Quotes by Example In my workshop, I like to have the TV on for background noise, but I only put on shows that you don't really need to watch in serial order; stuff you can glance up every once in a while and still know what's going on; for example, Cops reruns, Jeopardy!, and Forensic Files. William Gurstelle background-noiseexampleorder The rise of Islam offers perhaps the most impressive example in world history of the power of words to alter human behavior in sudden, surprising ways. William Hardy McNeill islamicexamplewisdom And I don't want to use my troubles as an example of what to do and what not to do. William Hurt exampleusewant An index fund is a fund that simply invests in all of the stocks in a market. So, for example, an index fund might invest in every single stock or almost every single stock in the U.S. market, it might invest in every single stock abroad, or it might invest in all of the bonds that are out there. And you can make a perfectly fine investing portfolio that mixes equal parts of all three of those. William J. Bernstein investingthreeexample We are very frustrated because we have a Supreme Court that seems determined to say that the wealthier have more right to free speech than the rest of us. For example, they say you couldn't stop me from spending all the money I've saved over the last five years on Hillary's campaign if I wanted to, even though it would clearly violate the spirit of campaign finance reform. William J. Clinton frustratedexampleyears Edgar Wayburn has worked to preserve the most breath-taking examples of the American landscape. In fact, over the course of more than a half-century, both as President of the Sierra Club and as a private citizen, he has saved more of our wilderness than any person alive. William J. Clinton citizensexamplepresident In the whole history of this country, we have probably won more friends from the power of our example than from the power of our military. William J. Clinton militaryexamplecountry What happened to us in September, 2001, is a microcosmic but painful and powerful example of the fact we live in an inter-dependent world that is not yet an integrated global community. William J. Clinton communitypowerfulexample As we have throughout this century, we will lead with the power of our example, but be prepared, when necessary, to make an example of our power. William J. Clinton centuryexampleinspirational We are proud of a human nature that could be so passionately extreme, but we shrink from advising others to follow the example. William James human-natureproudexample The best example of all, to me, that our problems are both personal and cultural and political and social is the whole condition of the middle class economically. William J. Clinton politicalexampleclass Scepticism, ironically, draws its life's blood from claims to have a good deal of knowledge. For example, your friends claim to know, 'Since every possible option has not been explored, nothing can be said for certain.' That statement is itself a claim to knowledge! William Lane Craig atheismexampleblood But the argument is still unsound, because the first premise is false: there are other unmentioned alternatives, for example, that Jesus as described in the gospels is a legendary figure, so that the trilemma is false as it stands. William Lane Craig examplereligionjesus From Bill Clinton speech- People are more impressed by the power of our example rather than the example of our power. William J. Clinton speechexamplepeople The most any one can do is to confess as candidly as he can the grounds for the faith that is in him, and leave his example to work on others as it may. William James examplefaithmay You can't do a fine thing without having seen fine examples. William Morris Hunt fine-thingsmastersexample Where Example keeps pace with Authority, Power hardly fails to be obey'd. William Penn failurepaceexample Mysteries simply are a feast for an active mind. And while in my lifetime I've seen science make extraordinary inroads into solving the most complex questions of life, after all this time I admit that I am thrilled that there are some things that forever will remain a mystery. For example, do I wear a toupee? William Shatner examplemindforever Be stirring as the time; be fire with fire. Threaten the threat'ner, and outface the brow Of bragging horror. So shall inferior eyes, That borrow their behaviors from the great, Grow great by your example and put on The dauntless spirit of resolution. William Shakespeare eyeexamplefire Biocides, for example, are designed to kill bacteria—it's not a benign material. William Stringfellow benignbacteriaexample«6667686970717273747576»
