Example Quotes (875 quotes)

Picture of quotation author Jacob Zuma
„People are constantly applying double standards. Take the United States, for example. Washington wants the whole world to admire the country for its democracy. Then the government sends out its army, in the name of this democracy, and leaves behind the kind of chaos we see in Iraq.“
― Jacob Zuma ―
Picture of quotation author David Zucker
„I lose tons of stuff on the cutting room floor. For Scary Movie 3, for example, we had a lot of Matrix spoofs, a Hulk scene, and some of that stuff just doesn't hold up - it's too much plot, audiences just didn't want to hear about it.“
― David Zucker ―
Picture of quotation author Barry Zito
„It's not like I'm some kind of veteran and there is this huge age gap. I identify with them more off the field. I need to set an example, which is great, and I look forward to doing just that.“
― Barry Zito ―
Picture of quotation author Zig Ziglar
„Wally Amos is the classic example of a man who gets up again and again.“
― Zig Ziglar ―
Picture of quotation author Zinedine Zidane
„I am supposed to set an example to young players.“
― Zinedine Zidane ―
Picture of quotation author Gabrielle Zevin
„Sometimes, readers, when they're young, are given, say, a book like 'Moby Dick' to read. And it is an interesting, complicated book, but it's not something that somebody who has never read a book before should be given as an example of why you'll really love to read, necessarily.“
― Gabrielle Zevin ―
Picture of quotation author Sara Zarr
„I do have a little bit more confidence in - or at least familiarity with - my process. For example, when it feels like it's going badly or that I'm lost, I know I'll eventually find my way because I've been through it before. But writing itself is still hard.“
― Sara Zarr ―
Picture of quotation author Mark Zandi
„It has become fashionable to rail against government intervention in the economy, and the FHA is a favorite example by those trying to show the government's overreach. In reality, the FHA shows how government action during the Great Recession forestalled a much worse economic fate.“
― Mark Zandi ―
Picture of quotation author Geoffrey Zakarian
„A plate of food has to have balance. For example, a mild fish like skate mustn't be overwhelmed by the side dishes. They should have personality and color, but they also have to be subtle.“
Picture of quotation author Mosab Hassan Yousef
„We might experience bad things in our lives. But if we worship a God who suffered more than us, this is our highest example. And there are lots of challenges in our lives. This does not mean we give up.“
Picture of quotation author Mosab Hassan Yousef
„I know people who support Hamas, but they never got involved in terrorist attacks, for example... they follow Hamas because they love God and they think that Hamas represents God. They don't have knowledge, they don't know the real God, and they never studied Christianity. But Hamas, as representative for Islam, it's a big problem.“
Picture of quotation author Kim Young-ha
„Where I teach students in drama school, there's a course called Dramatics. In this course, all students must put on a play. However, acting majors are not supposed to act. They can write the play, for example, and the writers may work on stage art. Likewise, stage art majors may become actors, and in this way you put on a show.“
― Kim Young-ha ―
Picture of quotation author John Yoo
„Under the Geneva Convention, for example, a POW is required only to provide name, rank, and serial number and cannot receive any benefits for cooperating.“
― John Yoo ―
Picture of quotation author John Yoo
„Human-rights advocates, for example, claim that the mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners is of a piece with President Bush's 2002 decision to deny al Qaeda and Taliban fighters the legal status of prisoners of war under the Geneva Conventions.“
― John Yoo ―
Picture of quotation author Daniel Yergin
„People always underestimate the impact of technology. To give you an example: In the 1970s the frontier for offshore development was 200 meters, today it is 4,000 meters.“
― Daniel Yergin ―
Picture of quotation author Donnie Yen
„A period film, where you, for example, where you have a traditional wardrobes, you are bound to act a certain way. But in a modern film, a lot of body gesture.“
― Donnie Yen ―
Picture of quotation author Tom Yawkey
„Some men like to go in for polo, for example, and spend thousands of dollars on ponies. Some go nuts for paintings, and give half a million for a hunk of canvas in a fancy frame. But my passion is baseball.“
― Tom Yawkey ―
Picture of quotation author Peter Yarrow
„We Americans are world leaders and we must lead by example - particularly in times that require careful deliberation before any precipitous action - lest we fail to walk in the shoes of those we might injure.“
― Peter Yarrow ―
Picture of quotation author Don Yaeger
„If Albert Einstein was right, Cal Ripken should have been a CEO or politician rather than a shortstop, because Ripken led by example over and over... and over again.“
― Don Yaeger ―
Picture of quotation author Joe Wurzelbacher
„One thing I've been thinking about is taking the social issues out of national politics. For example, if Georgia wanted abortion and Alabama didn't, that's going to be up to the people in Georgia. I can't sway them. Would I give them advice not to? Absolutely. Would I say it's wrong? Yes.“

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