#posses

People who get through life dependent on other people's possessions are always the first to lecture you on how little possessions count. ↗

— Ben Elton

#count #dependent #first #get #how

The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers. ↗

— Gail Godwin

#magically #possesses #powers #race

A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows. ↗

— George Gurdjieff

#beginning #help #him #knowledge #knows

Those in possession of absolute power can not only prophesy and make their prophecies come true, but they can also lie and make their lies come true. ↗

— Eric Hoffer

#absolute power #also #come #lie #lies

The dynamic, creative present, however conditioned and restricted by the effects of prior presents, possesses genuine initiative. ↗

— Corliss Lamont

#creative #dynamic #effects #genuine #however

A lie will easily get you out of a scrape, and yet, strangely and beautifully, rapture possesses you when you have taken the scrape and left out the lie. ↗

— Charles Edward Montague

#easily #get #left #lie #out

Americans need never fear their government because of the advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation. ↗

— Gouverneur Morris

#almost #armed #because #being #every

It is of the greatest importance that people and governments in many more countries than ours should realize that it is more dangerous to have access to nuclear arms than not to possess them. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#arms #countries #dangerous #governments #greatest

I love you. You’re mine. I’ll kill any bastard who tries to take you from me. ↗

— Samantha Young

#love #possessiveness #love

Unnecessary possessions are unnecessary burdens. If you have them, you have to take care of them! There is great freedom in simplicity of living. It is those who have enough but not too much who are the happiest. ↗

— Peace Pilgrim

#care #enough #freedom #great #happiest