Example Quotes

“I am, for the most part, who I am because my good mother was who she was.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“The greatest lessons I learned from my father didn't come from lectures or discipline or even time spent together. What has stuck with me is his example. From watching, I chose whether to be or not to be like him.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“We grow up opposing our parents only to become like them enough to oppose our children who behave as we once did—a reminder of how dreadful we were toward those now vindicated grandparents. And you thought God had no sense of humor.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“One of the most effective things you will ever do in life, whether you care to or not, is set an example.”
― Richelle E. Goodrich, Smile Anyway: Quotes, Verse, & Grumblings for Every Day of the Year

“There is nothing better for your family than for you to be at your best, for you to be at your own peace, for you to be showing them in every way who you are, and what you stand for.”
― Steve Maraboli, Unapologetically You: Reflections on Life and the Human Experience

“To turn the tide of materialism in the Christian community, we desperately need bold models of kingdom-centered living. Despite our need to do it in a way that doesn't glorify people, we must hear each other's stories about giving or else our people will not learn to give.”
― Randy Alcorn, Money, Possessions, and Eternity: A Comprehensive Guide to What the Bible Says about Financial Stewardship, Generosity, Materialism, Retirement, Financial Planning, Gambling, Debt, and More

“Unless we learn how to humbly tell each other our giving stories, our churches will not learn to give.”
― Randy Alcorn, Money, Possessions, and Eternity: A Comprehensive Guide to What the Bible Says about Financial Stewardship, Generosity, Materialism, Retirement, Financial Planning, Gambling, Debt, and More

“Many overlook the fact that Jesus was homeless. He did not only teach the poor; He lived among them.”
― Dillon Burroughs, Thirst No More: A One-Year Devotional Journey

“You cannot expect your team to rise above your example.”
― Orrin Woodward, LIFE

“The witness of solid moral character to a righteous way of life must never be underestimated.”
― Arthur F. Holmes, Ethics: Approaching Moral Decisions

“In our modern world, we often separate faith from practice. But the way of Jesus rejects this notion. Only living our faith offers the credibility to teach our faith. Anything less is less that the teachings of Christ.”
― Dillon Burroughs, Thirst No More: A One-Year Devotional Journey

“Why do you do what you do when you know what you know?”
― Sterling W. Sill

“If our words are not consistent with our actions, they will never be heard above the thunder of our deeds.”
― H. Burke Peterson