Possess Quotes

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Why do I write? I write because I have to, because it is all I know, because it is my truth, because I am compelled,… — Patrick Califia
It is not an act of bravery to try to save your own village. It is an instinct to protect what you possess. Bravery is… — Gail Tsukiyama
To have everything is to possess nothing. — Gautama Buddha
If NATURE has made any one thing less susceptible than all others of exclusive property, it is the action of the thinking power called an… — Thomas Jefferson
Only by letting go can we truly possess what is real. — Chow Yun-Fat
That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a wrong one. — Samuel Johnson
The independence and liberty you possess are the work of joint efforts and common dangers, sufferings, and successes. — George Washington
The common sense of mankind demands that law shall not stop with the punishment of petty crimes by little people. It must also reach men… — Robert H. Jackson
And now good morrow to our waking souls, Which watch not one another out of fear; For love, all love of other sights controls, And… — John Donne
It is true that after they have been reassured and have lost this fear, they are so artless and so free with all they possess,… — Christopher Columbus
To succeed in the world, it is much more necessary to possess the penetration to discern who is a fool, than to discover who is… — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
Teamwork remains a sustainable competitive advantage that has been largely untapped because it is hard to measure (teamwork impacts the outcome of an organization in… — Patrick Lencioni
He who possess virtue in abundance may be compared to an infant. — Laozi
The lust of avarice as so totally seized upon mankind that their wealth seems rather to possess them than they possess their wealth. — Pliny the Elder
In speaking of the capitalists who strive only for profit, only to get rich, I do not want to say that these are the most… — Joseph Stalin
The State which we have founded must possess the four cardinal virtues of wisdom, courage, discipline and justice ... Justice is the principle which has… — Plato
If thy friends be of better quality than thyself, thou mayest be sure of two things; first, they will be more careful to keep thy… — Walter Raleigh
As the aeroplane is the most mobile weapon we possess, it is destined to become the dominant offensive arm of the future. — J F C Fuller
The airman must possess absolutely untroubled nerves. — Francis Collins
I don't think I possess any skill that anyone else doesn't have. I've just had perhaps more of an opportunity, more of an exposure, and… — Bob Hoover
Great pilots are made not born. . . . A man may possess good eyesight, sensitive hands, and perfect coordination, but the end result is… — Unknown Author
Perhaps the greatest discovery of my life, without question the greatest commitment, came when finally I had the confidence in God that I would loan… — Boyd K. Packer
You cannot speak that which you do not know. You cannot share that which you do not feel. You cannot translate that which you do… — Jim Rohn
To begin with, I wanted that truth to life to possess a concrete reliability, and rejoiced most when the poem seemed most direct, an upfront… — Seamus Heaney
What is important, then, is not that the critic should possess a correct abstract definition of beauty for the intellect, but a certain kind of… — Walter Pater

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