Setting An Example

You can\’t substitute promise

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

Nothing is so contagious

Nothing is so contagious as example; and we never do any great good or evil which does not produce its like. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The old begin to

The old begin to complain of the conduct of the young when they themselves are no longer able to set a bad example. Francois de La Rochefoucauld

The hero is one who kindles a great light in the world, who sets up blazing torches in the dark streets of life for men to see by. The saint is the man who walks through the dark paths of the world, himself a light. Felix Adler

A good example is

A good example is far better than a good precept. Dwight L. Moody

True leadership strengthens the

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

If suicide be supposed

If suicide be supposed a crime, it is only cowardice can impel us to it. If it be no crime, both prudence and courage should engage us to rid ourselves at once of existence when it becomes a burden. It is the only way that we can then be useful to society, by setting an … Read more

There are certain men

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

We know what we

We know what we want. To us it means nothing that there is a Soviet Union somewhere in the world, for the sake of whose peace and tranquility the workers of Germany and China were sacrificed to Fascist barbarians by Stalin. We want revolution here in Spain, right now, not maybe after the next European … Read more

For me the music

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