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Morality is the greatest of all tools for leading mankind by the nose.

Friedrich Nietzsche

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

Oscar Wilde

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray, and the advantage of science is that it is not emotional.

Oscar Wilde

The advantage of the emotions is that they lead us astray.

Oscar Wilde

Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself.

Rita Mae Brown

Self-conceit may lead to self-destruction.

Aesop

Once lead this people into war and they will forget there ever was such a thing as tolerance.

Woodrow Wilson

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

Walt Disney

Education is the leading of human souls to what is best, and making what is best out of them.

John Ruskin

I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead.

Ronald Reagan

Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Walk beside me and be my friend.

Albert Camus

Beauty is one of the rare things that do not lead to doubt of God.

Jean Anouilh

Divide and rule, a sound motto. Unite and lead, a better one.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

If you think you're leading and no one is following you, then you're only taking a walk.

Afghan Proverb

Take care, don't fight, and remember: if you do not choose to lead, you will forever be led by others. Find what scares you, and do it. And you can make a difference, if you choose to do so.

J. Michael Straczynski

Give me a lead of 14-0 at halftime and I will dictate the final score.

Frank Leahy

Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.

Charles Bukowski

The breathing in of colder air itself can actually cause constriction of the airway, leading to the shortness of breath and wheezing typical of an asthmas attack.

Monica Kraft

Stacy Ray has been on fire with her attacks at the net. I would not be surprised if she was leading the conference in hitting percentage among setters.

Matt Patton

Re-election doesn't lead us. These are good issues.

Lydia Lenker

The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.

Henry David Thoreau

It was a good look. Our kids battled. We just couldn't grab the lead. I think if we could have grabbed the lead, it would have been a different story.

Jon Kraus

With The Closer leading the charge this summer, TNT has firmly established itself as one cables top player in the original series arena.

Steve Koonin

Somebody somewhere is looking up to us as an example, and if we don't care about what we're doing to ourselves we should care about the path we're leading them down.

Rick Bender

We could not have imagined a few years ago that the Dream It Do It campaign would lead to this, but it has, and we are grateful and pleased.

Bob Marcusse

I think getting up to a big lead in the first quarter is a huge step for us.

Anne Barnett

We let them get back in the game a little bit, but I think we grew up because we stretched the lead right back out.

Charles Thomas

This was about contributing Hollywood's creative imagination and their persuasion skills to help in this war effort so that one day Americans can lead normal lives again.

Jack Valenti

It's huge when your offense gives you a huge lead. It calms you down and you can go right after the hitters.

John Koronka

They never had a lead on us. I think we wanted it a lot more than they did.

Tara Trevino

I do my best to lead or follow and that has a carry-over effect with the other guys.

Randy Holcomb

We played in-your-face defense and ran out to a 16-3 lead in the first quarter. At half, we led 22-10.

Grant Coley

The game was great. We were fine out of the beginning and never lost our lead. We didn't wait until halftime to push.

Lukas Sisco

Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it.

Jane Wagner

We've finished second several times but keep building our conference lead. We've been very consistent, and it's certainly helped us.

Van Sweet

We'll be very busy leading up to opening day.

Lin Ezell

They seem to be getting too many odd-man rushes lately, and good defense is going to lead to good offense and we just have to concentrate on that.

Darryl Sydor

They can fail to function properly, which can lead to a fire or explosion.

Jeff Berino

The Bush administration is in significant difficulty, and the leading figures in both the House and the Senate are in significant difficulty. All of these difficulties are going to go on.

Cal Jillson

Paths kept leading me back to Aimee McPherson.

Richard Rossi

I thought you saw the momentum swing once we got the lead. That was a big factor.

Andy Schulz

It won't lead to any dramatic change of course for Germany. But I still see a good potential for reform policies.

Klaus Zimmermann

We didn't do a very good job of executing our half-court offense in the second half, but fortunately, we had built such a big lead that we were able to hang on.

Mark Hurt

Though force can protect in emergency, only justice, fairness, consideration and co-operation can finally lead men to the dawn of eternal peace.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

This year, what they're asking of me is something that I've been wanting the entire time I've been here. It's very exciting to get a chance to lead.

Bryan Ball

The strong first-quarter results lead us to believe that 1998 will again be a very good year for both Chrysler and the industry.

James Holden

We train our instructors how to set expectations for themselves and for their students so it doesn't lead to frustration on either end.

