Quotes by Example You behold in me, Stephen said with grim displeasure, a horrible example of free thought. James Joyce free-thoughtexamplesaid Linux is a complex example of the wisdom of crowds. It's a good example in the sense that it shows you can set people to work in a decentralized way - that is, without anyone really directing their efforts in a particular direction - and still trust that they're going to come up with good answers. James Surowiecki effortexamplepeople [Lord Brougham's writings on the bee's cell contain] as striking examples of bad reasoning as are often to be met with in writings related to mathematical subjects. James Whitbread Lee Glaisher cellsexamplewriting I've had some great examples in my career of how to do things the right way. Jamie Moyer careersexampleway Setting a good example is truly the most effective means of communication - and setting a poor one is disastrous! Jan Carlzon communicationexamplemean Where one person shapes their life by precept and example, there are a thousand who have shaped it by impulse and circumstances. James Russell Lowell disciplineexampleliterature These examples, though as unfit for the imitation, as they are repugnant to the genius of America, are notwithstanding . . . very instructive proofs of the necessity of some institution that will blend stability with liberty. James Madison libertyexampleamerica Kids learn more from example than from anything you say; I'm convinced they learn very early not to hear anything you say, but to watch what you do. Jane Pauley examplewatcheskids Be a good example and hope the partner gets the hint. Any partner who would attempt to sabotage my fitness regime I would leave... wrong partner. Jane Fonda hintsregimesexample That was the fear that there would be no identity anymore, for Canada. It was foolish, because there are so many examples of separatism, and nothing has disintegrated, unless they went to war. Jane Jacobs exampleidentitywar I discovered that the horse is life itself, a metaphor but also an example of life's mystery and unpredictability, of life's generosity and beauty, a worthy object of repeated and ever changing contemplation. Jane Smiley generosityhorseexample There are historic examples where a soft domination of certain states worked well. For instance the US, who dominated the Western alliance after World War II - with a giant army, an enormous population, and its globally superior economic power. This role is quite different for Germany today. Jaroslaw Kaczynski armyexamplewar I learned early on how to treat women by the examples that were set around me. Jared Leto treatsexample Clearly, many branches of science need an exquisite precision of timekeeping and the infinitesimal decimals of calibration, so space launches, for example, are not scheduled for leap-second dates. But society as a whole neither needs that obsessive time measurement nor is well served by it. Jay Griffiths spaceexampleneeds Worried about an IRS audit? Avoid what's called a red flag. That's something the IRS always looks for. For example, say you have some money left in your bank account after paying taxes. That's a red flag Jay Leno red-flagstaxes-funnyexample Example is a dangerous lure: where the wasp got through the gnat sticks fast. Jean de La Fontaine gnatsexampleknowledge In politics, there are different categories of friendship. My friendship with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, for example . Jean-Claude Juncker differentgreekexample [When anything happens, we interpret it as good or bad, but...] We do not know what is really good or bad fortune. [Only the future can decide. For example, what appears to be bad today may in fact lead us to a greater good tomorrow and by the very act of thinking and planning in that positive way, we can help make that good future come true.] Jean-Jacques Rousseau examplemaythinking The French, for example, are a contemptible nation. Jean-Jacques Rousseau nationsexample In any case, frequent punishments are a sign of weakness or slackness in the government. There is no man so bad that he cannot be made good for something. No man should be put to death, even as an example, if he can be left to live without danger to society. Jean-Jacques Rousseau weaknessexamplemen«2627282930313233343536»
