Setting an example is not the main means of influencing others; it is the only means. — Albert Einstein
Lead by example. Your actions speak louder than words. — Michael Abrashoff
The best way, perhaps the only way, to change others is to become an example. — Naval Ravikant
Make your influence a good one.
Act in a way you would be proud of even if the whole world was watching, because your example could mean the world to just one person. — Lindsey Stirling
If there is such a thing as good leadership, it is to give a good example. I have to do so for all the Ikea employees. — Ingvar Kamprad
Preach by example of your lives rather than by words. Example is the very best sermon. — Rose Philippine Duchesne
Whoever wants to set a good example must add a grain of foolishness to his virtue: then others can imitate and yet at the same time surpass the one they imitate-which human beings love to do. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Parents must lead by example. Don't use the cliche; do as I say and not as I do. We are our children's first and most important role models. — Lee Haney
Short Setting A Good Example Quotes
If your leadership is ample, you will be a great example. — Daniel Evans
The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.
Setting An Example Quotes
That's all a man can hope for during his lifetime - to set an example - and when he is dead, to be an inspiration for history. — William McKinley
Let Jammu and Kashmir lead the way in the building of a new future for India. Let it set an example to the rest of India and the world by showing how the entire region can be transformed into a zone of peace, stability and prosperity. — Pranab Mukherjee
Focus on your dream and never quit. It is always too soon to quit. If you quit, you can't succeed. By achieving your dream you will be an inspiration to others. You will set the example and make an enormous impact on the world. — Rudy Ruettiger
The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.
Everyday you have to fight so that love for humanity can be transformed into concrete deeds, into acts that set an example, that mobilize. — Che Guevara
Do good. Inspire. Set an example to yourself and others. Have faith. Make your actions loud. Have fun. Be nice. Love strong. — Jessie J
I just want to leave a positive memory of setting an example and bringing our youth with us. — Misty Copeland
Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.
Happy will it be for ourselves, and most honorable for human nature, if we have wisdom and virtue enough to set so glorious an example to mankind! — Alexander Hamilton
The power of resistance is to set an example: not necessarily to change the person with whom you disagree, but to empower the one who is watching and whose growth is not yet completed, whose path is not at all clear, whose direction is still very much up in the proverbial air. — Tim Wise
Jordan seeks to play only one role, that of a model state. It is our aim to set an example for our Arab brethren, not one that they need follow but one that will inspire them to seek a higher, happier destiny within their own borders. — King Hussein I
I do think Under Armour is setting a new example for what a ballerina is, and that you can be feminine and an athlete and represent what a woman is at the same time. — Misty Copeland
Being A Role Model Quotes
I may not be a role model, but I most definitely could be motivation for a lot of people in the hoods. — Rick Ross
Everybody should be able to enjoy their life, because you only live once. So I just want to get it all out there and be the best role model that I can be, if people want to put me in that kind of predicament. I mean, I didn't ask to be a role model, because I'm not perfect. — ASAP Rocky
You know, I've never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I'd been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I'd be still waiting. — Condoleezza Rice
Persist to overcome. He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see the good.
The feminists took me as a role model, as a mother. It bothers me. I am not interested in being a mother. I am still a girl trying to understand myself. — Louise Bourgeois
I might be in an airport, late or angry with a ticket person, and I'm going to sort of check myself, because part of me is seen as Eric Camden. We all need as much help as we can get. It's a role model to me as much as to anybody else. — Stephen Collins
I know the first female astronauts selected were definitely an inspiration to me, and so maybe I will be a role model. — Peggy Whitson
Just do what works for you, because there will always be someone who thinks differently.