Craig Albright

His leadership will be very key in leading the faculty and staff and implementing the education that will meet the students' needs.

Robert Bright

We wanted to stretch them out a little bit because we knew they were so big, they were going to be hard to pound with inside. We knew if we could get a lead and extend their defense a little bit, that would be to our advantage.

John Gaier

Tee to green I won't say I'm at my best, but my putting has been nice. If I can keep that going, then it will be good. You never know what is going to happen, but I'd rather be leading a tournament than chasing.

David Lynn

This year she's had to do it all. She's had to be the leading scorer. She's had to be the leader. She's had to be the one whose out there all the time.

Muffet Mcgraw

The last two games we played them we had a lead and just didn't finish. This was a must-win for us.

Terri Keown

Make sure that you tell everyone that right now we are leading in points.

Joe Kantarik

The girls kept their composure and came up with some big steals in the second overtime that helped pad the lead.

Randy Carpenter

In a democracy, a leader is elected to lead according to a certain ideology. He cannot go in the opposition direction and ignore the decisions of the voters time after time.

Binyamin Netanyahu

You don't lead by hitting people over the head-that's assault, not leadership.

Dwight David Eisenhower

I anticipate that at least lead elements of it will be here.

James Dobbins

His days as leading man could be over.

Jude Law

Would I like to be the lead girl? Who wouldn't?

Bonnie Hunt

We wanted to develop an acronym that would be a comedic comparison to LEAD. We see them as our biggest competition.

Matt Lyons

It must be nice to be in a film where you are the female lead and talk about the film to get away from everything else.

Tim Vincent

It all could be linked up after the fact, and that was enough to lead to the federal policy.

Peter Swire

I try to lead by example. I try to tell everyone to wrestle as hard as you can and to approach every match the same. Whether it's win No. 1 or win No. 102, you have to approach it the same way.

Dan Bloom

In Latin America we are now fully aware that integration is an integral tool, ... should not lead to frustration for anyone.

Alberto Fujimori

It was a typical 4-5 game. It was a constant battle with the lead going back and forth. Both teams made big shots, and I'm happy to come out on top.

Nick Joseph

He worked his butt off for eight innings, and I go out there and give up the lead not once but twice.

Jason Isringhausen

We have a fifteen year lead in this market and we will retain our leadership.

John Schwartz

Lead us not into temptation. Just tell us where it is; we'll find it.

Sam Levenson

I'd rather it be settled law. I'm not interested in being on the leading edge of legal issues.

Jerry Goldstein

If you have a player that can (lead) both in the dugout and on the field, it's like having an extra coach out there. And that's how Damien is for us.

Alan Gibson

We were ahead in the first game. The first game was competitive. In the second, we let them get too big of a lead.

Stephanie Roper

Chris was an impact rookie for us last season. We think he can only get better. I see him in center field and leading off this season.

John Massarelli

We have carefully evaluated our options and decided that -- as one of the nation's leading retail banks -- we will issue credit cards directly.

Ben Jenkins

Neil has proven his capability to lead this complex and geographically diverse business and has the full support of both owners.

Jim Leech

Abraham is one of my better defenders. Roman, of course, has been (our) leading scorer all year long.

Terrance Haywood

With the identification of the PKD gene has come a simple genetic test to identify affected cats, and hopefully it will lead to a treatment for cats that develop chronic renal insufficiency due to their PKD.

Susan Little

We got a little comfortable with the lead. Nobody was scoring for us any more, and their press was hurting us.

Candace Norville

He pitched the first four and did an outstanding job for us. It gave us the lead and let us get more arms in there.

Ron Eastman

We got into too deep of a hole and they're athletic enough to keep a lead.

Ron Vlasin

The first game was fantastic. We were right with them and had the lead for awhile.

Jon Giordano

They took the lead and played very solid defense. It was hard to score goals.

Yanic Perreault

She may be the only leading lady in America today with the ability to cross one eye without moving the other.

Vincent Canby

In the first quarter, we let them get a big lead. We didn't get one defensive rebound in the quarter and they had a lot of second and third chances.

Jeff Christensen

Self-reverence, self-knowledge, self-control - these three alone lead to power.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Ben Browder and [female lead] Claudia Black are terrific.

Brad Wright

We got the lead, kind of got relaxed and got out of the game plan.

