Quotes About Example

Children are educated by what the grown-up is and not by his talk.

Talk is cheap, but when you go out there and prove it - you're the first one to show up for practice, and you're the last to leave - that's how you lead by example.

It was part of the reason I almost didn't go public with my diagnosis - I was embarrassed. I felt, 'Oh, I've always talked about exercising. And I got cancer.' And then I realized it's a great example of showing that cancer can hit anyone at any time.

'Bandhan' is easily one of my favorites as the title itself talks of eternal bonds. It is an excellent example of a movie that shows truth always prevails.

I'm very big on being an example for my peers when it comes to standing tall in your own light.

Limiting the freedom of news 'just a little bit' is in the same category with the classic example 'a little bit pregnant.

I'm a professional bad example. You can learn a lot by watching me. Or listening to me. Either one.

Confucius (as the barbarians call him) also taught that, "When the government is honest, the people will learn honesty by example; when the government is crooked, the people will learn to be thieves also.

Don't worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.

For what the leaders are, that, as a rule, will the men below them be. —Xenophon (430?–355? B.C.)

Anyone can do this if they really understand the true meaning behind life. There's a start and there's an end. We all start in the same place. Then we get older and it ends. All of the stuff that happens in the middle, for those of us lucky enough to have one—it's all helping us to basically be a fucking great example to those who are coming after us. It's all education. It's all knowledge. It's all wisdom.

To bring up our children in light and truth we must ourselves be sources of light and truth. We must not only teach our children true principles but 'bring them up' surrounded by and immersed in light and truth. The way we live (our 'traditions'), the example we set, and the values that guide our actions must lead our children to God. Indeed, our children learn who God is and what he is like by the way that we treat them.

What all ethical theories critically lack, Christianity uniquely offers: the perfect, ethical example. Christians are not restricted solely to abstract principles for ethical conduct, because in Jesus we have a model for good living.

The greatest gift you and your partner can give your children is the example of an intimate, healthy, and loving relationship.

All the men of the Old Testament were polygamists, and Christ and Paul, the central figures of the New Testament, were celibates, and condemned marriage by both precept and example.

Today Jesus Christ is being dispatched as the Figurehead of a Religion, a mere example. He is that, but he is infinitely more; He is salvation itself, He is the Gospel of God.

The United States furnishes the first example in history of a government deliberately depriving itself of all legislative control of religion.

To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To you, respect.

Kids learn by example. If I respect Mom, they're going to respect Mom.

Respect was earned, not demanded, but dignity was taught by example.

I know many Catholics love God with all their heart. I have genuine respect for anyone who truly has given their life to Christ. We read about Mother Teresa and what a wonderful example she was.

In a servant leadership culture we learn by choice or example that if we want to be great, we have to serve others respectfully.

We should never permit ourselves to do anything that we are not willing to see our children do.

Let us preach righteousness, and practice it. I do not wish to preach what I do not practice.