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Twins work really well in the industry because child labor laws dictate a baby, as an example, can only work for, like, an hour a day.
We are the representatives of the cosmos; we are an example of what hydrogen atoms can do, given 15 billion years of cosmic evolution.
I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best.
My father had taught me - mostly by example - that if a man wanted to be in charge of his life, he had to be in charge of his problems.
The tropical rain forests are a telling example. Once cut down, they rarely recover. Rainfall drops, deserts spread, the climate warms.
[Charles] Darwin, for example, is the one who made us face the fact that the primary way we tell the Christ story doesn't work anymore.
No one has ever used historical examples, near or remote, with the detail, precision, and directness to be found in every page of Shaw.
Work hard and meticulously. When in trouble, look closely at a text that is a good example of what you're trying to do. And be patient.
Justice Ginsburg is a shining example of how one person can impact our world and truly make a difference. May her memory be a blessing.
There is a kitsch of death. For example, death transformed into sweet sleep: The 'good night, sweet prince' of the last scene of Hamlet.
A man improves more by reading the story of a person eminent for prudence and virtue, than by the finest rules and precepts of morality.
One criticizes in others what one recognizes and despises in oneself. For example, an artist who is revolted by another’s ambitiousness.
I grew up with an artist father, and my parents' friends were also mainly artists or writers, so he connects what I do with his example.
Are our competitors - for example, China, which is a deeply authoritarian nation - becoming more authoritarian or more liberal over time?
My take is that the kind of complexity which says we can always generate complexity from simple interactions following for example rules.
My unanticipated success as a sportscaster is a perfect example of the importance of saying yes to yourself, even when you are uncertain.
Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.
It is not so much the example of others we imitate as the reflection of ourselves in their eyes and the echo of ourselves in their words.
I think that the only way to teach is by example, as children will more easily follow what they see you do than what you tell them to do.
There is a special mystique about the marathon, for example, because of its length-but that's just the bit you do at the end of an Ironman
I think my style is definitely urban chic. I love mixing street style with the high-end luxury brands, like Gucci, for example. Quite fun.
James Joyce is a cul-de-sac. [Ulysses is] ... an example how literature branched out and went into, lost itself in nowhere, no man's land.
There can be no faith in government if our highest offices are excused from scrutiny - they should be setting the example of transparency.
I feel like I've set the example for loving your body no matter what size it is, but I also can set the example for being healthy as well.
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.
My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I try to walk that talk for my children.
There is no significant example in history, before our time, of a society successfully maintaining moral life without the aid of religion.
There is no - let me repeat - no example in the last quarter-century of a large, complex economy that has been successful with high taxes.
He who imitates what is evil always goes beyond the example that is set; on the contrary, he who imitates what is good always falls short.
Democrats single out glaring examples of tax preferences or spending priorities that favor the wealthy and Republicans cry 'class warfare!'
They who set an example make a highway. Others follow the example, because it is easier to travel on a highway than over untrodden grounds.
The biggest family in the world is football, because football has more associate - and FIFA, for example - has more associates than UNESCO.
To reduce destructive emotions we need to strengthen constructive emotions. For example, to counter anger we cultivate love and compassion.
We can bring crews in from other areas, too. If Monterey is hard hit and Bakersfield, for example, is not, we can bring crews in from there.
When you have children, there is no room for lies, no room for anything but the truth. Anything other than that is a bad example, I believe.
Examples of hostility toward religious values and those who hold them abound... This antireligious bigotry is not confined to the classroom.
I think the culture is changing. An example of that is that the commanders truly want the very best person for the job regardless of gender.
Examples of vicious courses practiced in a domestic circle corrupt more readily and more deeply when we behold them in persons in authority.
What better example than the World Cup is there of the fact that individual people are irrelevant while impersonal structures are invariant?
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.
After examining some of the recent cases which the Postal Service has pursued, vigorous prosecution of, for example, a health food advocate.
Mr. Trump set an example of how an individual can damage a country. There are agitations all around, and the whole of U.S. is under turmoil.
If parents instill a sense of civic-mindedness - and there is no better way to do that than by example - their children will probably follow.
Several professional athletes have wrongly taught many young Americans by example that the only way to succeed in sports is to take steroids.
White exists on the periphery of life. Bleached bones connect us to death, but the white of milk and eggs, for example, speaks to us of life.
It's great to have a buff frontal cortex to do that harder thing - for example, help a person in need rather buy some useless, shiny gee-gaw.
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.
The big secret to winning elections is to get more votes than your opponent. My friend Representative Robin Hayes is a good example to study.
I'm a living example of getting into films backwards. Merely by accident. Exposure to films and ideas is the best thing that colleges can do.
We have pledged to be the greenest government ever. We must lead by example...We are not asking others to do things we will not do ourselves.