Possession Quotations

It is not knowledge, but the act of learning, not possession but the act of getting there, which grants the greatest enjoyment.

The possession of land seems to be a greater gratification to the pride and independence of men.

Of all possessions a friend is the most precious.

Base Ball, to be played thoroughly, requires the possession of muscular strength, great agility, quickness of eye, readiness of hand, and many other faculties of mind and body that mark the man of nerve.

They took their meals together; and it was remarked on such occasions, when the friendship of animals is put to a hard test, that they never quarrelled or disputed the possession of a favourite fruit with each other.

God saw fit, for wise reasons to allow the people of Israel thus to make and possess slaves; but is this any license to us to enslave any of our fellow-men, ... to kill any of our fellow-men whom we please and are able to destroy, and take possession of their estates?

Great wealth took possession of the government. It was reflected in Mr. Harding's selection of a cabinet.

Most men have always wanted as much as they could get; and possession has always blunted the fine edge of their altruism.

Words are most malignant, the most treacherous possession of mankind. They are saturated with the sorrows of all time.

The first, that their pretensions to this possession of an art properly so called in their art of speaking are entirely unfounded; and the second, that they are involved in a profound mistake in their confusion of the good with the pleasant.

The belief that there is only one truth, and that oneself is in possession of it, is the root of all evil in the world

But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood.

After all my possessions had been burned, God gave me the wisdom to return to Jerusalem.

When I was a boy, I took over the shed at the bottom of the garden and displayed fossils and potsherds and coins in it and proudly called it my 'museum'. I charged people to come in, and my most prized possession was a Saracen shield dating from the Crusades.

Now, to read poetry at all is to have an ideal anthology of one's own, and in that possession to be incapable of content with the anthologies of all the world besides.

The glorified will not be pilgrims, transient visitors, or tenants at will, but settled, permanent, walled, established by title, through eternity by warrantee deed, signed, sealed, recorded, possession given. No renters, no lessees of Heaven, but all property and home owners.

Possession without obligation to the object possessed approaches felicity.

I want to try to prove the world wrong - that you can run and win in the NBA, and you can win big if you keep running. The problem is, can you run for 82 games every minute, every possession of every game?

A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.

Freedom is the sure possession of those alone who have the courage to defend it.

I don't have many possessions, apart from my books.

Sin is basically a denial of God's right of possession.

A man may be in as just possession of truth as of a city, and yet be forced to surrender.

This avidity alone, of acquiring goods and possessions for ourselves and our nearest friends, is insatiable, perpetual, universal, and directly destructive of society.

The possession of wealth leads almost inevitably to its abuse. It is the chief, if not the only, cause of evils which desolate this world below. The thirst for gold is responsible for the most regrettable lapses into sin.

To acquire possession of Latium was of the most decisive importance to Etruria, which was separated by the Latins alone from the Volscian towns that were dependent on it and from its possessions in Campania.

Wonder is that possession of the mind that enchants the emotions while never surrendering reason. It is a grasp on reality that does not need constant high points in order to be maintained, nor is it made vulnerable by the low points of life's struggle.

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

One's religion is one's own possession and he has a right to it.

Nothing's really a prized possession except my family, you know?

The possession of anything begins in the mind.

When George W. Bush hit the campaign trail in 2000, the precious possession he brought with him from home was his personal feather pillow. The theme of the Bush years was obliviousness. He was famously unavailable for debate and dialogue. He was deaf to countervailing voices. He hit the sack early and always got a good night's sleep.

There is a tendency in all parties, when they have been for a long time in possession of power, to augment it.

After it is all over, the religion of man is his most important possession.

Let me tell you that the children from their very birth are born to evil. Satan seems to have control of them. He seems to take possession of their young minds, and they are corrupted. Why do fathers and mothers act as though a lethargy was upon them? They do not mistrust that Satan is sowing evil seed in their families.

Men are not great or small because of their material possessions. They are great or small because of what they are.

We are not the sum of our possessions.

Knowledge conquered by labor becomes a possession -a property entirely our own.

When I was 7, my proudest possession would have been my bookshelf 'cause I had alphabetized all of the books on my bookshelf.

