Possession Quotes

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

Even against the most powerful defense, an aggressor in possession of the effective minimum number of atomic bombs for a surprise attack could probably place a sufficient number of his bombs on the chosen targets to cause hideous damage.

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

It is contrary to the usages of war to cause your parks or heavy artillery to enter a defile, the opposite extremity of which is not in your possession; since, in the event of a retreat". they will embarrass you and be lost. They ought to be left in position, under a suitable escort, until yoU have made yourself master of thetermination of the defile.

Possession make you rich? I don't have that type of richness. My richness is life, forever.

My fashion is my most prized possession for two reasons: 1) because it is a visualization of all the hard work I've put in to get where I am today; 2) because it is a legend to the encyclopedia of my life. It is exactly what I've aimed to seep into the artistic consciousness of people all over the world - that life is an art form.

Too often, a vast collection of possessions ends up possessing its owner.

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

Music is everybody's possession. It's only publishers who think that people own it.

Private property has made us so stupid and one-sided that an object is only ours when we have it.

There are no circumstances imaginable, not even victory, under which the proletariat should give up its possession of arms.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.