#possession

It is not her body that he wants but it is only through her body that he can take possession of another human being, so he must labor upon her body, he must enter her body, to make his claim. ↗

— Joyce Carol Oates

#being #body #claim #enter #her

The possession of arbitrary power has always, the world over, tended irresistibly to destroy humane sensibility, magnanimity, and truth. ↗

— Frederick Law Olmsted

#arbitrary #arbitrary power #destroy #humane #irresistibly

It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him. ↗

— Max Planck

#attends #brings #enriches #happiness #him

Russia does not have in its possession any trustworthy data that supports the existence of nuclear weapons or any weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and we have not received any such information from our partners as yet. ↗

— Vladimir Putin

#data #destruction #does #existence #information

Reason is an action of the mind; knowledge is a possession of the mind; but faith is an attitude of the person. It means you are prepared to stake yourself on something being so. ↗

— Michael Ramsey

#attitude #being #faith #knowledge #means

Your most precious possession is not your financial assets. Your most precious possession is the people you have working there, and what they carry around in their heads, and their ability to work together. ↗

— Robert Reich

#around #assets #carry #financial #heads

Every right implies a responsibility; Every opportunity, an obligation, Every possession, a duty. ↗

— John D. Rockefeller

#every #implies #obligation #opportunity #possession

In the first place, when there is a policy of intentional aggression, inspired by a desire to get possession of the territory or the trade of another country, right or wrong, a pretext is always sought. ↗

— Elihu Root

#always #another #country #desire #first

The glory that goes with wealth is fleeting and fragile; virtue is a possession glorious and eternal. ↗

— Sallust

#fleeting #fragile #glorious #glory #goes

The most valuable possession you can own is an open heart. The most powerful weapon you can be is an instrument of peace. ↗

— Carlos Santana

#heart #instrument #most #most powerful #open