Our goal was to win, to win a Super Bowl, but also to win in the right way, to be role models to our community, to represent Indianapolis, the state of Indiana and the National Football League. — Tony Dungy
My life has definitely changed since 'Modern Family.' The show has made me more responsible, I really want to be a good role model for all kids so I have to think about what I say and do and how it looks to other kids! — Ariel Winter
I don’t want to be a supermodel; I want to be a role model. — Queen Latifah
I was given such a great gift. It's a miracle that never stops amazing me and reminding me to give thanks, every day. Having a wife and daughter gives me a lot more purpose. I was much more selfish before, but now I think about what kind of role model I'll be. I just want to be a better man. — Jake Owen
I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doing random acts of kindness is setting a very good example of how to behave in the world. — Misha Collins
Before I go out on the field every day, I tell myself, 'You are having fun, and you want to set a good example to those who are watching. — Cory Snyder
Leaders are more powerful role models when they learn than when they teach. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Nothing is more confusing than people who give good advice but set a bad example. — Norman Vincent Peale
If you set a good example you need not worry about setting rules. — Lee Iacocca
I have never had parents who set good examples, parents whose expectations were worth living up to, but she did. I can see them within her, the courage and the beauty they pressed into her like a handprint. — Veronica Roth
Setting too good an Example is a Kind of slander seldom forgiven. — Benjamin Franklin
A good example has twice the value of good advice — Albert Schweitzer
Having three daughters, it is important for me to set a good example and teach them to make decisions that are healthy for your heart no matter what age you are. — Martina McBride
I have ever deemed it more honorable and more profitable, too, to set a good example than to follow a bad one. — Thomas Jefferson
Cheat? Good heavens, this is an amateur cricket match amongst leading prep schools, I'm an Englishman and a schoolmaster supposedly setting an example to his young charges. We are playing the most artistic and beautiful game ever devised. Of course I'll cunting well cheat. Now, give me my robe and put on my crown. I have immortal longings in me. — Stephen Fry
Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age. — William Feather
It's important to teach your kids the value of being active by setting a good example. — Heidi Klum
If a harmonious relationship is established amongst societies and religious beliefs in today's multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural world, then it will surely set a very good example for others. — Dalai Lama
The parent who tries to train without setting a good example is building with one hand, and pulling down with the other. — J. C. Ryle
There's the pressure of being a No. 1 on the call sheet, being a lead actor. There's almost this feeling like being captain of the team. You want to put a bit of energy into actually setting a good example. — Joel Edgerton
Remember that a good example is the best sermon. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
I don't want to come over all po-faced, because ultimately Sherlock is just entertainment, but if I can, I want to try to set a good example. — Louise Brealey
Old men delight in giving good advice as a consolation for the fact that they can no longer set bad examples. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
Charity requires sacrifice, and members of Congress could set a good example of charity by giving up their pay increase. — Tom Coburn
Whatever parent gives his children good instruction and sets them at the same time a bad example, may be considered as bringing them food in one hand and poison in the other. — John Balguy
Old people are fond of giving good advice; it consoles them for no longer being capable of setting a bad example. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
I am a firm believer in The Paleo Solution. I maintain a hectic schedule that starts early and finishes late. Filming a television series, maintaining my fitness, and being a mom can be harrowing some days. Since adopting a Paleo way of eating I look and feel better, and I know that I am setting a good example for my daughter. — Eva LaRue
When a leader takes responsibility for his own actions and mistakes, he not only sets a good example, he shows a healthy respect for people on his team — Mike Krzyzewski
Really, if the lower orders don't set a good example, what on earth is the use of them? — Oscar Wilde
Old people love to give good advice to console themselves for no longer being able to set a bad example. — Francois de la Rochefoucauld
We wanted to set a good example for the growing number of divers watching. — Lloyd Bridges
We've all received our share of good fortune, so that's my definition of much. A single blessing is all the bounty in the world, and if you've been blessed at all you're meant to pass some of that on. You're meant to set a positive example. That's our responsibility — Denzel Washington
Recipients of transfers set a bad example for others, including their children, other relatives, and friends, who see that one can receive goods, services, or money from the government without earning them. The onlookers easily adopt an attitude that they, too, are entitled to such transfers. They have fewer examples of hardworking, self-reliant people in their families or neighborhoods. — Robert Higgs
The way to happiness requires that one set a good example for others. — L. Ron Hubbard
Throw away those books and cassettes on inspirational leadership. Send those consultants packing. Know your job, set a good example for the people under you and put results over politics. That's all the charisma you'll really need to succeed. — Dyan Machan
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
Benevolence It is the glory of the true religion that it inculcates and inspires a spirit of benevolence. It is a religion of charity, which none other ever was. Christ went about doing good; he set the example to his disciples, and they abounded in it — Unknown
It's very satisfying to promote science and education and see good results. Setting a good example for young people, being a role model, is very important for me. — Yuan T. Lee
Being champion for me is gratification. The realisation that I am the best. Overall, I like being a leader, setting a good example. I like being part of the solution and not the problem. I hope people think that I'm representing #1 properly. I just got to keep improving because the only person who will beat me is myself. — Kane Waselenchuk
I'm lucky to have a job where I can bring my kids to work. I love the days they come visit me on set. My goal is and has always been to do work that my kids can be proud of - to set a good example for them. As long as I can still spend quality time with my kids, I'll continue to do what I'm doing and hopefully make them proud. — Alyssa Milano
I'm keenly aware of how important it is to set a good example. You may not think that your kids are paying attention to you, especially with something like money, but they probably are. — Michelle Singletary
I set a good example with my way of being, eating, acting, speaking. — A. J. McLean
What inspires me is my daughter because I want to set a good example for her, as does my wife. — A. J. McLean
I try to work hard. I try to set a good example. I don't look at it as though I've got to be a leader. I just try to behave the way I think I should behave. If that results in a leadership role, great. — Matt Holliday
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