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The sophomore class, they lead the pack, they lead by example. They'll motivate the older guys.


Eric Swensen

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ANUJ SOMANY They are the milestone of the team. They lead by example and really showed that.
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ANUJ SOMANY I'm very much a lead by example person.
ALEXANDRA PAUL We are here for the younger guys and we will lead by example on the field.
JACOB JARRELL The best kind of parent you can be is to lead by example.
DREW BARRYMORE The reality is that the only way change comes is when you lead by example.
ANNE WOJCICKI The life we lead is the lesson we teach.
KEVIN KNEBL generals to lead by example.
JAMES SWANSON We're trying to lead the pack.
GWEN KNAPP Life is never going to be perfect, as much as we want it to be, and I have to lead by example.
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THE SKIT GUYS I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.
ANGELINA JOLIE But this too is true: stories can save us.
TIM O'BRIEN Don't just tell your kids to be active and to get outside and play. Lead by example.
SUMMER SANDERS We've got some guys who yell and scream, but I'm not one of them. I just lead by example; that's wha...
BRANDON WALLACE When those guys have the lead, they smell blood. No one expected anything from us.
DAVE ROBERTS D.C. charter schools lead the pack in terms of market share.
JEANNE ALLEN A three-run lead in the Grand Canyon with that club is not a safe lead. But our guys, when they had ...
MIKE SCIOSCIA I don't know any other way to lead but by example.
DON SHULA Patience is going to be key around the narrow circuit. I'm close enough to the lead pack, I intend t...
PAUL FIX The most important thing to me is respect and to know that they can look up to me. If I don't lead v...
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AMORY LOVINS You lead with direction, and you try to lead by example. I try to be there when things are not good ...
ROGER PENSKE Any time we play Colfax, I always try to lead by example.
AXEL WADMAN Lead by example so fiercely that your conviction is impossible to question.
JOEY COLEMAN All three of them are very solid defenders and lead by example.
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BRIAN JORDAN I think the guys just played better defense, and then they started making some shots. As we started ...
JOE BARCELLOS I don't know any other way to lead but by example.
DON SHULA I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES The world cannot be full of lead dogs, or the pack would pull itself apart.
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RICKY SCHRODER I'm just trying to go out there and play the game the right way and lead by example.
BILLY BUTLER We love our seniors. They're supportive and role models to everyone on the team. We look up to them ...
DANIELLE KAMM I will continue to lead by example. Actions, of course, speak louder than words.
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LAYNE STALEY She's leading by example as a sophomore.
CHRIS DOUTHIT Their offensive line is big and physical. And their quarterback will lead the blocking on some plays...
DARREN PEACH He's pushing the older guys. They don't want to get beat by a freshman.
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ENDA KENNY The main thing I learned from him was the way he was able to lead the team. It was unbelievable. He ...
NATHAN HEDGECOCK I just lead by example and play hard, ... Some people yell and scream. That's not me.
BRANDON WALLACE In our industry, Oracle is not only expected to lead, but to lead by example. Our applications devel...
CHARLES ROZWAT Marin is one of those silent leaders who lead just through sheer work ethic and by example.
SHANNON MILLER We came out and had a 23-10 lead, and we took the lead into the half. They came out and got within o...
DEAN MCFADDEN The 21st century is going to be the American century. Because we lead not only by the example of our...
JOE BIDEN We're going to turn Nicodemus loose pretty much this whole season with the opportunity to win races,...
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ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ JR I'm going to announce in the very near future, I'm going to lead by example and start paying...
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DAYMOND JOHN They weren't intimidated by our lead. They went out and put some runs on the board. This is going to...
JOHNNY DAMON We started off being up by 10-12 early and they came all the way back. After halftime, they got off ...
ADAM HOUDESHELL We have to lead by example. We can't ask the community to conserve if we're not doing it ourselves. ...
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VIVEK WADHWA They were cutting into our lead due to our mistakes, ... [But] we have guys capable of making big sh...
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JENNIFER PROSEK Oh, God — the lives people try to lead.
Oh, God — what a world they try to lead them in.
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SAM VEDA The seniors have played, but they haven't been lead guys, so we'll see who emerges. The guards have ...
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OSCAR WILDE We rely pretty heavily on those two (Paquette and Lewis). They've been in the program for two season...
JOE BURCAR She's been in the district finals for two years now, and she's able to lead by example. She comes ou...
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JAMES ARTHUR BALDWIN People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And the...
JAMES BALDWIN We worked extremely well together. We were able to max out our speed on the water and lead the pack ...
GLENN ROGERS We expect our leaders to lead by example, but we do not expect them to give up their individual righ...
MARINE GENPETER PACE The fates lead him who will-him who won't they drag.
SENECA People pay for that they do, and still more, for what they have allowed themselves to become. And th...
DOROTHY ALLISON We're all interconnected. For example, a simple lack of fresh water can lead to population dislo...
HARRISON FORD That definitely has been big for us. We have a lot of younger guys on the team, and it's up to us ol...
ANTONIO JEREMIAH I am always looking for an opportunity to compete personally. I feel this sets a good example, and I...
CHRIS ABEL This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people.
JOHN WYCLIFFE When the people see the positive example of Godly leadership, then it is easier to lead such people
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EHSAN AHMED Sometimes, by putting your top two guys together and they don't win, it can have a psychological eff...
TOM LEHMAN Our seniors are the ones that lead this team. Gillespie (.600) has one of the top batting averages o...
LESLIE JONES I actually think that the most efficacious way of making a difference is to lead by example, and doi...
MISHA COLLINS When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into -- matrimony.
GEORGE FARQUHAR When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into - matrimony.
GEORGE FARQUHAR When the blind lead the blind, no wonder they both fall into / matrimony.
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ERIC HOFFER The pleasure we derive from doing favors is partly in the feeling it gives us that we are not altoge...
ERIC HOFFER Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind.
ERIC HOFFER Compassion is the antitoxin of the soul: where there is compassion even the most poisonous impulses ...
ERIC HOFFER We find it hard to apply the knowledge of ourselves to our judgment of others. The fact that we are ...
ERIC HOFFER SIN: Self-Inflicted Nonsense
ERIC BUTTERWORTH