Rank Quotes

“When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“It seems, in fact, that the more advanced a society is, the greater will be its interest in ruined things, for it will see in them a redemptively sobering reminder of the fragility of its own achievements. Ruins pose a direct challenge to our concern with power and rank, with bustle and fame. They puncture the inflated folly of our exhaustive and frenetic pursuit of wealth.”
― Alain de Botton, The Pleasures and Sorrows of Work

“For man to be worthy of any rank, he must strive first to be a man.”
― Lloyd Alexander, The Castle of Llyr

“A man's social rank is determined by the amount of bread he eats in a sandwich.”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald , The Beautiful and Damned

“Is there for honest Poverty
That hings his head, an' a' that;
The coward slave-we pass him by,
We dare be poor for a' that!
For a' that, an' a' that.
Our toils obscure an' a' that,
The rank is but the guinea's stamp,
The Man's the gowd for a' that.

What though on hamely fare we dine,
Wear hoddin grey, an' a that;
Gie fools their silks, and knaves their wine;
A Man's a Man for a' that:
For a' that, and a' that,
Their tinsel show, an' a' that;
The honest man, tho' e'er sae poor,
Is king o' men for a' that.

Ye see yon birkie, ca'd a lord,
Wha struts, an' stares, an' a' that;
Tho' hundreds worship at his word,
He's but a coof for a' that:
For a' that, an' a' that,
His ribband, star, an' a' that:
The man o' independent mind
He looks an' laughs at a' that.

A prince can mak a belted knight,
A marquis, duke, an' a' that;
But an honest man's abon his might,
Gude faith, he maunna fa' that!
For a' that, an' a' that,
Their dignities an' a' that;
The pith o' sense, an' pride o' worth,
Are higher rank than a' that.

Then let us pray that come it may,
(As come it will for a' that,)
That Sense and Worth, o'er a' the earth,
Shall bear the gree, an' a' that.
For a' that, an' a' that,
It's coming yet for a' that,
That Man to Man, the world o'er,
Shall brothers be for a' that.”
― Robert Burns

“Without agreement on rank and a certain respect for authority there can be no great sensitivity to social rules, as anyone who has tried to teach simple house rules to a cat will agree.”
― Frans de Waal

“Level, is spelled the same forward and backwards. Those on the upper level can always hit the bottom, and those on the bottom can always rank to the top. Envision your footprints up there already trailing, and your feet will soon follow suit.”
― Anthony Liccione

“After I received my blue belt, I soon recognized that the belts were simply an external representation of an inner experience, and that they mattered little compared to the person I was becoming.”
― Chris Matakas, The Tao of Jiu Jitsu

“Rank comes with responsibility whether you’re ready or not”
― Joseph Perry Grassi, The Little Guy (or The Motor Scooter): The story of a diminutive soldier in the rear with the gear

“That must be the chief reason to become sergeant; so you can assign yourself to monitor the most beautiful security risk.”
― James Alan Gardner, Ascending

“Eventually, a Soviet general sat down in the empty seat next to Howley. Rank-conscious, the Russian visibly shuddered when he realized he was sitting next to someone of much lower position. 'I see you're a colonel,' he said through an interpreter. Howley looked up from his plate and grumbled, 'I see you're a general. Here, have some salami.”
― Andrei Cherny, The Candy Bombers: The Untold Story of the Berlin Airlift and America's Finest Hour

“What is rank if not protection from the consequences which fall upon common men?”
― A. H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“I get in where I fit in but it's lonely at the top o where else is there to go? literacy of spirituality, give ear as it flows. Mind is mine and is a 5 star general, complex contrasted from the common in general. I sit in my palace because of the knowledge I have is about the average. Read in between the lines as I hit in between the eyes, open the third one that will give you wings to fly.”
― Jose R. Coronado, The Land Flowing With Milk And Honey

“And when you call on some high official, imagine that you will not find him at home, that you will be shut out, that the door will be slammed in your face, and that he will ignore you. But if, in spite of all this, you really have to go, accept it and go without ever telling yourself, "it was not worth all that". That's what an ordinary person would do, someone upset by mere circumstances.”
― Epictetus, How to Be Free: An Ancient Guide to the Stoic Life

“There are those who hold first rankers and there are those who are heroes.”
― Amit Kalantri

“When somebody say "Writer", I think about a person or people which have rank "Writer", when somebody ask me about president. I think about rank "president" - but in the end we understand thall people with this ranks are normal are like the people around the world poor or rich it doesn't matter!”
― Deyth Banger

“Why you say that I have talent??
About magic?? Wow, wow it isn't what you think, it's easy magic... The idea is to make you focus on what I want and to do something else without to realise it.
Clever?
Smart?
Wow, wow, I'm not I have more and more to study but as far as now I'm somewhere in the middle I have chances I have the ability so I can say I'm working to deserve that rank!”
― Deyth Banger

“Leadership is a choice. It is not a rank.”
― Simon Sinek

“Bosses run things. The rest of us get run. It's the only rank that matters these days. You can dress it up as baronies or boyars or caliphates, but that's just sticking lace and ribbons on the dinosaur and hoping he'll take you to town. Is you a boss or isn't you? That's about the size of it.”
― Catherynne M. Valente, Radiance

“Men of honour will always outstay men of undeserved rank.”
― A.H. Septimius, Crowns Of Amara: The Return Of The Oracle

“If you think you are ordinary person… - You already label yourself.”
― Deyth Banger

“Talent today is more aware, assertive and empowered than ever before, which makes it respond better to coaching and facilitation as opposed to direction and control. And organization cultures are changing to reflect this need by dialing down entitlements, privileges and distinctions associated with rank. This is an age which puts a premium on democracy and respect over authority and seniority”
― Gyan Nagpal, The Future Ready Organization: How Dynamic Capability Management Is Reshaping the Modern Workplace

“Your ladyship,” I said, trying to keep the irritation from my voice. “Before his death, the king tasked me with taking the princesses to safety.”
“And the queen tasked me likewise.”
“Now that I’m here, I release you from your duty.”
“I release you from yours.” Her tone turned to iron. She had authority over me, and I had none over her. And we both knew it”
― Jody Hedlund, Always

“THE SCORE IS NOT ME

Like every picture of ours conveys a different emotion and message; the exam scores we get are but just one picture of our ability. The score is not me.”
― Vineet Raj Kapoor

“Meritocracy is not a pass/fail system, but rather a system that allows each person to find their own highest attainment. There is no shame in being less than first in a particular field or endeavor – it is simply that the other person had more skills suited for that particular event. Meritocracy gives everyone the best possible chance. It doesn’t promise victory for everyone. Only the very best will win.”
― Adam Weishaupt, Voices of the Movement

“If you have entered a path that no one else has taken, if you have embarked on a task that no one else has dared to do, you will have a rank that has not been given to anyone, and a destiny that has not been granted to anyone!”
― Mehmet Murat ildan