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He does not possess wealth; it possesses him. ↗

— Benjamin Franklin

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Whoever thinks that he alone has speech, or possesses speech or mind above others, when unfolded such men are seen to be empty. ↗

— Sophocles

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Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties. ↗

— James Jeans

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Humanity today possesses sufficient economic, cultural and spiritual resources to introduce a better global order. ↗

— Hans Kung

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The essence of our effort to see that every child has a chance must be to assure each an equal opportunity, not to become equal, but to become different-to realize whatever unique potential of body, mind and spirit he or she possesses. ↗

— John Fischer

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Europe has united, China is growing speedily and Russia possesses immense power in terms of fuel resources. The US administration cannot do anything about it. ↗

— Vladimir Zhirinovsky

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We believe, as the President has indicated, that this combination of a rogue state that possesses weapons of mass destruction and has known ties to terrorist organizations, is a grave threat to the people of the United States and to other countries around the world. ↗

— Paul Cellucci

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Force is as pitiless to the man who possesses it, or thinks he does, as it is to its victims; the second it crushes, the first it intoxicates. The truth is, nobody really possesses it. ↗

— Simone Weil

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He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not possess them, needs religion. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Whoever wishes to keep a secret must hide the fact that he possesses one. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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