Brad Jones

We are convinced a Christian Democratic-led government in Germany and a centre-right coalition in Poland will lead to a clear improvement in German-Polish relations.

Friedbert Pflueger

We had a good bench today. They really gave us a pick up. We got the lead early tonight and were able to get everyone involved in the flow of the game.

Dick Delaney

Never in my wildest dreams did I think we'd have a twenty-point lead at the half.

Dick Corn

We were able to get the lead, and keep the lead. We just needed a spurt.

Reyshawn Terry

The majority of the stuff is inside, but it wasn't like that was the only thing he could do. I could put it in his hands, or he could grab the rebound and lead the break for us.

Poncho Broner

Josh was able to come out even on his feet today. He's best on top, so when he opened the third on top and scored, I was comfortable (with the lead).

Russ Mckenzie

Our hope is that these funds will help catapult the (project) into one of the nation's leading efforts to eliminate health disparities among minority populations.

Stephen Thomas

We got a couple of timely baskets to keep that short lead there at the end.

Jim Whitesell

I got off to a fast start and that's the key to this score. The nature of this course is there is no safe lead.

Graham Marsh

It was a game where we didn't shoot very well, but we were able to defend well enough to keep a comfortable lead.

Scott Kramer

It was his day. Tomorrow would have been my day. We're just great competitors and we push ourselves. He had a great push off the first run that helped him get his lead.

Jeff Pain

One of my assistants suggested it, and it became one of our themes at halftime that we have to make some shots against their zone if we were going to keep the lead and win.

Paul Dudzinski

They're very basic in their approach to the run game. They run what we call a power-O, a counter, some tosses and lead weaks. Those were basically the plays.

London Fletcher

I don't mind being called tough since I find in this racket it's the tough guys who lead the survivors.

Curtis E. Lemay

Through 10 holes, he was close to the lead. He had a respectable tournament, but we've got to have more guys doing that.

John Hackney

I'm proud of my guys in the jayvee game. They gave a lot of effort the entire game, kept the intensity up. Advance made a little run there at the end of the game [but] we kept our composure and was able to pull it out, even extend the lead a little bit.

David Mirly

Let's lead by example because the eyes are kind of on us. Instead of being negative toward it, let's suck it up. Show them we're above that, and let's bond around that.

Bill Rockwell

I think we came out a little satisfied with that lead and we kind of eased up defensively. But I take my hat off to the Stony Brook club.

Mike Riley

The German government expects from Russia and Ukraine that the bilateral negotiations between the two countries about gas deliveries to Ukraine should not lead to the curtailing of gas provisions in Europe.

Thomas Steg

Byrd threw good today. He had a lot of strikes and his command was better than it had been in his last two starts. With the big lead he was able to be aggressive and throw with confidence.

Joel Skinner

We can't get a lead and maintain it. We aren't to that point.

Jason Tarleton

I think we got the lead and got a little complacent.

Dennis Martin

Perseverance alone does not assure success. No amount of stalking will lead to game in a field that has none.

I Ching

A horse may be coaxed to drink, but a pencil must be lead.

Stan Laurel

The Australian government's proposal to encourage individual leases on indigenous land will not necessarily lead to improved economic outcomes.

Tom Calma

True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.

Louis Nizer

We are very concerned at where this crackdown could lead, because it is gaining pace in the run-up to the Spring festivities.

Reporters Without Borders

We know what it takes to win. We're just leading by example, and hopefully they'll catch on, and I think they are. We're headed in the right direction.

Tim Van Matre

Women have a biology that can lead them to stray.

Dr. Martie Haselton

We believe we are in the lead by the sheer number of vehicles deployed by customers each day.

Gunnar Lindstrom

We're always taught to take care of our soldiers -- [Doyle] was just out there leading his guys. I really do feel proud to say I knew that guy.

Michael Hernandez

When you ask senior American officials where this is leading.

Yossi Alpher

That could lead the Fed to soften their statement tomorrow.

Brian Garvey

We want to nip it in the bud. The inaccuracy of someone hunting through a computer would lead to animals being wounded and suffering.

Heidi Prescott

We must lead in a different way, ... We must have an active president, who gives strong direction and works with the government for its implementation.

Lionel Jospin

It is a farce. If they couldn't form a government till now, how will they lead a country?

Ahmed Ali

At the beginning of March or the end of February, the Chicago Tribune had a poll and I was leading 14 percent and he had 8 percent.

