Quotes from The Firstborn Advantage: Making Your Birth Order Work for You

Kevin Leman ·  286 pages

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“That's the way it is with firstborns. Mom and Dad may think they're in charge, but the firstborn knows better, and so does the youngest sibling.”
― Kevin Leman, quote from The Firstborn Advantage: Making Your Birth Order Work for You


“يقرأ المولودون بكرا عادة عددا من الكتب أكثر مما يقرأه الآخرون، وهذا ما يوفر لهم أفضلية معرفية.”
― Kevin Leman, quote from The Firstborn Advantage: Making Your Birth Order Work for You


“The only way to avoid failure is to sit in a corner and do nothing.”
― Kevin Leman, quote from The Firstborn Advantage: Making Your Birth Order Work for You


“You can be a genius, but you won't get far in life without balance.”
― Kevin Leman, quote from The Firstborn Advantage: Making Your Birth Order Work for You


“الخطأ الأكثر شيوعا من قبل الأبوين، هو تعويل آمال غير مبررة على أولادهما، والابن البكر هو على الدوام تقريبا من يتلقى صدمة المبالغة في الآمال المعقودة عليه من قبل أمه وأبيه.”
― Kevin Leman, quote from The Firstborn Advantage: Making Your Birth Order Work for You



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