Possess Quotes

1275 Possess quotes by 914 unique authors

In your occupations, try to possess your soul in peace. It is not a good plan to be in haste to perform any action that… — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
I've learned that next to the atomic bomb, the greatest danger is defeatism, despair, and inadequate awareness of what human beings possess. I feel that… — Norman Cousins
Sages do not accumulate for themselves. The more they give to others, the more they possess of their own. The way of Heaven is to… — Laozi
There may be difficulty at the moment, but I will not lose the Virtue that I possess. It is when the ice and snow are… — Zhuangzi
The grey paintings, for example, a painted grey surface, completely monochromatic - they come from a motivation, or result from a state, that was very… — Gerhard Richter
I believe in God as I believe in my friends, because I feel the breath of His affections, feel His invisible hand, drawing me, leading… — Miguel de Unamuno
Taking responsibility nurtures self-confidence, and self-confidence can help you to be a more interesting and attractive person. And best of all, the more you believe… — John Templeton
The Arab peoples possess an ancient and highly developed civilization that is in many ways more sophisticated than our own. For instance, they invented algebra.… — P.J. O'Rourke
To model an object is to possess it. — Pablo Picasso
I possess every good quality, but the one that distinguishes me above all is modesty. — Charles Richet
Finally, in regard to those who possess the largest shares in the stock of worldly goods, could there, in your opinion, be any police so… — Horace Mann
There have been great men with little of what we call education. There have been many small men with a great deal of learning. There… — Calvin Coolidge
In preindustrial cultures leisure is scarcely a burden or a "problem" because it is built into the ritual and ground plan of life for which… — David Riesman
We believe that what we possess we don't ultimately own. God is merely entrusting it to us. And one of the conditions of that trust… — Jonathan Sacks
To know how to dispense with things is to possess them. — Jean-Francois Regnard
The very best reason parents are so special . . . is because we are the holders of a priceless gift, a gift we received… — Fred Rogers
More and more I’ve become convinced that the great treasure to possess is the unknown. — P L Travers
Someday in the distant cyborg future, when our internal and external memories fully merge, we may come to possess infinite knowledge. But that's not the… — Joshua Foer
The "second sight" possessed by the Highlanders in Scotland is actually a foreknowledge of future events. I believe they possess this gift because they don't… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
Buddha nature is not something that we possess, nor is it something we can be. It is the nature of things, just as they are.… — Geoffrey Shugen Arnold
Five common traits of good writers: (1) They have something to say. (2) They read widely and have done so since childhood. (3) They possess… — James J. Kilpatrick
Hence reason also demands that, since our thoughts cannot all be true because we are not wholly perfect, what truth they do possess must inevitably… — Rene Descartes
I always counsel aspiring novelists that passion is the most important quality for a writer to possess - technique can be taught, but that relentless… — Lisa Kleypas
Nashville is the place where I first realized how impossible it is to look at someone and know what is inside them, what special something… — Callie Khouri
Fly silly sea bird, no dreams can possess you, no voices can blame you for sun on your wings. — Joni Mitchell

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