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
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
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
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
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
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
It was a noteworthy lesson, even for someone who'd been fed a daily diet of italicized lessons: that people in high places,… — Elinor Lipman Copy Share Image
Before modern man can gain control over the forces that now threaten his very existence, he must resume possession of himself. This… — Lewis Mumford Copy Share Image
It is as great a crime to leave a woman alone in her agony and deny her relief from her suffering as… — Grantly Dick-Read Copy Share Image
O, that we who declare war against wars, and acknowledge our trust to be in God only, may walk in the light,… — John Woolman Copy Share Image
A truce to philosophy!—Life is before me, and I rush into possession. Hope, glory, love, and blameless ambition are my guides, and… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley 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
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
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 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
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
To me the ego is the habitual and compulsive thought processes that go through everybody's mind continuously. External things like possessions or… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
My most cherished possession I wish I could leave you is my faith in Jesus Christ, for with Him and nothing else… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
The most effective means of fighting crime in the United States is to outlaw the possession of any type of firearm by… — Janet Reno Copy Share Image
Happiness is a state of mind and not a state of possession. Be as you are and you will be happy, if… — Apoorve Dubey Copy Share Image
Happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect. — H. Jackson Brown, Jr Copy Share Image
Express your admiration for the traits, possessions or accomplishments of your customer. Little things mean a lot. — Brian Tracy Copy Share Image
A clear stream, a long horizon, a forest wilderness and open sky - these are man's most ancient possessions. In a modern… — Lyndon B. Johnson Copy Share Image
From Maya Angelou I began to believe that I, too, someday, could be a writer, and I also learned how tortuous it… — Dirk Benedict Copy Share Image
“This is what is meant by possession - to be passionately at war for the qualities in one another to contend for… — Lawrence Durrell Copy Share Image
“The basic element that will distinguish those that are for godliness from those that are promoting ungodliness is if such individuals possess… — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
I own records that have the power to make me cry. Records to be by or with - truly precious possessions. It… — Kevin Rowland Copy Share Image
Power is not a material possession that can be given, it is the ability to act. Power must be taken, it is… — William Powell Copy Share Image
We have conquered for ourselves a place in the sun. It will now be my task to see to it that this… — Wilhelm II Copy Share Image
One of the best strengtheners of character and developers of stamina ... is to assume the part you wish to play; to… — Orison Swett Marden Copy Share Image
In any field, the Establishment is seldom in pursuit of the truth, because it is composed of those who sincerely believe that… — Edwin Thompson Jaynes Copy Share Image
Contentment is one of the most distinguishing traits of the godly person, because a godly person has his heart focused on God… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
“There can never be any real freedom on earth as long as people try to exert ownership over the natural resources of… — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
The day I acquired the habit of consciously pronouncing the words "thank you", I felt I had gained possession of a magic… — Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov Copy Share Image
I was initially cast as Corporal Hicks, and I was fired after a couple weeks of filming because I got busted for… — James Remar Copy Share Image
I am a friend. I have in my possession two thousand assorted buttons, eight hundred keys, and only one friend. Perhaps it… — Kami Garcia Copy Share Image
I have written my work, not as an essay which is to win the applause of the moment, but as a possession… — Thucydides Copy Share Image
