Quotes About Ownership

Trouble is, George Washington is not my ancestor, private or public. He owned my ancestors, abused them as chattel and willed them to his wife, Martha, upon his death. I and mine need to know about George and Martha but, assuredly, we do not need to revere them. Indeed, psychically we cannot afford to revere them.

More Americans own their home than ever before. Nearly 70 percent of American's are homeowners. So it is a good time for us to asses the positive impacts of homeownership on families, communities and on the nation's economy.

Well, you can't have just some of me, Jai," I told her. "You appreciate the part of me that didn't get angry because two 'things' we own got hurt. But the flip side of that is my belief that you don't repair things if they still do what they're supposed to do. The cars still work. Let's just drive 'em.

To be rich nowadays merely means to possess a large number of poor objects.

Whatever you possess possesses you in return.

I did it to myself. It wasn't society... it wasn't a pusher, it wasn't being blind or being black or being poor. It was all my doing.

me imagino por un momento siendo el dueño de una vida distinta. Imagino una casa cerca de una ciudad pero aun así lo bastante lejos y nadie en el jardín y nada que merezca la pena olvidas ni nada que merezca ser recrdado.

More importantly, modern dogs simply don't behave like modern wolves. Popular dog "experts" like Cesar Millan may tell you that a good dog owner needs to play the role of the alpha wolf, the dominant pack leader. But the fact is that dogs don't live in hierarchically organized packs. Indeed it's doubtful that most wolves live this way.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

He stared at Hannah as if he owned her. Voices were raised somewhere else. The man didn't seem to notice. He just looked at Hannah until she yelled 'go away' and threw the small, hard pillow at him. He didn't even laugh at that

Well, what was it to be a thief? He met the question at last, face to face, wiping the clammy drops of sweat from his forehead. God made this money - the fresh air, too - for his children's use. He never made the difference between poor and rich.

Scientists are people who build the Brooklyn Bridge and then buy it.

I don't buy cars I can't drive.

People should just buy a CD and rip it. You are legal then.

Buying books was a way anyone could acquire a work of art for very little.

I never download anything; it's crazy! We must keep buying albums and DVDs.

It's much more difficult running a business than buying one.

How much you accumulate is a byproduct of what you enjoy doing in life. And I enjoy buying companies.

On what possible basis would I want to stop someone from buying BHS if I had tried to save it?

Haven't read a book for years - keep buying them and never getting round to reading them - I never seem to have the time.

Buying a home is exciting, but it's also a big financial commitment.

I am the best sports entertainer in the world. I always hear, 'Sports entertainer? You're a sell-out!' Call me a sell-out if you want. I'm buying in. This is my brand. NXT is mine.

I lost my election because of my campaign, not because of what anyone else did.

I'm not a loose cannon. If I'm wrong, I say so.