Demonstrating Quotes

• The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

  William Arthur Ward

  Motivational, Leadership, Basketball

  William Arthur Ward (1968). “Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward”

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• The real meaning of the spoken word has to be demonstrated by practical deeds

  Nelson Mandela

  Real, Deeds, Spoken Word

  Twitter post from Aug 28, 2016

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• For the mission's sake, our country's sake, and the sake of the men who carried the Division's colors in the past battles - who fought for life and never lost their nerve - carry out your mission and keep your honor clean. Demonstrate to the world there is "No Better Friend, No Worse Enemy" than a U.S. Marine.

  James Mattis

  Life, Country, Military

  "Eve of Battle Speech". "The Weekly Standard" Magazine, March 1, 2003.

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• Health is an announcement of agreement between your body, mind and spirit. Honor your body, keep it in good shape. When you are not healthy, look to see which parts of you disagree. Your body will demonstrate the truth to you. Notice what it is showing you, listen to what it is saying.

  Neale Donald Walsch

  Spiritual, Truth, Health

  FaceBook post by Neale Donald Walsch from Jun 26, 2010

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• I would happily storm hell in the company of these troops ... how strongly they have demonstrated to the world that free men and women can fight like the dickens.

  James Mattis

  Inspirational, Courage, War

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• It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.

  Roberto Benigni

  Inspirational, Happiness, Thank You

  "Talking Shop At Oscar Time". Interview with Kenneth L. Woodward, www.newsweek.com. July 2, 1999.

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• The best way to keep relationships happy, healthy, and supportive can be summed up in one word: appreciation. What you appreciate, appreciates. When we demonstrate our appreciation for the support we receive from others, it reinforces that behavior and deepens our connection to them.

  Marci Shimoff

  Relationship, Positive, Happy

  Marci Shimoff (2008). “Happy For No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy From the Inside Out”, p.254, Simon and Schuster

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• Genius is knowing to stay silent as others demonstrate their ignorance.

  Eric Lau

  Inspirational, Ignorance, Knowing

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• A man demonstrates his rationality, not by a commitment to fixed ideas, stereotyped procedures, or immutable concepts, but by the manner in which, and the occasions on which, he changes those ideas, procedures, and concepts.

  Stephen Toulmin

  Change, Commitment, Ideas

  "Human Understanding". Book by Stephen Toulmin (Volume 1 "The Collective Use and Evolution of Concepts", epigraph), 1972.

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• Peace is not automatic. It is a gift of the grace of God. It comes when hearts are exposed to the love of Christ. But this always costs something. For the love of Christ was demonstrated through suffering and those who experience that love can never put it into practice without some cost.

  Festo Kivengere

  Love, God, Christian

  Festo Kivengere, Dorothy Smoker (1977). “I Love Idi Amin: The Story of Triumph Under Fire in the Midst of Suffering and Persecution in Uganda”

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• Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Teacher, Teaching

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• The constant refrain that bringing our troops home would demonstrate a lack of support for them must be one of the most amazing distortions ever foisted on the American public.

  Ron Paul

  Home, Support, Troops

  "The War Funding Bill". www.counterpunch.org. March 23, 2007.

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• The hardest thing about being a leader is demonstrating or showing vulnerability. And that has a lot to do with trust.

  Howard Schultz

  Leader, Hardest, Vulnerability

  Source: money.cnn.com

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• Over the past month, Muslims have fasted, taking no food or water during daylight hours, in order to refocus their minds on faith and redirect their hearts to charity. Muslims worldwide have stretched out a hand of mercy to those in need. Charity tables at which the poor can break their fast line the streets of cities and towns. And gifts of food and clothing and money are distributed to ensure that all share in God's abundance. Muslims often invite members of other families to their evening iftar meals, demonstrating a spirit of tolerance.

  George W. Bush

  Inspiration, Heart, Past

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• I think in the coming decade we will see well-conducted research demonstrating that emotional skills and competencies predict positive outcomes at home with one's family, in school, and at work. The real challenge is to show that emotional intelligence matters over-and-above psychological constructs that have been measured for decades like personality and IQ. I believe that emotional intelligence holds this promise.

