It would appear, from the best examples, that the proper way of beginning a preface to one's work is with a humble apology for having written at all.
It is stories - both real and fictional - that can captivate hearts, change minds and, in the most powerful examples, spur action.
History is littered with examples of men who would become gods, but only one example of God becoming Man.
It wasn't that I amassed it with aims of selling it and becoming a rich man. My personality demanded that I be surrounded by the best examples of the world's art.
There have been many examples in the world of people doing crazy things because they want to keep war going.
By adversity are wrought the greatest works of admiration, and all the fair examples of renown, out of distress and misery are grown.
Examples of hostility toward religious values and those who hold them abound... This antireligious bigotry is not confined to the classroom.
[To the South African parliament:] I do not know why we equate - and with the examples before us - a white skin with civilization.
We would like to have every middle and high school become a place where there will be lots of examples of youth competence and confidence.
There are no free rides nor short cuts in this world. 'The Voice' and 'The Bachelorette' are very poor examples to model your life with.
One good thing about being a woman is we haven't too many examples yet of what a genius looks like. It could be me.
We are more speedily and fatally corrupted by domestic examples of vice, and particularly when they are impressed on our minds as from authority.
Vicky Kaushal is a shining example of what happens when you do good work consistently. Rajkummar Rao, Radhika Apte are other examples.
I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.
Terrorism and the whole drug scene are vivid examples of the fact that what persons abhor most of all in life is the possibility that they will not matter.
You really have to go searching desperately to find any contemporary examples of good, old-fashioned runaway inflation.
Americans are experiencing a general hunger for authentic regional cuisine, of which Southern food represents one of the best and oldest examples.
I was not so committed to financial success that I was willing to abandon my principles and priorities. One of the most visible examples of this is our decision to close on Sunday.
There are so many examples today of how the kind of wonderful zealousness and unquestioning loyalty of young people can be harnessed by all sorts of insidious powers.
Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples.
What I love about Stevie Wonder is the way he makes people feel. He's one of the best examples of how music can heal.
Ask almost anybody if they think the climate?s changed in the last couple of decades and they will all say ?yes? and give you lots of examples.
There are many examples of female leaders who are not afraid to take responsibility and openly face the challenges in the worst situations.
There are examples of ex-presidents speaking out. Jimmy Carter has not held back on a variety of issues. Harry Truman didn't.
There are many examples of this mistaken idea of freedom, such as the elimination of human life by legalized or generally accepted abortion.
No one tells a child how to see, especially in the early years. They learn this through real-world experiences and examples.
Now all orators effect their demonstrative proofs by allegation either of enthymems or examples, and, besides these, in no other way whatever.
No one has ever used historical examples, near or remote, with the detail, precision, and directness to be found in every page of Shaw.
History is replete with examples of empires mounting impressive military campaigns on the cusp of their impending economic collapse.
Once your computer is pretending to be a neural net, you get it to be able to do a particular task by just showing it a whole lot of examples.
I'm a professional athlete - one who's supposed to set examples - so whatever it is I put in my body, it's up to me to take responsibility for it, and I have done that.
Daley Blind, Georginio Wijnaldum and Kevin Strootman too. They are examples of how you should behave as a top player.
That was the fear that there would be no identity anymore, for Canada. It was foolish, because there are so many examples of separatism, and nothing has disintegrated, unless they went to war.
Military action is, of course, sometimes necessary to maintain peace. Kosovo and World War II are good examples.
"Go and Say Goodbye" by the Buffalo Springfield stands as one of the first examples of what would later be branded country rock
My mother and my father were very nurturing and wonderful examples of how to live your life. I really had a cool foundation.
Kids these days are kind of going back to Tupac and Snoop Doggy Dogg as examples of people that stand for something.
Terry Gilliam has directed some of the best examples of what I like to see in a film - one of them being 'Baron Munchausen.'
Any political historian can give innumerable examples of one percenters who have gone on to success, maybe even Bill Clinton himself?
Unfortunately, our history has abundant examples of patriotism being used to hurt those who express views in disagreement with that of the majority.
After the Dirk Pitt books became best-sellers, I could afford to buy the more exotic examples of classic autos.
That it is a solecism to begin a sentence with 'and' is a faintly lingering superstition. The OED gives examples ranging from the 10th to the 19th c.; the Bible is full of them.
There are plenty of examples of people who have had busy lives out there in the world, trying to do good, and written very well at the same time.
There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.
Learn how to ignore the examples from others when they are wrong, because few skills are more worth having.
Examples of selling of ideas are portrayed in consulting or paid advice, as the pricing of intellectual property is market driven.
In an excess of examples, the walk to globalization has additionally implied the minimization of women and young ladies. What's more that must change.
We need to just study what other countries have done. There are examples of a strong partnership between the defence establishment and the private industry.
I cite in my book countless examples of the foundational documents of the colonial period in America and the writings of the leaders, that this was intended to be a Christian nation.
Everyone - male and female - is biased. But no one wants to admit it, so our brains search for examples that disprove the accusation.
Art, music, and philosophy are merely poignant examples of what we might have been had not the priests and traders gotten hold of us.
It always stimulates me to discover new examples of my own prejudice and stupidity, to realize that I don't know half as much as I think I do.
I'm hard pressed to give an example on the spot of a president who explicitly spoke of the vindication of history, but I'm confident that there are many such examples.
Examples is more forcible than precept. People look at my six days in the week to see what I mean on the seventh.
By numberless examples it will evidently appear that human affairs are as subject to change and fluctuation as the waters of the sea agitated by the winds.
Whether you talk about Africa or underbanked communities, these are all examples where Ripple can change the way society works.
If the search is for examples that contradict the predictions of standard economic models, a good rule of thumb is to start in France.
Colonial history contains many examples of firearm regulations in urban areas that imposed obstacles to their use for protection of the home.
I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify.
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