Take Possession Quotes

38 quotes by 31 authors

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly… — Andrew Carnegie
One of the great secrets of the day is to know how to take possession of popular prejudices and passions, in such a way as… — Niccolo Machiavelli
Character isn't inherited. One builds it daily by the way one thinks and acts, thought by thought, action by action. If one lets fear or… — Helen Gahagan Douglas
The whole art of allowing the truth to take possession of you is of being vulnerable, of being open, of being in a let-go. Or… — Rajneesh
...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
I can no longer think of anything but you. In spite of myself, my imagination carries me to you. I grasp you, I kiss you,… — Honore de Balzac
Take possession of the air, submit the elements, penetrate the last redoubts of nature, make space retreat, make death retreat. — Romain Rolland
Happier of happy though I be, like them I cannot take possession of the sky, mount with a thoughtless impulse, and wheel there, one of… — William Wordsworth
I did not know that history is like a blood stain that keeps on showing on the wall no matter how many new owners take… — Peter Carey
The darkness which clings to every personality is the door into the unconscious and the gateway of dreams, from which those two twilight figures, the… — Carl Jung
I am interested in the way that we look at a given landscape and take possession of it in our blood and brain. None of… — N. Scott Momaday
When the virus of restlessness begins to take possession of a wayward man, and the road away from Here seems broad and straight and sweet,… — John Steinbeck
We must enter and take possession of the consciences of the children, of the consciences of the young, because they do belong, and should belong… — Plutarco Elias Calles
When we marry, we are authorized to take possession of the other person, body and soul. — Paulo Coelho
Let us ask the Lord for the grace to take these things seriously. He came to fight for our salvation. He won against the devil!… — Pope Francis
But how do European railways manage without them? How do they continue to convey millions of travellers and mountains of luggage across a continent? If… — Peter Kropotkin
We find two great gangs of political speculators, who alternately take possession of the state power and exploit it by the most corrupt ends --… — Friedrich Engels
If one lets fear or hate or anger take possession of the mind, they become self-forged chains. — Helen Gahagan Douglas
There is no law by which to determine the superiority of nations; hence the vanity of the claim, and the idleness of disputes about it.… — Lew Wallace
There is a power under your control that is greater than poverty, greater than the lack of education, greater than all your fears and superstitions… — Andrew Carnegie

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