Position Quotes

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Essential characteristics of a gentleman: The will to put himself in the place of others; the horror of forcing others into positions from which he… — John Galsworthy
The crown and glory of life is character. It is the noblest possession of a man, constituting a rank in itself, and an estate in… — Samuel Smiles
Spread the diaper in the position of the diamond with you at bat. Then fold second base down to home and set the baby on… — Jimmy Piersall
The myriad valleys could have arisen anywhere on the landscape. The current positions are quite accidental. If we could repeat the experiment, we might obtain… — Stephen Jay Gould
People identify with the swashbuckling individuals, not polite little men who field their position well. Sir Galahad had a big following - but I'll bet… — Bill Veeck
The self-styled practical man of affairs who pooh-poohs philosophy as a lot of windy notions is himself a pragmatist or a positivist, and a bad… — Alan Watts
It is better to have but little knowledge with humility and understanding, than great learning which might make you proud. For a person's merits are… — Thomas a Kempis
Higher position means greater service and an apportunity to purely represent Srila Prabhupada. Hence our management must be based on humility and tolerance. — Bhakti Charu Swami
Humility is an attribute of godliness possessed by true Saints. It is easy to understand why a proud man fails. He is content to rely… — Howard W. Hunter
You have to put yourself in a position to be lucky. — Roelof Botha
My first-ever car, my parents bought me a red Fiat Uno. I was 17 and just so happy to have a car, so I was… — Victoria Beckham
We need leadership that can elevate religion and morality to their position of paramount importance and thus eliminate growing selfishness, immorality and materialism. — George W. Romney
Advocacy groups and voters are not wrong to push candidates to declare their position clearly on policy issues. That is good citizenship. Hard questions should… — Mark McKinnon
The job of elected leaders is to deliver results that represent the interests of the citizens who placed them in a position of authority with… — Mark McKinnon
I think critics are very useful. But I think that they, in a way, betray their position when they stop people looking for themselves. — Antony Gormley
Every generation has an obligation to leave its children in a better position than it inherited. Our representatives in Washington are breaking faith with that… — David Malpass
Writing is a very focused form of meditation. Just as good as sitting in a lotus position. — Alan Moore
The Keck telescope, which is the largest in the world, had opened just before I began my faculty position at UCLA. — Andrea M. Ghez
It is only when there is the supervision and critical oversight from the people that the government will be in a position to do an… — Wen Jiabao
When it comes to fame, I am in a very convenient position. I live a very normal life. — Clemence Poesy

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