“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
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
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
We had put almost all of our possessions in storage, which was a metaphor for being twenty, as were so many things. — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“I am the rightful ruler of this world And now that I, too, have awakened, like my dragons, I have come to… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
You wake up in the morning, and your purse is magically filled with twenty-four hours of un-manufactured tissue of the universe of… — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
One... gets an impression that civilization is something which was imposed on a resisting majority by a minority which understood how to… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
There is no wealth but life. Life, including all its powers of love, of joy, and of admiration. That country is the… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
I used to suppose that certain evils could never befall a being in possession of a sound mind; that true virtue supplies… — Charles Brockden Brown Copy Share Image
You cannot do without one specialty. You must have some base-line to measure the work and attainments of others. For a general… — Louis Agassiz Copy Share Image
Religion claims to be in possession of an absolute truth; but its history is a history of errors and heresies. It gives… — Ernst Cassirer Copy Share Image
“Obsessed with Christine to the end, his last statement as he left his cell was, 'to kill is the final possession'. But… — Clare Mulley Copy Share Image
I had a career before the Stern show, on Mad TV. I was on the first two seasons of that and I… — Artie Lange Copy Share Image
The history of science knows scores of instances where an investigator was in the possession of all the important facts for a… — Ernst Mayr Copy Share Image
“To be alone, but to be pierced through with a kingly joy, now and then, as I believe I am, is a… — Sebastian Barry Copy Share Image
The possession of a camera can inspire something akin to lust. And like all credible forms of lust, it cannot be satisfied. — Susan Sontag Copy Share Image
If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is… — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
I used to lie down on the grass and draw the blades as they grew - until every square foot of meadow,… — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
One whose knowledge is confined to books and whose wealth is in the possession of others, can use neither his knowledge nor… — Chanakya Copy Share Image
The candle-buds opened their wide white flowers…Their scent spilled out into the air and took possession of the island. — William Golding Copy Share Image
The demand for liberty is a demand for power, either for possession of powers of action not already possessed or for retention… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
“The hurt is in the act of possession: we are too small in mind and body to possess another person without pride… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
A field is the most just possession for men. For what nature requires it carefully bears: barley, oil, wine, figs, honey. Silver-plate… — Philemon Copy Share Image
I am a poor mendicant. My earthly possessions consist of six spinning wheels, prison dishes, a can of goat's milk, six homespun… — Mahatma Gandhi Copy Share Image
The pearl whose possession separates man from beast, the pearl which is the rarest find - the best among virtues - is… — Kedar Joshi Copy Share Image
My religious faith remains in possession of the field only after prolonged civil war with my naturally skeptical mind. — William Lyon Phelps Copy Share Image
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
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
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
“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
“Mathias lifted his head and looked directly into Mina's eyes. His smile was gone. Possession filled his gaze. After tonight, you won't… — Gayle Donnelly and Robyn McKenzie Copy Share Image
Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Even in our democratic New England towns the accidental possession of wealth, and its manifestation in dress and equipage alone, obtain for… — Henry David Thoreau 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
