Top 1200 Good Example Quotes & Sayings - Page 19

Radio 1 has always championed women; take Annie Nightingale, for example. One of my heroes.

I think professional sports, football, to use it as an example, it's fundamentally a form of entertainment.

But for my own example, I'd never believe one little kid could have so much brains!

Pastor: One employed by the wicked to prove to them by his example that virtue doesn't pay.

There is a contagion in example which few men have sufficient force of mind to resist.

We know there must be new physics. For example, we cannot explain what dark matter is.

Someone will always be looking at you as an example of how to behave. Don't let him down.

I think leading by example is important, as I know the next generation is watching us.

Inspiration can show up almost any time, though I have yet to see anyone scratching out melodic ideas on a restaurant napkin as legend would have us believe. I think inspiration comes from concentration, and early on I learned about Mark Twain's habit of leaving for his study after breakfast and not reappearing until the end of the day, ready to read to his family what he had just written. That set a good example for me, although I didn't copy his habit of taking twelve cigars along.

Christianity is not about good people getting better. If anything, it is good news for bad people coping with their failure to be good. The heart of the Christian faith is Good News, not good advice, good technique, or good behavior. Too many people have walked away from the church, not because they’re walking away from Jesus, but because the church has walked away from Jesus.

It's important to run clean so that you can inspire people, to give an example to the young generation.

Thinking is to man what flying is to birds. Don’t follow the example of a chicken when you could be a lark.

Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.

When things get tough, this is what you should do: Make good art. I'm serious. Husband runs off with a politician -- make good art. Leg crushed and then eaten by a mutated boa constrictor -- make good art. IRS on your trail -- make good art. Cat exploded -- make good art. Someone on the Internet thinks what you're doing is stupid or evil or it's all been done before -- make good art.

I'm not good at many things. But I really like songwriting, and I get a good reaction from it. There's not much that I do that causes a good reaction, so it feels like if I want to have good things happen, then I should do the things I'm good at. I mean, in all seriousness, I left school at 15. I'm unqualified to do anything else.

If you want to change somebody, don't preach to him. Set an example and shut up.

I always say that I'm at my best when there's no example of what the character is supposed to be. I thrive when there's not much and I have to create it.

Do not consider any act of service as demeaning. Sweeping the streets, for example, is not below your dignity. Do you not sweep the floor of your homes? Do you not scrub and wash off dirt? When you undertake such tasks, the villagers will also gladly share in them. Why feel ashamed to be good? The ridicule that may be cast on you has been the reward of many saints. It will soon fade away. Muhammad was driven out of Mecca by those who could not appreciate his teachings. Jesus was crucified. But their names resound in the heart of millions.

Make yourself an example, achieve it, but don't hurt anyone on the way up. I don't think I did that.

And as a nurse, I know very well the importance, for example, of electronic medical records.

It's not easy to follow Jesus' example, and if you go to church it doesn't mean you're automatically doing it.

Themes on some TV shows are overdone. That 'Playhouse 90' theme music was an example.

I stand before you a changed man. Use me as an example of an instrument of change.

Using iPads as cameras, for example, is like taking pictures with a cafeteria tray.

If there's ever an example of the importance of making bold bets and focusing on what you love, it's Twitter.

If you want risk taking, set an example yourself and reward and praise those that do.

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

My parents showed me by example that they could balance their work and family lives.

Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances.

I've been influenced by someone or [English artists] work. I mentioned Hans Coper as an example.

I dare you to show me one example where I haven't discharged my responsibility seriously, professionally and appropriately.

For example, I tend to personally reward myself for specific acts of exceptional discipline.

I hate, for example, whenever you hear someone say, 'You have work at being a couple.'

You can't tell them anything, but hopefully they will learn from the example and won't have to go through it.

I'm no more a lawbreaker than they are , and if they were lawbreakers for keeping God's commandments, they're my example.

I did have fun, for example, in The Black Hole which was very popular among youngsters.

As we emulate His example, we will bless lives, including our own.

The primary goal in the education of children is to teach, and to give the example of, a virtuous life.

You have to feel good in what you're wearing; if you don't feel good it's not going to look good. You ever see someone wear something that's crazy and say, 'That's so crazy!' But they look good in it, because they feel good in it - you can just tell.

I would never dream, for example, of going to The States to photograph your wildlife.

I'm not good at anything except writing jokes. I wasn't good at sports, I wasn't good at anything artsy, ever. I think there was a real worry for a while about what I would be good at. I was just this chubby little Indian kid who looked like a nerd.

I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not.

I would like to be remembered as a good father. A good husband. A good brother. A good friend. A good man. But that is simply not going to happen. Like it or not, I have reached the point of infamy when I am going to be remembered simply as 'Ronnie Biggs', whatever or whoever he is in your mind.

Refrain from following the example of those whose craving is for attention, not their own improvement.

The authority of example and considerations of character, unlike pudding, are not whipped up in an instant.

We have not the innocence of Eden; but by God's help and Christ's example we may have the victory of Gethsemane.

With the evolution of information technology, there have emerged new questions, for example, of data and privacy.

I don't think you see a pirate with a parrot on his shoulder, for example. And even with the accents.

Try to keep your mouth shut until you have a job offer, especially if your move is not entirely certain. There are only a few cases in which I think it would be appropriate to tell your boss what's going on. For example, if your spouse is being forced to relocate, obviously you are going to go, and if you have a good relationship with your boss, then it might take some stress off of you to tell the truth. The general rule, though, is not to give your employer more power over your destiny than you have yourself.

You have to find the peace and patience within yourself to be a model and an example to others and not judge.

Cooperating in something as visible as space exploration and space flight can only improve relations between the two countries because what happens is, you're working on a common project in a very visible light and so, you're motivated to not have conflicts with each other in other areas. And bringing up China is a good example. In the early '90's, China got serious about wanting to launch astronauts into space and they were actually quite successful in launching many communication satellites. They went ahead and in 2003 they launched their first astronaut into space.

Lectures often confuse our kids, but the example we set is crystal clear.

There are a few genres that I am quite sceptical about, for example, horror and comedy.

A superior who works on his own development sets an almost irresistible example.

We've shared good (times) We've shared good fries We've shared good (beers) But never goodbyes... Till now Mind how you go, good buddy

I'm just one example of thousands of transgender veterans and people who are actively serving today.

I think children learn from example. I don't believe in raising them in an authoritative atmosphere.

Such debates [about the nature of Scripture], in my view, distract attention from the real point of what the Bible is there for. Squabbling over particular definitions of the qualities of the Bible is like a married couple squabbling over which of them loves the children more, when they should be getting on with bringing them up and setting them a good example. The Bible is there to enable God's people to be equipped to do God's work in God's world, not to give them an excuse to sit back smugly, knowing they possess all God's truth.

If things are not going well on the field, then it's up to me to lead by example.

When the common good of a society is regarded as something apart from and superior to the individual good of its members, it means that the good of some men takes precedence over the good of others, with those others consigned to the status of sacrificial animals.