Quotes with example

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  • Breyten Breytenbach It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely when the conditions are extreme and the situation is abnormal.
    Breyten Breytenbach
    South African writer and painter (1939 - )
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  • Alice Walker It seems our fate to be incorrect (look where we live, for example), and in our incorrectness stand.
    Alice Walker
    American Author, Critic (1944 - 1982)
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  • Barry Zito It's not like I'm some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field. I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.
    Barry Zito
    American baseball pitcher and musician (1978 - )
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  • Abraham Lincoln Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently and build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence when built.
    Abraham Lincoln
    American statesman (1809 - 1865)
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  • Ben Bernanke Many foreclosed homes are neglected or abandoned, as legal proceedings or other factors delay their resale. Deteriorating or vacant properties can, in turn, directly affect the quality of life in a neighborhood, for example, by leading to increases in vandalism or crime.
    Ben Bernanke
    American economist (1953 - )
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  • Casey Wilson Molly Shannon, for example, is someone I've always really looked up to, because her comedy is so physical and wild and unembarrassed and brave.
    Casey Wilson
    American actress, comedian, and screenwriter (1980 - )
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  • Bill Plympton My films usually start with an idea that I get while walking the streets. For example, I got the idea for 'Guard Dog' when I was walking in the park and I saw a dog barking at a bird.
    Bill Plympton
    American animator, graphic designer and cartoonist (1946 - )
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  • Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe Napoleon affords us an example of the danger of elevating one's self to the absolute, and sacrificing everything to the carrying out of an idea.
    Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
    German writer and poet (1749 - 1832)
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  • Francois de la Rochefoucauld Nothing is so contagious as an example. We never do great good or evil without bringing about more of the same on the part of others.
    Francois de la Rochefoucauld
    French writer (1613 - 1680)
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  • Jonathan Swift Nothing is so great an example of bad manners as flattery. If you flatter all the company, you please none; If you flatter only one or two, you offend the rest.
    Jonathan Swift
    English writer (1667 - 1745)
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  • Alan Moore Of course, Marxism is an example of what Carl Popper would have called a 'World Three' structure, in that it's got immense power as an idea, but you couldn't actually hold up anything in the world and say: 'this is Marxism'.
    Alan Moore
    English writer (1953 - )
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  • Alfred de Vigny Of what use is the memory of facts, if not to serve as an example of good or of evil?
    Alfred de Vigny
    French poet and writer (1797 - 1863)
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  • Louis D. Brandeis Our government is the potent, the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill, it teaches the whole people by its example.
    Louis D. Brandeis
    American lawyer and associate justice on the Supreme Court (1856 - 1941)
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  • Tryon Edwards People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.
    Tryon Edwards
    American theologian (1809 - 1894)
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  • Angela Merkel Personally, I think that for example the chemical directive in its present form does too much damage to the chemical industry - especially the medium sized businesses - and will hurt our worldwide competitiveness.
    Angela Merkel
    German politician and chancellor (1954 - )
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  • Oscar Wilde Really, if the lower orders don't set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them? They seem, as a class, to have absolutely no sense of moral responsibility.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Alexander Pope Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.
    Alexander Pope
    English poet (1688 - 1744)
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  • Brad Feld St. Louis is a good example of a vibrant city. Having stayed in a hotel in 2011 overlooking Cardinals stadium when they won the World Series, their fans definitely show up loud and proud.
    Brad Feld
    American entrepreneur, and author
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  • Barbara Ehrenreich Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's privacy, self-respect, and interior decorating scheme. For example, men could be imported from the developing countries, many parts of which are suffering from a man excess, at least in relation to local food supply.
    Barbara Ehrenreich
    American author and political activist (1941 - 2022)
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  • Charles Dickens Take example by your father, my boy, and be very careful of vidders all your life, specially if they've kept a public house, Sammy.
    Charles Dickens
    English writer (1812 - 1870)
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