Many possessions, if they do not make a man better, are at least expected to make his children happier; and this pathetic hope is behind many exertions.

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

The dwelling places of Europe have an air of inheritance, or cumulative possession - a hive occupied by generations of bees.

Nothing is so wearing as the possession or abuse of liberty.

Work faithfully, and you will put yourself in possession of a glorious and enlarging happiness.

The desire for possession is insatiable, to such a point that it can survive even love itself. To love, therefore, is to sterilize the person one loves.

Love, in the eyes of the world, is either a carnal appetite or a vague fancy, which possession extinguishes or absence destroys. That is why it is commonly said, with a strange abuse of words, that passion does not endure.

I want to destroy ownership in order that possession and enjoyment may be raised to the highest point in every section of the community.

Montgomery police are conducting a careful and thorough investigation to determine how this gun discharged and how this boy came to be in possession of the handgun.

(Montpelier) controlled possession a lot of the game, definitely.

Ontario believes that the sentencing provisions in the Criminal Code need to send the appropriate message when it comes to illegal firearms. This message should be one of 'zero tolerance' for illegal activity related to the possession and use of firearms,

On the last possession we just decided to switch on everything and not let them get a very good shot.

I would also point out that many governments that chose not to support this war - certainly, the French president, Jacques Chirac, as I recall in April of last year, referred to Iraq's possession of WMD.

Noah is incredible. Usually kids that are that big, even if they're that athletic, they don't have the ability to play every possession at the intensity level that he does. I don't know many guards that can do that, but he does that at his size. That's what makes him unique.

I would bet - well, I'm not a betting man - but I feel 99.9 per cent confident that I had possession of the ball and that I was down by contact. I went over to the official and told him I had possession, that you guys have got to review that.

When I looked on the court last year, about every possession I was seeing four freshmen. We'll be the most experienced sophomore class in the Big Ten. Finally, we have some experience. Finally, now we have some carry-over in knowledge.

Oh, we're most definitely concerned. You always are when somebody does something and does it well. They have possession receivers and a quarterback that does a good job. We're playing a team that can create big plays and we can't afford to let them have that.

One possession here or there was going to determine this game for either team. Dee's three-point play late was somewhat of a dagger, but he's done that a few times.

One thing you have to decide when you make moves like this is how guys are going to fit in. What we're looking for right now is a guy who can stretch it out and go vertical for us (a big play receiver). I think right now we have enough possession receivers.

My Helmut Lang leather pants are my most treasured possession - I've worn them almost every day for two years, and they look good with everything.

Moss is spectacular, we all know that. But with me waiting over the top for him most of the afternoon, you could see the frustration in his eyes, in the way he ran his routes. That's not something that happens with T.O. Every route run is hard and crisp. Every possession has an intent to it.

Maybe games before they would've got that one play or one possession that put them over the top. But today, we got it and it was the difference.

Poets are soldiers that liberate words from the steadfast possession of definition.

Possession of the pure synthetic specimens of the anthocyanidins and chief anthocyanins enabled my wife and me to devise quick tests for these colouring matters which can be used with the material from a few flower petals.

Possessions are also really key. Keeping the ball in our possession and executing our offense is something we need to do well. We've been a good team all season long of taking care of the basketball. I think there's been 10 or 12 games where we've been under eight turnovers. Those two things are the keys for any one of the teams in the tournament. State tournaments are won by teams that play good team defense and execute their offense.

Nothing came easy today for either team. The difference sometimes is almost an illusion. Sometimes it's a possession here, it's a possession there.

No doubt. We know what it takes to beat a team like that. You've got to play them tough, battle them on the glass and possession by possession. It was truly a team effort.

Obviously a zone with quick guys like they have, they're not just gonna let you throw it into the post every time you want to. I guess the task is to figure out each possession what is the best thing to do.

Obviously, one possession here or there was going to determine the outcome for either team. We certainly need more production from a few of our other guys.

Obviously, rebounding was a major issue. That possession where they got three or four (offensive) boards pretty much summed up the game.

New Mexico was a very well-coached team. Even though they lost some of the strength from their College Cup finalist team to graduation, their future is certainly bright and it was a privilege to play a club of their caliber. It was a great first half that allowed both teams to get a lot of opportunities, but neither of us could establish possession in the second. I was very proud of our players to battle back and tie.

