We Possess Quotes

121 We Possess quotes by 104 unique authors

Unless we possess high spiritual qualifications, there is no doubt that the events life throws upon us will give rise to frustration, emotional turmoil, and… — Dalai Lama
God who created us has granted us the faculty of speech that we might disclose the counsels of our hearts to one another and that,… — Saint Basil
The most abundant resources that we possess amongst the 1.5 million nonprofits in the United States are passion and knowledge, yet our most scarce resource… — Adam Braun
The nature of Christ is, I grant it, from one end to another, a web of mysteries; but this mysteriousness does not correspond to the… — Napoleon Bonaparte
An oil crisis looms, prices are spiking - and our president is extolling algae. After Solyndra, Keystone and promises of seaweed in their gas tanks,… — Charles Krauthammer
My theme is memory, that winged host that soared about me one grey morning of war-time. We possess nothing certainly except the past. — Evelyn Waugh
The thing that we possess, that machines don't, is the ability to exhibit wisdom. — Herbie Hancock
To act on the belief that we possess the knowledge and the power which enable us to shape the processes of society entirely to our… — Friedrich August von Hayek
Dreams can become a reality when we possess a vision that is characterized by the willingness to work hard, a desire for excellence, and a… — Janet Jackson
Music is a simulation of something, but language is the greatest thing we possess. — John Lydon
We succeed in enterprises which demand the positive qualities we possess, but we excel in those which can also make use of our defects. — Alexis de Tocqueville
Perilous to us all are the devices of an art deeper than we possess ourselves. — J.R.R. Tolkien
The future remains uncertain and so it should, for it is the canvas upon which we paint our desires. Thus always the human condition faces… — Frank Herbert
Whatever we call it - mind, character, soul - we like to think we possess something that is greater than the sum of our neurons… — Susanna Kaysen
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire. — Simone Weil
We are not our own any more than what we possess is our own. We did not make ourselves, we cannot be supreme over ourselves.… — Aldous Huxley
We are not rich by what we possess but by what we can do without. — Immanuel Kant
These memories, which are my life--for we possess nothing certainly except the past--were always with me. — Evelyn Waugh
And what greater might do we possess as human beings than our capacity to question and to learn? — Ann Druyan
Three millions of people, armed in the holy cause of liberty, and in such a country as that which we possess, are invincible by any… — Patrick Henry
if we possess a why of life we can put up with almost any how. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Our negative life situations are essential elements for us to fulfill our intended destiny. However, unless we possess the power of endurance to live through… — Chin-Ning Chu
To be content with what we possess is the greatest and most secure of riches. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ultimately, we are all products of the experiences we have and the decisions we make as children, and it remains a peculiar detail of human… — Simon Pegg
The happy life does not mean loving what we possess, but possessing what we love." Possession of the beloved, St. Thomas holds, takes place in… — Josef Pieper

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