The possession targets a vulnerability in each of its victims and amplifies it. Essentially, it removes the self-control and notions of good… — Brian Pinkerton Copy Share Image
Physical comforts cannot subdue mental suffering, and if we look closely, we can see that those who have many possessions are not… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
The idea of enemies is awful it makes one stop remembering eternity and the fear of death. That is what enemies are.… — Gertrude Stein Copy Share Image
Nobody now fears that a Japanese fleet could deal an unexpected blow on our Pacific possessions. Radio makes surprise impossible. — Josephus Daniels Copy Share Image
“He had brought no possessions with him; he would take none away. There were none to have--everything of value was in the… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
The time will come when the Negro in the South will be accorded all the political rights which his ability, character, and… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
“Acknowledgement is possession. When you acknowledge, think or have conviction in something, it actually will come true.” — Stephen Richards Copy Share Image
When you stop expecting people to be perfect, you can like them for who they are. And when you stop expecting material… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Every step in human progress, from the first feeble stirrings in the abyss of time, has been opposed by the great majority… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
To practice virtue is to selflessly offer assistance to others, giving without limitation one's time, abilities, and possessions in service, whenever and… — Laozi Copy Share Image
In the last 15 to 20 years the best central midfielder that I have seen — the most complete — is Scholes.… — Xavi Copy Share Image
The happiness promised us in Christ does not consist in outward advantages-such as leading a joyous and peaceful life, having rich possessions,… — John Calvin Copy Share Image
I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tenderness, which is inflamed by a single female, which prefers her… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Achieving goals is a creative process. The first step in the creation of your primary goal takes place in your conscious mind.… — Bob Proctor Copy Share Image
I define success as a deep sense of peace, and we find the most peace when we live out our true calling… — DeVon Franklin Copy Share Image
Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many… — Henry Chadwick Copy Share Image
My wealth is reflected in the price of Severstal, and the number of shares I have in my possession doesn't have any… — Alexei Mordashov Copy Share Image
I think parents should know what their children are reading, and if they truly object, they should tell their kids why, rather… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
Whatever the intellectual is too certain of, if he is healthily playful, he begins to find unsatisfactory. The meaning of his intellectual… — Richard Hofstadter Copy Share Image
How the early priests came into possession of these secrets does not appear, and if there were ever any records of this… — Harry Houdini Copy Share Image
A man is a beggar who only lives to the useful, and, however he may serve as a pin or rivet in… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
It's a truth universally acknowledged that an FBI special agent in possession of great skill and talent is likely to engage in… — Julie James Copy Share Image
We must enter and take possession of the consciences of the children, of the consciences of the young, because they do belong,… — Plutarco Elias Calles Copy Share Image
In sports teams, apart from talk of sporting prowess and the imparting of inspirational thought, an extraordinary amount of time is spent… — Harsha Bhogle Copy Share Image
Happiness happens when you fit with your life, when you fit so harmoniously that whatsoever you are doing is your joy. Happiness… — Daphne du Maurier Copy Share Image
OWE, v. To have (and to hold) a debt. The word formerly signified not indebtedness, but possession; it meant "own," and in… — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
If I look at who I am as a person and where my interests lie, I figured that going from Tommy End… — Aleister Black Copy Share Image
I can't even drive a car. I don't have a driver's license. I have a rented apartment in New York. That's it.… — Lady Gaga Copy Share Image
When you live alone, your furnishings, your possessions, are always confronting you with the thinness of your existence. — Zoë Heller Copy Share Image
Remember our words, then, and whatever is your aim let virtue be the condition of the attainment of your aim, and know… — Plato Copy Share Image
“You would not believe what skill, power and ability your total intelligence possesses until you lose your balance.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one… — Helen Gahagan Douglas Copy Share Image
Our possessions are a trust from God. What we clutch tightly, we lose. What we place in His hands, we will possess. — Phil Callaway Copy Share Image
There are only two kinds of freedom in the world; the freedom of the rich and powerful, and the freedom of the… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Know yourself. Feel yourself. Love yourself. Respect yourself. Take good care of yourself. You are your most precious possession on Earth. — Robert Muller Copy Share Image
I want it more. That's all it really is. Nobody wants to get hit every possession to get a rebound, and I… — Andre Drummond Copy Share Image
“What is it about possessing things? Why do we feel the need to own what we love? And why do we become… — Louis Chunovic Copy Share Image
If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of communication, for by… — Daniel Webster Copy Share Image
A man who owns a dog is, in every sense of the words, its master; the term expresses accurately their mutual relations.… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
