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Saturday, September 28th, 2024
the Week of Proper 20 / Ordinary 25
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Quotations regarding 'Example'

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Rome should sometimes intervene and say this or that is not in conformity with the Catholic faith. Theologians should understand that. Some theologians go too far, for example, reducing the Catholic faith to a universal philosophy.
Godfried Danneels, Clergyman (1933-  )
To start with, for example this year, 2004, is the bicentennial of Haitian independence.
Edwidge Danticat, Haitian Author (1969-  )
We have lost one shuttle for every 57 flights and that is not a good ratio. I do believe we need to continue space flights, but maybe we can follow the example of the Russians and use unmanned vehicles to transport hardware into space.
Lincoln Davis, American Politician (1943-  )
There is nothing is more musical than a sunset. He who feels what he sees will find no more beautiful example of development in all that book which, alas, musicians read but too little - the book of Nature.
Claude Debussy, French Composer (1862-1918)
I would never dream, for example, of going to The States to photograph your wildlife.
Nigel Dennis, British Writer (1912-1989)
A person always doing his or her best becomes a natural leader, just by example.
Joe DiMaggio, American Athlete (1914-1999)
Circumstantial evidence is occasionally very convincing, as when you find a trout in the milk, to quote Thoreau's example.
Arthur Conan Doyle, British Writer (1859-1930)
Stories about the ongoing dramas in our lives as we age are not being told because women find it difficult to be honest about what's going on - about, for example, our heightened sexuality as we age or about living in a society that only values youth.
Olympia Dukakis, American Actress (1931-  )
Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents.
Alan Dundes, American Educator (1935-2005)
There are a lot of other terrorist targets we ought to be focusing on. Well, there is Syria, for example, which is pumping through - because of Iran, is pumping weapons on into Hezbollah and so forth - which is then producing a lot of agony in Palestine and in Israel. We ought to be doing a bit to try to stop that.
Lawrence Eagleburger, American Diplomat (1930-2011)
I think professional sports, football, to use it as an example, it's fundamentally a form of entertainment.
Gregg Easterbrook, American Author
I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.
Shirin Ebadi, Iranian Lawyer (1947-  )
Sensorial perception, for example, certainly occurs with greater or less accuracy according to the degree of interest; it is constantly given other directions by the change of external stimuli and by ideas.
Hermann Ebbinghaus, German Psychologist (1850-1909)
An office occupation is another example as not only douse it disrupt the activities of the organization it also can raise the media profile of the campaign.
Ben Edwards, British Entertainer
People never improve unless they look to some standard or example higher or better than themselves.
Tryon Edwards, American Theologian
For example, in painting the form arises from abstract elements of line and color, while in cinema the material concreteness of the image within the frame presents - as an element - the greatest difficulty in manipulation.
Sergei Eisenstein, Latvian Director (1898-1948)
I think that marriage is an amazing institution and should be preserved, and you can have great marriages, and you must because sharing your life with someone is like the greatest thing. And I loved being able to set a good example for that on television.
Jenna Elfman, American Actress (1971-  )
Things happened there that I don't think are the finest hours for anybody, whether it was a journalist, the legal system or, in that case of the political system, who would say that was an example of when Washington worked best.
Rahm Emanuel, American Politician (1959-  )
Society is always taken by surprise at any new example of common sense.
Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet (1803-1882)
The parent knows instinctively that if they're working and setting an example for their child that means that child is more likely to be in school, more likely to stay out of trouble and more likely to complete their education.
John Engler, American Politician (1948-  )
 
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