Possessed Quotes

530 Possessed quotes by 418 unique authors

The bottom line about the information possessed by non-Western peoples is that the information becomes valid only when offered by a white scholar recognized by… — Vine Deloria, Jr.
Nothing that lived and breathed was truly objectiveâ€”even in a vacuum, even if all that possessed the brain was a self-immolating desire for the truth. — Jeff VanderMeer
Mankind, by the perverse depravity of their nature, esteem that which they have most desired as of no value the moment it is possessed, and… — Francois Fenelon
The next step in human evolution is to transcend thought. This is now our urgent task. It doesn't mean not to think anymore, but simply… — Eckhart Tolle
Thirsting desires and longings possessed my soul after perfect holiness. God was so precious to my soul that the world with all its enjoyments appeared… — David Brainerd
A 'possessed' dog in the neighborhood won't let me stop killing until he gets his fill of blood. — David Berkowitz
The great secret possessed by the great men of all ages was their ability to contact and release the powers of their subconscious mind. You… — Joseph Murphy
You must assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled until your assumption has all the sensory vividness of reality. You must imagine that you are… — Neville Goddard
We got rich by violating one of the central tenets of economics: thou shall not sell off your capital and call it income. And yet… — Kalle Lasn
The German decision to fight is implacable. Even if they were given more than they ask, they would attack just the same, because they are… — Galeazzo Ciano
So-called professional mathematicians have, in their reliance on the relative incapacity of the rest of mankind, acquired for themselves a reputation for profundity very similar… — Georg C. Lichtenberg
But the morbidity of sorrow-not cultivated sorrow, but that which comes inevitably-is often a productive sluggishness, a time when the soul slows down, too weary… — Eric G. Wilson
Personal righteousness is a choice. Faith is a gift from God, and one possessed of it can receive enormous spiritual power. — Kevin W. Pearson
Painting is possessed of divine power, for not only does it make the absent present, but also makes the dead almost alive. — Leon Battista Alberti
Word is murder of a thing, not only in the elementary sense of implying its absence - by naming a thing, we treat it as… — Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
I hope you will be yourself, human, even a little sentimental, possessed of a sense of humor and a sense of humility. . . .… — Harry A. Blackmun
The occult powers may be possessed by soul, but if they are not used in the right way it is a loss rather than a… — Virchand Gandhi
Although the many virtues that courtesans possessed were employed to defy circumstances, the role they played depended on the same circumstances over which they triumphed-… — Susan Griffin
If you go back to the first single-cell form of life, it clearly possessed the capacity to receive, to utilize, to store, to transform, and… — Dee Hock
Baseball has traditionally possessed a wonderful lack of seriousness. The game's best player, Babe Ruth, was a Rabelaisian fat man, and its most loved manager,… — Thomas Boswell

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