Possess Quotes
1275 Possess quotes by 914 unique authors
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Love is really the only thing we can possess, keep with us, and take with us.
— Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
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The more intelligent the storytelling becomes and the deeper the character development, people will realize in film and television, like they do in real life,…
— Robert LaSardo
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When we consider the fact that nearly three-quarters of the surface of the globe is covered by oceanic water, we begin to realise that the…
— C. V. Raman
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The Carrion Crow and Turkey-Buzzard possess great power of recollection, so as to recognise at a great distance a person who has shot at them,…
— John James Audubon
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As a medium, electronic screens possess infinite capacities and instant interconnections, turning words into a new kind of active agent in the world.
— Tom Chatfield
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I possess a strong sense of reason.
— Maria Lassnig
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Man is the only animal capable of reasoning, though many others possess the faculty of memory and instruction in common with him.
— Aristotle
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Emotionally, I have no picture-book illustrated with memories of my first five years, but externally, I have impressions that possess a haunting vividness comparable only…
— Edward Frederic Benson
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We do not possess an official certificate of birth for worship of one God. But the family line is clear: the Jews invented it to…
— Michel Onfray
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It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and…
— James Douglas
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You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
— J. Martin Kohe
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I see upon their noble brows the seal of the Lord, for they were born kings of the earth far more truly than those who…
— George Sand
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The Constitution preserves the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation where the governments are afraid to…
— James Madison
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While one party may possess the levers of power, one party does not possess a monopoly on good ideas. Good lawmaking, after all, is about…
— Bill Owens
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To have another language is to possess a second soul.
— Charlemagne
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Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation.
— Gouverneur Morris
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God saw fit, for wise reasons to allow the people of Israel thus to make and possess slaves; but is this any license to us…
— Samuel Hopkins
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The real or supposed rights of man are of two kinds, active and passive; the right in certain cases to do as we list; and…
— William Godwin
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I have everything, yet have nothing; and although I possess nothing, still of nothing am I in want.
— Jean Racine
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Among those best known, their highest ambition is to build American homes, possess American furniture, dress in American clothes, adopt the American style of living…
— Sheldon Jackson
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Instead, it appears to be a particular mark of beauty that it is considered with tranquil satisfaction; that it pleases if we also do not…
— Moses Mendelssohn
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It is of the greatest importance that people and governments in many more countries than ours should realize that it is more dangerous to have…
— Alva Myrdal
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The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless power without abusing it.
— Thomas Babington Macaulay
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Know why you believe, understand what you believe, and possess a reason for the faith that is in you.
— Frances Wright
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A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn…
— George Gurdjieff
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