Right now, it's all about seizing the moment. It's about just playing possession by possession. There's no feeling like this. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We're just soaking it in, enjoying every moment.

If we can make them play defense for 15-20 seconds every possession I think that will help. If a team that likes to run scores two or three quick baskets they get that extra spring in their step.

We're competitive now. We struggle to score. That's why every possession is so valuable to us.

Meanwhile, he would continue to plot. Nothing in the last dozen years has stopped him - not his agreements; not the discoveries of the inspectors; not the revelations by defectors; not criticism or ostracism by the international community; and not four days of bombings by the US in 1998. What he wants is time and more time to husband his resources, to invest in his ongoing chemical and biological weapons programs, and to gain possession of nuclear arms.

She found a kind of possession of this role, ... There were moments during filming that I was just startled at where she was going.

She is very athletic, has great hands, is pretty skilled and she has a great work ethic. She doesn't take a possession off.

She kicked her foot at it, and we don't get the call. That was a big possession for us.

Scoring on that first possession was key because of the emotion that goes into this game.

We were celebrating a little and they took it personally, and I don't know why. This game wasn't about soccer, it was about who wanted it the most. People were sliding all over the park. We wanted to have more possession in the second half but they defended well and we had to dig deep.

Cares that have entered once in the breast, will have whole possession of the rest.

Possession means to sit astride the world Instead of having it astride of you.

Let your greatest possession be the ability to let go of any possession, joyfully.

Let the moment come when nothing is left but life, and you will find that you do not hesitate over the fate of material possessions.

I have a statue of Superman. It's actually a big one... It's a collectible statue of Superman, which the DC guys very kindly gave to me. So that's a little prized possession of mine.

I wouldn't say it's a slam-dunk, but we've found fish everywhere we've fished. We fished Possession Bar on Sunday morning and didn't get a legal fish, so we went over to Double Bluff and did OK. But I heard Possession did come on at the same time, on the low tide.

I would say one possession here or there was going to determine the outcome of this ballgame for either team. I thought both teams laid it on the line, put great effort out there to make things happen.

Getting John was an all-around blessing. His basketball I.Q. is through the roof and he's humble about it. Your hands better be up any time John has the ball. He won't look at you the entire possession and still he drops it right in your hands.

I earnestly believe that those documents exist and they're in the possession of the government of Iraq, and they can choose to give them to us.

If anyone a visitor, student or whoever was found in possession of a gun, they'd be arrested immediately.

Central Valley was so patient with the ball. They held the ball so long each possession that when we finally got our hands on it (the ball) we were anxious, and it showed.

Cassie is a very gifted athlete with very quick feet. Her one-on-one defending, ability to read the game, and solid possession will immediately impact our backline.

We've been willing to sit down and talk with them since the beginning. There is certain information in possession of Penn State that we would like to have.

He's a ball mover. It's not that our offense has been so slow ... we ran the same stuff when he was in the game and looked pretty good. Moving, cutting, being sharp, understanding how hard you've got to play, tighten every possession up, pay attention to detail ... he does that as well as anybody we have, if not better.

we thought we left possession behind but truth is i was yours and you were mine

we thought we left possession behindbut truth is i was yours and you were mine

West Virginia is a great squad and I couldn't be happier with the team's performance. We kept possession of the ball, passed effectively and defended well. Bryan is a young goalkeeper, who was playing in his first game. The spring season exists so that players can gain experience and Bryan will be better for it.

We lost one goal from a corner then another when we lost possession at a free-kick. We need to show more composure in such situations.

If something is found that needs to be fixed in the building, it will push our date back. However, we will do whatever it takes to fix those items and be in compliance with the city. I hope to have everything completed and gain possession over the building at least by Feb. 1.

When they say 'No. 1 receiver in the nation,' that's the truth. He can be a possession receiver. The good thing is we've got a couple of other freshmen you guys don't know about yet.

Hopefully, they know now every possession is important. We don't have a lot of depth, and that hurts us in late games. We have an issue with fatigue setting in in the last five or 10 minutes of games.