The possessions themselves were not the problem, it was my relationship with possessing.

A system of justice does not need to pursue retribution. If the purpose of drug sentencing is to prevent harm, all we need to do is decide what to do with people who pose a...

I am the rightful ruler of this world And now that I, too, have awakened, like my dragons, I have come to take back what is mine.

You would not believe what skill, power and ability your total intelligence possesses until you lose your balance.

Appreciation, not possession, makes a thing ours.

As it recurred again and again, it set me thinking of what my architect’s books say about the custom in early times to consecrate the choir as soon as it was built, and that the...

He had been violently confused by her real presence in the opposite inaccessible corner. For months he had been possessed by the imagination of her. She had been distant and closed away, a princess in...

Against Boston, our game plan was to try to keep possession a bit longer and pick the times when we want to go to goal. We weren’t as successful as we needed to be.

The want of a thing is perplexing enough, but the possession of it is intolerable.

Non-possession” does not mean having nothing. It does not mean to live as a penniless beggar. Rather than meaning having nothing, it is the idea of not possessing what we do not need. The more...

Much of human history has consisted of unequal conflicts between the haves and the have-nots.

I don’t want you to be my fan. I want you to be mine.

In order to exert influence over people, there were other things that could be used besides love. Knowledge seemed to be an equally strong force, perhaps even stronger. Whoever possessed knowledge not only had power...

There can never be any real freedom on earth as long as people try to exert ownership over the natural resources of the world.

Happiness does not depend on a possession. Happiness depends on action and perception.

The fiend in his own shape is less hideous than when he rages in the breast of man.

Giving presents is one of the most possessive things we do, did you realize that? It’s the way we keep a hold on other people. Plant ourselves in their lives.

Se amava quel viso non indulgente, era perché era netto, espressivo e risoluto.Vedeva, o gli sembrava di vedere, come tali qualità fossero state mascherate o soffocate da atteggiamenti più convenzionali: una modestia simulata, un’appropriata pazienza,...

Human beings had two basic orientations: HAVING and BEINGHAVING: seeks to acquire, posses things even peopleBEING: focuses on the experience; exchanging, engaging, sharing with other people

You state here that you believe your daughter, Amy, is no longer with you; that the girl living in your house – who looks and sounds exactly like Amy – is not in fact your...

To love in the sense of passion-love is the contrary of to live. It is an impoverishment of one’s being, an askesis without sequel, an inability to enjoy the present without imagining it as absent,...