"He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become."

Status, Isolation, Identity, Change

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"He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become."

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"Pretend to be poor in reality and you'll notice a decrease in your friends list and request."

Michael Bassey Johnson, Nigerian Philosopher

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"Status anxiety definitely exists at a political level. Many Iraqis were annoyed with the US essentially for reasons of status: for not showing them respect, for humiliating them."

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"The essence of the charge made against the modern high-status ideal is that it is guilty of effecting a gigantic distortion of priorities, of elevating to the highest level of achievement a process of material accumulation that should instead be only one of many factors determining the direction of our lives under a more truthful, more broadly defined conception of ourselves."

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"I am still not used to being the possessor of such a grand title. I believe I shall have to start wearing a purple satin turban and carrying a lorgnette."

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"The desire for high status is never stronger than in situations where "ordinary" life fails to answer a median need for dignity and comfort."

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"If Mary's blood is Spanish, at least it is royal. And at least she can walk straight and has control of her bowels."

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"Fame means being respected by everybody, or having some quality that is desired by all men, or by most, or by the good, or by the wise."

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"He took the last seat, as usual, a subtle reminder of what he was and what he had become."

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"Whenever the cloud of ego threatens to engulf me, I remind myself of my roots. It helps keeping my feet on the ground."

Mindset

"But when nothing in your life happens in a positive frame, it is difficult to think positively and hope for the best."

Optimism

"Fate, they say, fate- the clay that molds the events of your life, and it was the same fate that had thrown the stone of her heart on the building of his expectations. But then wasn't it his fault that he had constructed the building of glass? Hadn't he failed to cement the bricks of his love with trust and colour them with security? There was no insurance for broken hearts, no ointment for wounded souls and there would never be one, he knew."

Fate

"Despite wearing a Rolex, I have no time."

Time

"I wonder if I could take back every 'I love you' ever said to you, would I do it?"

Heartbreak

"There is no home as comfortable as your father's arms and no bed as soft as your mother's lap."

Family

"She turned around to look at me with her enchanting gaze that further pierced my heart; a look I would never forget and I would retain till perpetuity and think of it always whenever she came to my mind. And that is not going to be a few times, if my heart is to have its way."

Love

"I wanted to wash away our past misgivings in those tears that would run from our eyes and weave a new start by folding her in my arms.I wanted to, but I did not!"

Regret

"Little did I realise how much I would miss those ten minutes, those ten minutes in which I lived an entire lifetime."

Reflection

"But a cock does not enter a hen it enters a meow-meow!"

Humor