Quotes about Leading By Example

Example teaches better than precept. It is the best modeler of the character of men and women. To set a lofty example is the richest bequest a man can leave behind him.

I am sure that, after all, any man in my place should set a positive example for other people.

Failure -- The man who can tell others what to do and how to do it, but never does it himself.

There are certain men born in this world, and they're supposed to die setting an example for the rest of the weak bastards we're surrounded with.

Men are loyal when you lead from the front.

I think actions speak louder than words is one thing I think I always took from my mom. And to this day, I think about that in everything I do.

Model the qualities that you want your children to show to each other.

Be sure that you give the poor the aid they most need, though it be your example which leaves them far behind. If you give money, spend yourself with it, and do not merely abandon it to them.

My mother never asked me to do anything she wouldn't do herself. She always taught by example.

The attitude you have as a parent is what your kids will learn from more than what you tell them. They don't remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are.

You don't lead by pointing and telling people some place to go. You lead by going to that place and making a case.

Being a role model is the most powerful form of educating. Youngsters need good models more than they need critics. It's one of a parent's greatest responsibilities and opportunities.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Leadership is an action, not a position.

Great leaders lead by example, not by making an example of others.

Mothers, whatever you wish your children to become, strive to exhibit in your own lives and conversation.

To bring up a child in the way he should go, travel that way yourself once in a while.

Kid's don't care how many sermons you preach to them. The only sermon they'll hear is how you live your life in front of them.

You have to find the peace and patience within yourself to be a model and an example to others and not judge.

Be the change that you want to see

My number one philosophy for leadership is leadership by example. If you are not willing to do it yourself, how can you show others how to do it?

I am not a leader but a pathfinder and a motivator.

To be a leader be an example and lead the way.

To be a leader, take action and be an example. To be an adviser, be wise.