Quotes about Ownership

The main question is "Do you own your pain?" As long as you do not own your pain—that is, integrate your pain into your way of being in the world—the danger exists that you will use the other to seek healing for yourself. When you speak to others about your pain without fully owning it, you expect something from them that they cannot give. As a result, you will feel frustrated, and those you wanted to help will feel confused, disappointed, or even further burdened.

It seems easier to be God than to love God, easier to control people than to love people, easier to own life than to love life.

I cannot but feel compassion when I hear some trig, compact-looking man, seemingly free, all girded and ready, speak of his 'furniture,' as whether it is insured or not. 'But what shall I do with my furniture?'...It would surpass the powers of a well man nowadays to take up his bed and walk, and I should certainly advise a sick one to lay down his bed and run.

Freedom of choice is more to be treasured than any possession earth can give.

I will take what is mine and keep it for as long as i want

But until a person can say deeply and honestly, "I am what I am today because of the choices I made yesterday," that person cannot say, "I choose otherwise.

One way to solve the traffic problem is to keep all the cars that are not paid for off the streets.

The two qualities which chiefly inspire regard and affection [are] that a thing is your own and that it is your only one.

We are just tenants on this world. We have just been given a new lease, and a warning from the landlord.

I'm in my own fantasy team as well, so there's quite a bit of pressure on it.

I believe that eventually, one of the next big issues that will have to be addressed globally is the role of state-owned enterprises. Because there is a disadvantage that's built in.

I will give Mr. Freeland the credit of being the best master I ever had, till I became my own master.