and unexpected nature of science.

[Christians] practiced moderation and chastity in marriage, for example, and Galen was puzzled at how they were able to do so. His comments are a kind of back-handed compliment, I suppose.

I just want to be a great example to younger kids.

In calling society an ecological system we are not merely using an analogy; society is an example of the general concept of an "ecosystem" that is, an ecological system of which biological systems - forests, fields, swamps - are other examples.

While it may seem a little mundane, the material realities of realizing the painting actually have a lot to do with how you should read the painting. For example, we assume that what the model is wearing is what we found him in in the streets. No; in fact, a lot of what happens is that in Photoshop certain aspects are being heightened or diminished. There is no actual material truth in these paintings.

When I am occupied with a work that requires continuity - a novel, for example - I write every day.

There is no - let me repeat - no example in the last quarter-century of a large, complex economy that has been successful with high taxes.

Children (nay, and men too) do most by example.

What example do you have of anything like the Pyramids outside of Africa? You have them in Mexico, but that can be traced to early African migration. So the African created mound culture.

What you learn from bad habits and in bad society you will never forget, and it will be a lasting pang to you.

A person would have to change himself in order to be a living example of what he's singing about.

I want to be remembered as a great actor - and a shining example of humanity.

I had a great example with my mother, who was extremely chic.

We are more speedily and fatally corrupted by domestic examples of vice, and particularly when they are impressed on our minds as from authority.

We need responsible regulations, not regulations that have gone wild. For example, the EPA has a rule that is going to be implemented Jan. 1, 2012, where they're going to begin to regulate dust. That's right, dust. It's called PM 2.5. That is focusing on the wrong thing.

C++ is the best example of second-system effect since OS/360.

By His words and His example, Christ has shown us how to draw closer to Him.

If being a gangster were a prerequisite to being a musician, there'd be a lot less cello music, for example.

I mean, if you've ever been a governor of a state, you understand the vast potential of broadband technology, you understand how hard it is to make sure that physics, for example, is taught in every classroom in the state. It's difficult to do. It's, like, cost-prohibitive.

Porgy is...an interesting example of what can be done by talent in spite of a bad setup. With a libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen, a man who should never have attempted it has written a work that has a considerable power.