Possess

Famous quotes containing the word possess:

“That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and that is a wrong one.”
—Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

“In effect it seemed to him that, though honor might possess certain advantages, yet shame had others, and not inferior: advantages, even, that were well-nigh boundless in their scope.”
—Thomas Mann (1875–1955)

“The power confided in me will be used to hold, occupy and possess the property and places belonging to the government, and to collect the duties and imposts.”
—Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865)