Setting The Example Quotes

#1. There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.

Edward Snowden

#2. Though auditing a class at the Sorbonne taught by Luce Irigaray and titled The Mother-Daughter Relationship: The Darkest of Dark Continents, Claire had followed maternal example by setting out guest towels.

Jeffrey Eugenides

#3. Germany is Europe's heart. But bitterness is widespread. Currently the Germans hate the Greeks and the Greeks hate the Germans. The demonization of the country has to stop if we want a strong Europe. So I am setting a positive example.

Yanis Varoufakis

#4. Trying hard and working hard is its own reward. It feeds the soul. It affirms your will and your power. And it radiates from you, lighting the way for all those who see you.

Charles M. Blow

#5. The international community of scientists may help to abolish war by setting an example to the world of practical cooperation extending across barriers of nationality, language, and culture.

Freeman Dyson

#6. The greatest reward for your actions is not the respect you gain from others but the respect you gain for yourself.

T Jay Taylor

#7. Change starts with YOU. When you step up, you invite others to step up, too.

Mandy Hale

#8. Believe. The lack of emphasis Plain People place on evangelism is often misunderstood. Setting an example of a holy life, they feel, makes a better witness than mere talk. Rather than proselytize, the Amish provide practical help when natural disasters strike.

Suzanne Woods Fisher

#9. If I'm coming in at 4:00 in the morning and my kids have been in bed since 8:00, 9:00, that's not setting a good example. The responsibility that I have kids inside my household has made me realize now that I have to be an example.

Gary Sheffield

#10. The prayers and supplications that Christ offered up were, joined with strong cries and tears, herein setting us example not only to pray, but to be fervent and importunate in prayer. How many dry prayers, how few wet ones, do we offer up to God!

Matthew Henry

#11. Privacy about giving is counterproductive. There is solid scientific research showing that people are more likely to give if they can see that others are giving. The richest people, in particular, should be setting an example.

Peter Singer

#12. You can't substitute promise after promise with known violators of prior promises at the expense of protecting ourselves or setting an example.

Fred Thompson

#13. I just feel that the only power I have is setting a good example.

Geri Halliwell

#14. Those straight-spined parishioners could justify their exhibitionism by telling themselves that they were setting an example, even educating the rest of us.

Maureen Corrigan

#15. There is nothing more beautiful than someone who goes out of their way to make life beautiful for others.

Mandy Hale

#16. As the Tories know, the problem with setting yourself up as a shining example for others to follow is that when you get caught out, that proverbial substance really hits the fan.

Jo Brand

#17. Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others, it is the only means.

Albert Einstein

#18. True leadership strengthens the followers. It is a process of teaching, setting an example, and empowering others. If you seek to lead, your ability will ultimately be measured in the successes of those around you.

David Niven

#19. It's important to teach your kids the value of being active by setting a good example.

Heidi Klum

#20. Setting an example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age Conditions are never just right. People who delay action until all factors are favorable do nothing.

William Faulkner

#21. The NBA's chosen ones think I'm setting a bad example? I think they need to look around and stop taking themselves so seriously.

Dennis Rodman

#22. The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other.

J.C. Ryle

#23. Throughout my career I've struggled to encourage people to read my books on a more metaphorical level. I'm less attached to my settings than, for example, Saul Bellow. The setting of a novel for me is just a part of the technique. I choose it at the end.

Kazuo Ishiguro

#24. Some of the greatest spiritual revivals in the past occurred just when the situation seemed to be the darkest. In the history of our own nation, for example, countless thousands turned to Christ during the darkest days of the Civil War, setting the stage for national reconciliation later on.

Billy Graham

#25. As president, I watched in wonder as Nelson Mandela had the remarkable capacity to forgive his jailers following 26 years of wrongful imprisonment - setting a powerful example of redemption and grace for us all.

George H. W. Bush

#26. There's the pressure of being a No. 1 on the call sheet, being a lead actor. There's almost this feeling like being captain of the team. You want to put a bit of energy into actually setting a good example.

Joel Edgerton

#27. For me the music community was always like a model for what could be. The way people would play together, just harmony and being - old guys and young guys, black guys and white guys. It was setting an example for what the rest of us could be.

Bill Frisell

#28. Obviously you can look at things however you choose to and I'm not proud of some people in sports, but I don't really look at it as my calling to be out there setting an example. I just try to treat people the way the I want to be treated - with respect and some dignity.

Mark Martin

#29. I can't think of any more important value to instill in our children than the desire to help others. I feel strongly about setting an example for them. Real problems can be solved by the next generation if we instill in them the right values.

Matt Damon

#30. Setting a good example is truly the most effective means of communication - and setting a poor one is disastrous!

Jan Carlzon

#31. The parent knows instinctively that if they're working and setting an example for their child that means that child is more likely to be in school, more likely to stay out of trouble and more likely to complete their education.

John Engler

#32. Comrade Mao, whether he was crossing 'a sea of surging waves' or scaling 'a mountain pass impregnable as iron' always held unwaveringly to his course, setting a shining example for the Chinese Communist Party.

Xi Jinping

#33. There are certain men born in this world, and they're supposed to die setting an example for the rest of the weak bastards we're surrounded with.

Dan Hill

#34. I do think Under Armour is setting a new example for what a ballerina is, and that you can be feminine and an athlete and represent what a woman is at the same time.

Misty Copeland

#35. Leadership used to be about ideas, setting an example and doing the right thing. Today, if you make enough money for the firm (and are not currently an ax murderer) you will be promoted into a position of influence.

Greg Smith

#36. One rule of thumb you should use when setting deadlines for yourself is to carefully consider how much time you expect the entire project to take and multiple that number by 1.5. For example, if you think your project is going to take 10 days to complete, plan to give yourself 15 days.

Ric Thompson

#37. Setting a good example for children takes all the fun out of middle age.

William Feather

#38. On the superficiality of the industry: We are setting an example of what we think is beautiful and you really want to put that much make up on me?

Angelina Jolie

#39. Women have not yet realized the cowardice that resides, for if they should decide to do so, they would be able to fight you until death; and to prove that I speak the truth, amongst so many women, I will be the first to act, setting an example for them to follow.

Veronica Franco

#40. I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world.

Misha Collins

#41. Work miracles by setting a good example. Others will catch your spirit! The power of a good example is the greatest miracle-working power of all.

Wilferd Peterson

#42. Christ's whole life on earth was the assertion and example of true manliness - the setting forth in living act and word what man is meant to be, and how he should carry himself in this world of God - one long campaign in which the temptation stands out as the first great battle and victory.

Thomas Hughes