Position Quotes

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We try to give a birthing woman freedom to find the right position for her own needs and comfort. Unfortunately, in our society we think… — Michel Odent
Marrying the first person who offers you a decent position in society. Love can wait. — Paulo Coelho
Wherever any precept of traditional morality is simply challenged to produce its credentials, as though the burden of proof lay on it, we have taken… — C.S. Lewis
The reason why we find ourselves in a position of impotency is not because the enemy has sent men to invade our shores, but rather… — Joseph McCarthy
If there are people who feel that God wants them to change the structures of society, that is something between them and their God. We… — Mother Teresa
Father, we thank you, especially for letting me fly this flight - for the privilege of being able to be in this position, to be… — Gordon Cooper
It is a rare and high privilege to be in a position to help people understand the differences that they can make not only in… — Helen Boosalis
It is possible for the most obscure person in a church, with a heart right toward God, to exercise as much power for the evangelization… — John Mott
I recommend limiting one's involvement in other people's lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate… — Quentin Crisp
Nothing more clearly shows how little God esteems his gift to men of wealth, money, position and other worldly goods, than the way he distributes… — Jean de la Bruyere
When right, I shall often be thought wrong by those whose positions will not command a view of the whole ground. — Thomas Jefferson
Sheer effort enables those with nothing to surpass those with privilege and position — Toyotomi Hideyoshi
In judging our progress as individuals we tend to concentrate on external factors such as one's social position, influence and popularity, wealth and standard of… — Nelson Mandela
The superior man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his… — Confucius
Among the authorities it is generally agreed that the Earth is at rest in the middle of the universe, and they regard it as inconceivable… — Nicolaus Copernicus
However, the small probability of a similar encounter [of the earth with a comet], can become very great in adding up over a huge sequence… — Pierre-Simon Laplace
In the first book I shall describe all the positions of the spheres, along with the motions which I attribute to the Earth, so that… — Nicolaus Copernicus
When you give power to an executive you do not know who will be filling that position when the time of crisis comes. — Ernest Hemingway
There is a certain responsibility that accrued to me when I got to this unexpected position. — Bill Gates
People change their opinion according to your position. And both politicians and bureaucrats begin to take you more seriously, as they suddenly feel you have… — Rajeev Shukla

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