  Peter Salovey

  Real, Believe, Home

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• Our humanist community should be thinking more about demonstrating the fundamental truth that goodness requires neither God nor the belief in God by organizing together as a community to do good. Less money spent on billboards that just make us feel good about ourselves and more on soup kitchens and organized visits to the sick and dying.

  Rebecca Goldstein

  Thinking, Compassion, Soup Kitchens

  Interview with Jennifer Bardi, thehumanist.com. April 29, 2010.

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• When we are generous in welcoming people and sharing something with them-some food, a place in our homes, our time-not only do we no longer remain poor: we are enriched. I am well aware that when someone needing food knocks at your door, you always find a way of sharing food; as the proverb says, one can always 'add more water to the beans'! Is it possible to add more water to the beans?...Always?...And you do so with love, demonstrating that true riches consist not in materials things, but in the heart!

  Pope Francis

  Home, Heart, Doors

  Pope Francis (2017). “The Works of Mercy”, p.53, Orbis Books

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• I also remember the moment my life changed, the moment I finally said, "I've had it!" I know I'm much more than I'm demonstrating mentally, emotionally, and physically in my life. I made a decision in that moment which was to alter my life forever. I decided to change virtually every aspect of my life. I decided I would never again settle for less that I can be.

  Tony Robbins

  Life, Decision, Forever

  Tony Robbins (2012). “Awaken The Giant Within”, p.22, Simon and Schuster

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• Cinema is the culmination of the obsessive, mechanistic male drive in western culture. The movie projector is an Apollonian straight-shooter, demonstrating the link between aggression and art. Every pictorial framing is a ritual limitation, a barred precinct.

  Camille Paglia

  Art, Males, Western Culture

  Camille Paglia (1990). “Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson”, Vintage

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• Audible prayer can never do the works of spiritual understanding, which regenerates; but silent prayer, watchfulness, and devout obedience enable us to follow Jesus example. Long prayers, superstition, and creeds clip the strong pinions of love, and clothe religion in human forms. Whatever materializes worship hinders man's spiritual growth and keeps him from demonstrating his power over error.

  Mary Baker Eddy

  Love, Spiritual, Jesus

  "Science And Health".

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• Atoms for peace. Man is still the greatest miracle and the greatest problem on earth. [Message tapped out by Sarnoff using a telegraph key in a tabletop circuit demonstrating an RCA atomic battery as a power source.]

  David Sarnoff

  Science, Men, Keys

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• If democracy were to be given any meaning, if it were to go beyond the limits of capitalism and nationalism, this would not come, if history were any guide, from the top. It would come through citizen's movements, educating, organizing, agitating, striking, boycotting, demonstrating, threatening those in power with disruption of the stability they needed.

  Howard Zinn

  Democracy, Citizens, Movement

  Howard Zinn (2015). “A People's History of the United States: 1492-Present”, p.674, Routledge

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• To approach animals in their most natural, native settings. I have to understand the mysteries of their behavior. With careful preparation, I can show the animal in its best light, demonstrating its beauty, strength and intelligence.

  Paul Nicklen

  Animal, Light, Preparation

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• I saw a photo of the Svoboda leader, Yatseniuk [Arseniy Yatseniuk, one of Batkivschyna leaders] and Klitschko [Vitali Klitschko, UDAR party leader] together demonstrating the unity of opposition. But I can't imagine that people like Klitschko, who position themselves as Europeans, and Yatseniuk, would willingly shake the hand of a person who in public states that Jews are the main threat to European civilization. Sometimes, while looking for and respecting opposition, we can't recognize it.

  Marek Siwiec

  Party, Hands, Civilization

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• The Houston Contractors Association is proud to endorse Council Member Oliver Pennington for re-election to Houston City Council. Council Member Pennington understands that infrastructure investment is crucial to protect the long-term economic vitality of our community. We strongly support his efforts on behalf of small businesses and the construction industry while demonstrating his commitment to sound management of the city's budget.

  Jeffrey Nielsen

  Commitment, Cities, Construction Industry

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