Quotes about Ownership
The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.
— Andrew Carnegie
As soon as you set foot on a yacht you belong to some man, not to yourself, and you die of boredom.
— Coco Chanel
Every man's happiness is his own responsibility.
— Abraham Lincoln
Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.
— Livy
Before we received Christ, we were slaves to sin. But because of Christ's work on the cross, sin's power over us has been broken. Satan has no right of ownership or authority over us. He is a defeated foe, but he is committed to keeping us from realizing that. He knows he can block your effectiveness as a Christian if he can deceive you into believing that you are nothing but a product of your past, subject to sin, prone to failure, and controlled by your habits.
— Neil Anderson
He was no longer quite sure whether anything he had ever thought or felt was truly his own property, or whether his thoughts were merely a common part of the world's store of ideas which had always existed ready-made and which people only borrowed, like books from a library.
— Milan Kundera
There is no affirmation without the one who affirms. in this sense, everything to which you grant your love is yours
— Ayn Rand
Naught is possessed, neither gold, nor land nor love, nor life, nor peace, nor even sorrow nor death, nor yet salvation. Say of nothing: It is mine. Say only: It is with me.
— DH Lawrence
Love hath so long possessed me for his own And made his lordship so familiar.
— Dante Alighieri
It's impossible to remain angry or blame other people for problems in your life when you are saying , I am responsible.
— Brian Tracy
Among the most important personal choices you can make is to accept complete responsibility for everything you are and everything you will ever be. This is the great turning point in life. The acceptance of personal responsibility is what separates the superior person from the average person.
— Brian Tracy
EVERYTHING given in this life is given as a gift. When it's gone, it's a good memory to be grateful for. It was never really yours.
— Brian Tracy