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Each man has his own desires; all do not possess the same inclinations.
Aulus Persius Flaccus

It is a good idea to be alone in a garden at dawn or dark so that all its shy presences may haunt you and possess you in a reverie of suspended thought.
James Douglas

Good, Alone, May

Talent is what you possess; genius is what possesses you.
Malcolm Cowley

Talent, Genius, Possesses

The Second Amendment does protect the right to people to possess weapons for self-defense in the home. That's what the Supreme Court said.
Laurence Tribe

Home, Said, Second

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?
Samuel Hopkins

God, Wise, Able

Immortality is not a gift, Immortality is an achievement; And only those who strive mightily Shall possess it.
Edgar Lee Masters

Gift, Shall, Strive

Every faculty and virtue I possess can be used as an instrument with which to worry myself.
Hale White

Worry, Used, Virtue

You possess a potent force that you either use, or misuse, hundreds of times every day.
J. Martin Kohe

Times, Either, Force

We will ensure that associates continue to possess unsurpassed product knowledge and maintain their dedication to customer service and respect for their colleagues and for the communities in which they work and live.
Arthur Blank

Work, Respect, Knowledge

The only virtue a character needs to possess between hardcovers, even if he bears a real person's name, is vitality: if he comes to life in our imaginations, he passes the test.
Stephen Vizinczey

Life, Character, Real

The violinist must possess the poet's gift of piercing the protective hide which grows on propagandists, stockbrokers and slave traders, to penetrate the deeper truth which lies within.
Yehudi Menuhin

Truth, Lies, Gift

Among those best known, their highest ambition is to build American homes, possess American furniture, dress in American clothes, adopt the American style of living and be American citizens.
Sheldon Jackson

Best, Living, American

There is one Quality, which has somewhat so heavenly in it; that by so much the more we are possess'd of it, by so much the more we draw nearer to the Great Author of Nature.
Eliza Haywood

Nature, Great, Quality

Measurements of the specific ionization of both the positive and negative particles, by counting the number of droplets per unit length along the tracks, showed the great majority of both the positive and negative particles to possess unit electric charge.
Carl D. Anderson

Great, Positive, Negative

It is better to believe that a man does possess good qualities than to assert that he does not.
John Francis Davis

Good, Qualities, Assert

The passion for art is, as for believers, very religious. It unites people, its message is of common humanity. Art has become my religion - others pray in church. It's a banality, but you don't possess art, it possesses you. It's like falling in love.
Francois Pinault

Love, Religion, Art

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