“I love the people because I believe in God. For, if I did not believe in God, what would the people be to me? I should enjoy at ease that lucky throw of the dice, which chance had turned up for me, the day of my birth; and, with a secret, savage joy, I should say, "So much the worse for the losers!--the world is a lottery. Woe to the conquered!” PeopleIfsWorldShouldBelieveJoyI BelieveEnjoyChanceSecretBirthLuckyI Believe InEaseBelieve In GodLoserSavagesWoeLotteryDiceI Believe In God Book:Lamartine on Atheism: Atheism Among the People Source: Lamartine on Atheism: Atheism Among the People
“O fortunate bride, who never again will become elated after childbirth! O lucky older wife, who has been cured of feeling unwanted!” Has BeensFeelingsWifeBirthLuckyFortunateBridesChildbirthUnwanted Book:Poems and new poems Source: Poems and new poems
“When I gave birth to my fourth child, I suffered from post partum hemorrhaging. I almost lost my life. I was lucky to be under the care of trained health care personnel. I started wondering then what was happening to women in rural villages.” ChildrenCareLostWonderBirthLuckyHappeningsHealth CarePostsVillageFourthPersonnel Author:Joyce Banda
“As it stands now, those of us who are lucky enough to be citizens by birth don't have to do much. Very little is asked of us.” LittlesEnoughBirthCitizensLucky Author:Eric Liu
“To build a better world we need to replace the patchwork of lucky breaks and arbitrary advantages today that determine success--the fortunate birth dates and the happy accidents of history--with a society that provides opportunities for all.” WorldNeedsTodayOpportunityBreakBirthLuckyAdvantageDetermineAccidentsFortunateArbitraryOutliersHappy AccidentsPatchworkLucky Breaks Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“The story of my recent life.' I like that phrase. It makes more sense than 'the story of my life', because we get so many lives between birth and death. A life to be a child. A life to come of age. A life to wander, to settle, to fall in love, to parent, to test our promise, to realize our mortality- and in some lucky cases, to do something after that realization.” LoveChildrenStoriesAgeFallParentRealizingCasesBirthPromiseLuckyTestsFalling In LoveWanderRealizationSettlingPhrasesMortalityStory Of My LifeBirth And Death Author:Mitch Albom