Possession Quotes
1254 quotes by 873 authors
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Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism.
— Katharine Fullerton Gerould
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The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind
— Unknown Author
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We cannot by ourselves reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world, but we are doing what has to be done all over the…
— David Lange
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Obscenity is our name for the uneasiness which upsets the physical state associated with self-possession, with the possession of a recognized and stable individuality.
— Georges Bataille
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Engineering is not merely knowing and being knowledgeable, like a walking encyclopedia; engineering is not merely analysis; engineering is not merely the possession of the…
— Unknown Author
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Only dead mathematics can be taught where the attitude of competition prevails: living mathematics must always be a communal possession.
— Mary Everest Boole
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...it was always our view that in order to attain this [proletarian revolution] and the other far more important aims of the future social revolution,…
— Friedrich Engels
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People who don't have the interest or aptitude for serious college studies at age 18 may find that later in life they do, but those…
— George Leef
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Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who…
— Confucius
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I shortly will introduce legislation banning the sale, manufacture or possession of handguns (with exceptions for law enforcement and licensed target clubs)... . It is…
— John Chafee
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The Second Amendment's language and historical and philosophical background demonstrated that it was designed to guarantee individuals the possession of certain kinds of arms for…
— Don Kates
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This government does not believe that public safety is enhanced by carrying weapons. In fact, it has been a long-standing Canadian government practice to discourage…
— Anne McLellan
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The day I acquired the habit of consciously pronouncing the words "thank you", I felt I had gained possession of a magic wand capable of…
— Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
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At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy…
— Yukio Mishima
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If a child is inclined to be grasping, or to cling to any of his or her little possessions, legends are related about the contempt…
— Charles Alexander Eastman
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The world has been created for everyone's use, but you few rich are trying to keep it up for yourselves. For not merely the possession…
— Ambrose
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If you'd be beloved, make yourself amiable. A true friend is the best possession.
— Benjamin Franklin
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Love and toothache have many cures, but none infallible, except possession and dispossession.
— Benjamin Franklin
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There are all kinds of devices invented for the protection and preservation of countries: defensive barriers, forts, trenches, and the like... But prudent minds have…
— Demosthenes
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The face of "evil" is always the face of total need. A dope fiend is a man in total need of dope. Beyond a certain…
— William S. Burroughs
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