“There is a form of eminence which does not depend on fate; it is an air which sets us apart and seems to prtend great things; it is the value which we unconsciously attach to ourselves; it is the quality which wins us deference of others; more than birth, position, or ability, it gives us ascendance.” LifeGivingDoeSeemsFormSuccessValuesWinningAbilityQualityFateAirPositionDependsBirthGreat ThingsSuccess In LifeEminenceDeference Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“If we are the younger, we may envy the older. If we are the older, we may feel that the younger is always being indulged. In otherwords, no matter what position we hold in family order of birth, we can prove beyond a doubt that we're being gypped.” IfsFeelsMayMatterOrderDoubtPositionBirthProveNo Matter WhatEnvy Author:Judith Viorst
“Today - and it's happening very rapidly - money, wealth, position, birth are of no importance at all. The thing that is important is the individual you are.” ImportantTodayIndividualWealthPositionBirthHappeningsImportance Author:Emilio Pucci
“Visit to Africa reshaped my point-of-view of colonialism. It reshaped my point-of-view of my own sense of source, and my own place of birth. It made it more organic inside of me, because it placed me in a position where my job was to understand and to become more African.” MadeJobsMy OwnViewsPositionSourceBirthPoint Of ViewMade ItColonialism Author:Forest Whitaker
“Half an hour later, each of them had been given a complicated circular chart, and was attempting to fill in the position of the planets at their moment of birth. It was dull work, requiring much consultation of timetables and calculation of angles. “I’ve got two Neptunes here,” said Harry after a while, frowning down at his piece of parchment, “that can’t be right, can it?” “Aaaaah,” said Ron, imitating Professor Trelawney’s mystical whisper, “when two Neptunes appear in the sky, it is a sure sign that a midget in glasses is being born, Harry . . .” SaidTwoMomentsGivenBornHoursHalfPiecesSkyPositionPlanetsBirthGlassesComplicatedDullProfessorsAngleMysticalAttemptingCalculationsImitatingFrowningMidgetTimetablesConsultationNeptune Author:J. K. Rowling