Possess Quotes

1275 Possess quotes by 914 unique authors

I have held many things in my hands, and I have lost them all; but whatever I have placed in God's hands, that I still… — Martin Luther
Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess. — John Lydon
Whenever a youth is ascertained to possess talents meriting an education which his parents cannot afford, he should be carried forward at the public expense. — James Madison
For decades, media companies have largely controlled the tools through which consumers were told what to buy, wear or think. Now consumers possess the same… — Simon Mainwaring
Individually and collectively, Cherokee people possess an extraordinary ability to face down adversity and continue moving forward. — Wilma Mankiller
History offers us vicarious experience. It allows the youngest student to possess the ground equally with his elders; without a knowledge of history to give… — Hilary Mantel
History does nothing; it does not possess immense riches, it does not fight battles. It is men, real, living, who do all this. — Karl Marx
An artist must possess Nature. He must identify himself with her rhythm, by efforts that will prepare the mastery which will later enable him to… — Henri Matisse
A picture must possess a real power to generate light and for a long time now I've been conscious of expressing myself through light or… — Henri Matisse
To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid having too much of it. — Andre Maurois
No matter what has happened to you in the past or what is going on in your life right now, it has no power to… — Joyce Meyer
Lebanon is caught in a cycle of threats. And it is our duty to be strong and capable of defending our country. But we will… — Hassan Nasrallah
Admiration for a quality or an art can be so strong that it deters us from striving to possess it. — Friedrich Nietzsche
If a woman possesses manly virtues one should run away from her; and if she does not possess them she runs away from herself. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Judgments, value judgments concerning life, for or against, can in the last resort never be true: they possess value only as symptoms, they come into… — Friedrich Nietzsche
I will not be just a tourist in the world of images, just watching images passing by which I cannot live in, make love to,… — Anais Nin
Let me make a solemn pledge before all of you, before the whole world and before God, that I will devote all my energy and… — Olusegun Obasanjo
I saw that nothing was permanent. You don't want to possess anything that is dear to you because you might lose it. — Yoko Ono
Enlightened people seldom or never possess a sense of responsibility. — George Orwell
If people have a basic understanding of right from wrong, possess a strong desire to better themselves and persist in there cause, they can break… — Dave Pelzer
Experts often possess more data than judgment. — Colin Powell
A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most… — A. Philip Randolph
We might possess every technological resource... but if our language is inadequate, our vision remains formless, our thinking and feeling are still running in the… — Adrienne Rich
This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love: the more they give, the more they possess. — Rainer Maria Rilke
Before we set our hearts too much upon anything, let us examine how happy they are, who already possess it. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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