Quotes about Possession
Penalties against possession of a drug should not be more damaging to an individual than the use of the drug itself; and where they are, they should be changed. Nowhere is this more clear than in the laws against possession of marijuana in private for personal use... Therefore, I support legislation amending Federal law to eliminate all Federal criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce [28g] of marijuana.
— Jimmy Carter
As he took her hand she saw him look her over from head to foot, a gesture she recognized and that made her feel at home, but gave her always a faint feeling of superiority to whoever made it. If her person was property she could exercise whatever advantage was inherent in its ownership.
— F Scott Fitzgerald
Do you know that every unbeliever is filled with a demon spirit?
— Benny Hinn
to him who has the ring, the spirit of the ring is obedient, whether he be Noureddin or Aladdin, and he who has the world's treasure, has it, however he got it.
— Soren Kierkegaard
There was a spark inside that holiest of holy places that made people want to possess it, and what men yearn for they often destroy.
— Alice Hoffman
Whatever belonged to you once, will always belong to you.
— Alice Hoffman
Envy is envy, both for the wind and for men on earth. The better the place, the more others covet what you have. Be a pauper, a wanderer, a secret in the darkness of night. Once you possess something others do not, you are a target for the wicked.
— Alice Hoffman
What belonged to you once, will always belong to you.
— Alice Hoffman
I DECLARE I am special and extraordinary. I am not average! I have been custom-made. I am one of a kind. Of all the things God created, what He is the most proud of is me. I am His masterpiece, his most prized possession. I will keep my head held high, knowing I am a child of the most high God, made in his very image. This is my declaration.
— Joel Osteen
Since this life is God's and cannot die, it follows that everyone born anew into possessing this life is said to have eternal life.
— Watchman Nee
As having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
— Anonymous
How can we be witnesses of the one true God if we hold the truth as our own possession? God meant his truth for the world.
— Francine Rivers