Quotes About Example

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.

Jude 6-7 And angels who did not keep their own domain, but abandoned their proper abode, he has kept in eternal chains under gloomy darkness until the judgment of the great day— just as Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding cities, which likewise indulged in gross immorality and pursued strange flesh, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of eternal fire.

3 Maccabees 2:4-5 Thou didst destroy those who aforetime did iniquity, among whom were giants trusting in their strength and boldness, bringing upon them a boundless flood of water. Thou didst burn up with fire and brimstone the men of Sodom, workers of arrogance, who had become known of all for their crimes, and didst make them an example to those who should come after.[43] [notice "making an example for those after" that is also referenced in Jude 7]

The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them," Jim said later. "They don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

You're about to read the inspired Proverbs. The revelation herein Will make you a champion. You will reign in victory And excel in life. Wisdom from above Will pour into your heart Until you become An example to your generation. Live in this book And wisdom will live in you.

If we can't take Christ to them by preaching, we'll take Christ to them by living.

REFLECTION: Are you letting Christ shine through you so that people around you can know Him? How can people observe Jesus in you?

The best way to make a difference is to be the difference.

First of all, I try to be a positive role model.

If you're asking your kids to exercise, then you better do it, too. Practice what you preach.

She taught me to be grateful for my life regardless of what that entailed, and that's directly related to the image of Christ on the cross and the example of sacrifice that he gave us." But the Stephen Colbert who speaks

You can't teach children to be good. The best you can do for your child is to live a good life yourself. What a parent knows and believes, the child will lean on.

We create in people through our actions and example. In this way people around us become reflections of our own behavioral patterns and internal energies.

My dad taught me to be a leader or a follower, and he said follower ain't fun. So I want to be the leader of Bubba Watson.

between our enlisted men and young officers and those of the Army. There appears to be no example of leadership in the latter organization. No pride and nothing to look up to. The truth is unknown. …

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It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his child to be.

Typically, preachers in our work-oriented society teach that God rested to provide humanity with a precedent for rest, an example for our good. Seldom have I heard mention of the other meaning for rest, the one used in musical notation. This meaning refers to cessation rather than recovery from weariness. Our enjoyment of music owes much to these brief pauses.

And did you have to hack his arms off?" "Yes, I did. He wouldn't go through the door." "You say it like you're proud of it. I was proud of it. It was an example of quick thinking in a difficult situation.

As a young man, I feel as if it's all about progressing. I may have had to mature a little faster than others, but no worries. I took it on full steam and led by example off the field.

By deciding to live our lives based on solid values and unwavering truth, we can leave a legacy for the young men and boys who want nothing more than to follow in our footsteps.

Young men, more than anything, need good role models in their lives.

Atari showed that young people could start big companies. Without that example it would have been harder for Jobs and Bill Gates, and people who came after them, to do what they did.

As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.