Attorney Paul Mangieri

This is my very first musical. I heard about it and it sounded fun so my friend John and I auditioned. I was surprised that I got the lead.

Bryan Jones

Man is a natural polygamist: he always has one woman leading him by the nose, and another hanging on to his coattails.

H. L. Mencken

It was good to come out and get a big lead in the first because we usually start our games poorly.

Megan Gephart

Strict control over tariff growth ahead of the elections will lead to accelerated price growth in 2009.

Natalya Orlova

There is no road of flowers leading to glory.

Jean de La Fontaine

We really came ready to play. We shot well early and were able to build a lead.

Steve Hart

That is the time when we start taking off. After that, we (normally) get a double-digit lead.

Linc Lyles

They were just hanging around. I just didn't feel comfortable with our lead at the half. That third quarter really helped us.

Jim Aumann

The villain is always the lead role.

James Racioppi

Having our top player out is not an excuse. We came to win and we didn't win. We had the lead at halftime and we didn't get it done as a team.

Mike Brookhart

We've created a world that is leading to this. The deck is really stacked against our children and not enough has been done.

Harold Goldstein

We hope this system will lead to a method for rapidly screening agents that inhibit the binding of LF or EF to these pores.

John Kasianowicz

We got a lead and kept it, and got a great team effort. We sought out good shots and made them.

Gary Holquist

I've seen the first-hand effects of one thing leading to another.

David Lapointe

I try to do anything I can to help the team. Maybe I won't score as much, but I can lead the team in rebounding.

Jonathan Kelly

In the next few years, there will be a very big change. Our goal is to be the leading player in this market.

Jon Von Tetzchner

We followed his lead. He was a solid leader and a good guy. He gets two checks in the good guy column.

Alan Bomstein

Our new module is sampling to lead customers, and initial feedback is that we have effectively solved all of the RF challenges associated with MIMO design.

Andrew Parolin

Many of the most innovative companies are internationally based. That includes most of the leading cellular-phone makers and the best-performing auto companies.

Gregg Wolper

We will examine the condition of their arteries before, during and after therapy, and compare it to women on no therapy to see if the hormones cause or prevent changes leading to heart disease.

Dr. Nanette Santoro

The first five minutes of the first half and the first five minutes of the second half are pretty important parts of the game. We did a good job of extending the lead in the second half.

Matt Siegle

They don't actually show the (sexual assault). They show where he was leading her off into the hallways ? as she said he was doing.

Lt. Ruben Diaz

I'm frustrated that we didn't play that good. But I'm happy for our kids because they could have folded when we lost that 15-point lead.

Ron Massey

Lead to a lot of money. Moving support.

David Strauss

He had his chance. He did not lead.

Ray Hunkins

I don't know any other way to lead but by example.

Don Shula

The oil and gas industry is one of very long lead times. All of the companies in the country need to start investing now, but to do that we need to have a clear investment framework.

Robert Dudley

We could very easily lose the fragile lead we now have if we don't make the critical investments right now. Everyone else is doing it.

Alan Leshner

Spain is best described as vibrant. It is one of the leading centers of innovation not only in Europe but in the world.

Terence Riley

It definitely was a good feeling when time started getting low and we had the lead. It definitely felt better to enjoy it.

Marcus Stone

He's taking the lead for the moderate approach in the Islamic tradition.

Marc Gopin

This kind of legislation can lead to a false sense of security.

Cory Davies

I don't expect them to outright sell dollars -- that would lead to a crash, which would hurt China. It may signal a less aggressive accumulation of dollar reserves.

Marios Maratheftis

I'm pretty confident that I can take anyone off of the dribble. Coach drew some plays up for me to get isolation and I attacked. I was trying to get the lead back for us.

Tiffany Davis

I was just leading out J.J. and Page, but we opened up a gap.

Mark Mccormack

In almost every case, elk numbers grew as hunter access diminished, leading to low harvests.

Gary Hammond

We had the 8-4 lead with 13:42 left in the game. We were trying to take time off the clock.

Karin Brower

I kept the same suit for six years and the same dialogue. They just changed the title of the picture and the leading lady.

Robert Mitchum

I am pleased to return to finish the job that is undone, ... And that is to lead the Columbus Crew to the MLS Cup in 2004.

