Possessing Quotes

202 quotes by 179 authors

Giving birth and nourishing, Bearing yet not possessing, Working yet not taking credit, Leading yet not dominating, This is the Primal Virtue. — Laozi
But the most deplorable effect of all, is that diminution of attachment and reverence, which steals into the hearts of the people, towards a political… — James Madison
Art is a way of possessing destiny. — Marvin Gaye
A modern factory reaches perhaps almost the limit of horror. Everybody in it is constantly harassed and kept on edge by the interference of extraneous… — Simone Weil
Essentially all civilizations that rose to the level of possessing an urban culture had need for two forms of science-related technology, namely, mathematics for land… — Frederick Seitz
It's ridiculous that we continue to incarcerate anyone for using a substance that actually causes far less damage than alcohol. No one goes out looking… — Susan Sarandon
Self-confidenc e, poise, consciousness of possessing the power to accomplish our desires, with renewed lively interest in life are the natural results of the practice… — Joseph Pilates
All men are created equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity;… — George Mason
We are eating, using up, and possessing more than we should. That is why a large portion of the human population is hungry. — Jaggi Vasudev
The State is the curse of the individual... The State must go! That will be a revolution which will find me on its side. Undermine… — Henrik Ibsen
Remember also: beyond the restless flowing electricity of life is the ultimate reality- The Void. Your own awareness, not formed into anything possessing form or… — Timothy Leary
If the results of the present study on the chemical nature of the transforming principle are confirmed, then nucleic acids must be regarded as possessing… — Oswald Avery
Writers that pretend to be in the throes of some kind of genius-demon, some kind of possessing spirit that refuses to let them engage with… — Matt Fraction
True religion is not about possessing the truth. No religion does that. It is rather an invitation into a journey that leads one toward the… — John Shelby Spong
Possessing them physically as one would possess a potted plant, a painting, or a Porsche. Owning, as it were, this individual. — Ted Bundy
PLENIPOTENTIARY, adj. Having full power. A Minister Plenipotentiary is a diplomatist possessing absolute authority on condition that he never exert it. — Ambrose Bierce
Next to possessing genius one's self is the power of appreciating it in others. — Mark Twain
Possessing material comforts in no way guarantees happiness. Only spiritual wealth can bring true true happiness. — Konosuke Matsushita
A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. The only value in our two nations possessing nuclear weapons is to make sure… — Ronald Reagan
Does the pursuit of truth give you as much pleasure as before? Surely it is not the knowing but the learning, not the possessing but… — Carl Friedrich Gauss

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