Possession Quotes

1254 Possession quotes by 873 unique authors

For mankind as a whole, a possession infinitely more valuable than individual life is our genetic heritage, our link with past and future... Yet genetic… — Rachel Carson
We urgently need an end to these false assurances, to the sugar coating of unpalatable facts. It is the public that is being asked to… — Rachel Carson
So the horns of the stag are sharp to offend his adversary, but are branched for the purpose of parrying or receiving the thrusts of… — Erasmus Darwin
The Lord created you and me for the purpose of becoming Gods like Himself; when we have been proved in our present capacity, and been… — Brigham Young
Now, where a man in this church says, 'I don't want but one wife, I will live my religion with one,' he will perhaps be… — Brigham Young
But the moment a bird was dead, no matter how beautiful it had been in life, the pleasure of possession became blunted for me. — John James Audubon
The past is our only real possession in life. It is the one piece of property of which time cannot deprive us; it is our… — Grace King
I mistrust the satisfaction which makes a display of the possession of Infinity; that is called fatuity in philosophic terms. — Edgar Quinet
A clear stream, a long horizon, a forest wilderness and open sky - these are man's most ancient possessions. In a modern society, they are… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. — Peace Pilgrim
The chase is among the best of all national pastimes; it cultivates that vigorous manliness for the lack of which in a nation, as in… — Theodore Roosevelt
I also made two very important discoveries as time went on. In the first place, I discovered that making money was easy. I had been… — Peace Pilgrim
A priest in New York City was arrested on gun possession. These days, you better be happy that the bulge in his pocket is a… — David Letterman
We hide in relationships. We hide in material possessions. We hide in ambitions, secret desires, hates, frustrations, jealousy, self-ptiy, in our insecurity - and more… — Frederick Lenz
Our children are our signature to the roster of history; our land is merely the place our money was made. There is as yet no… — Aldo Leopold
All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you subscribe to the… — Dave Barry
The routine of custom tends to deaden even scientific inquiry; it stands in the way of discovery and of the active scientific worker. For discovery… — John Dewey
Mankind has failed miserably in its effort to devise a rational system of government. [...] The art of government is the exclusive possession of quacks… — H. L. Mencken
Every question "runs in a vicious circle" because political life as a whole is an endless chain consisting of an infinite number of links. The… — Vladimir Lenin
A good many causes tend to make good masters and mistresses quite as rare as good servants.... The large and rapid fortunes by which vulgar… — Fanny Kemble
There's nothing wrong with possessions; it's just that they have value to us only when we use them, engage them, and enjoy them. They're nouns… — Rob Bell
Poverty when coupled with creativeness is usually free of frustration. This is true of the poor artisan skilled in his trade and of the poor… — Eric Hoffer
I believe it is crucial to consider the degree to which one woman's possession of reproductive choice may actually depend on or deepen another woman's… — Rickie Solinger
People who have known the joy of God point each other to flashes of light here and there, and remind each other that they reveal… — Henri Nouwen
Life is indeed either a rich possession or a poor, according as it is made subservient to noble aims or ignoble pleasures. — Christian Nestell Bovee

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