Greg Andrulis

Our whole objective was to have the FBI come in and lead an investigation. We will know the truth.

Alvin Sykes

Huntington did a nice job of getting out quickly. They cover their mistakes well with good shooting. They built too big a lead to really come back.

Rick Greene

We slacked off after we got the big lead in the first half, and coach made sure we heard about it (at halftime). We knew what we had to do. We had to convert our chances and start getting back on defense again.

Dr. Henry Johnson

We extended out lead in the league, but we still have a lot of work to do.

Jack Foster

We felt we were attacking the basket well in the first half and we took what they gave us. It just wouldn't fall. Either team could have had a comfortable lead but the shots wouldn't fall.

Mike Purcell

Anyone in this market needs to be careful. The Internet is a place where choices change quickly. UPS has a good lead, but it can't take it for granted.

Clay Ryder

Cerberus has been in the lead in other supermarket sector bidding and has sometimes faded fast in the home stretch.

Burt Flickinger Iii

She's been a great leader for us. She's been leading the cheers on the bench, taking stats. She's handling it a lot better than I could in that situation.

Wayne Shelton

Has taken a leading role in condemning and exposing sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Australia.

George Pell

The defense played well the whole game. Once we started connecting, it allowed us to extend (the lead).

Dee Bell

Arson is a felony, and we are working hard to solve this case. We believe that we have information on a suspect that will lead to an arrest.

John Mcfarland

He's definitely in the lead.

Bill King

It's fair to say, give back more than you receive. That's a philosophy of both of them: They lead by example.

Peter Kellogg

We see the end of the dotcom bubble in Asia, cyclical things and structural changes in some sectors that will lead to a changing in the way some workforces are deployed.

Andrew Chetham

Sophisticated advertisers are used to paying a fixed fee for each lead.

Tom Lubin

We've got four seniors and I don't anticipate any of them coming out. They're doing a good job of leading so far, I think.

Nathan Fennell

We had a two- to three-year lead in technology and building out our network.

Saul Klein

We had that big lead, we subbed a little bit and they cut it down. Lincoln is a good, scrappy team and they fought really hard.

David Mcclure

There is an article in the constitution concerning the amendment and we are determined to change all articles that risk leading to a division of Iraq.

Adnan Dulaimi

In that context, Interpol is an essential element and has a significant role to play in the campaign against counterfeits and we hope it will be able to take the lead in this area.

Howard Zucker

I saw a lot of blood in the hallway. There was a trail of blood leading from one end of the hallway to the other.

Chris Carter

There's no smoking gun or leading theory coming out about what might have triggered this.

Guy Hohenhaus

I'm smart enough to know this guy can lead a team. He did it in college. He's done it the games he's been in the NFL.

Brenston Buckner

Smoking is one of the leading causes of statistics.

Fletcher Knebel

I think the biggest thing is we tied the game, but we never took the lead. Some of the freshmen off the bench did a good job of getting us back in the game, but there were a couple calls down the stretch that help them put some distance in between us.

Tracey Stellato

Any concept of one person being superior to another can lead to racism.

Walter Lang

All roads do not lead to Rome.

Slovenian Proverb

It's a little scary. As quick as you get a lead, you can give it away but it's a chance you have to take.

Beryl Piper

The game flow was fairly slow. We jumped out to a good lead, and basically maintained it.

Neil Hogan

It's the local and regional retailers who'll lead the way.

Kevin Farrell

Their presence alone will not lead to improvements.

Sharon Hom

We came out really flat. Give them a lot of credit; they made a lot of shots early and they built up a lead. We're notorious for not playing well from behind, and we just couldn't put the ball in the basket.

Tim Doyle

Will this lead to a proliferation of billboards? Our answer is, it might.

Kevin Neely

Our strategy is very easy, ... Run as close to the front as we can all day and try to lead the race whenever possible.

Dennis Setzer

We came out and had a 23-10 lead, and we took the lead into the half. They came out and got within one, and then we separated ourselves by 14.

Dean Mcfadden

It's a challenge to go against the nation's leading rusher from the last two years. If you play anywhere on defense, you're up for that.

Bernard Davis

Even with a five-run lead against a team like Lancaster, it felt like a one-run game. It was important for us to add to the lead and we continued to put together some good at-bats.

Billy Gardner

I felt the crowd was great. The crowd got into it, they tried to lead us.

Stan Joplin