Own Quotes

Why was the amendment,

expressly declaring the right of the people to exclude slavery,

voted down?

Plainly enough now,

the adoption of it would have spoiled the niche

for the Dred Scott decision.

Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as

spending our lives running from it.

I don't have a therapist,

so I use me as my own therapist when I'm making the music.

Philosophically considered,

the universe is composed of Nature and the Soul.

Strictly speaking, therefore, all that is separate from us,

all which Philosophy distinguishes as the 'Not Me,' that is,

both nature and art,

all other men and my own body,

must be ranked under this name,

Nature.

Absorb what is useful,

discard what is not,

add what is uniquely your own.

Freedom in capitalist society always remains

about the same as it was in ancient Greek republics:

freedom for slave owners.

Do not depend on others for your success;

build your own strength.

I pass my life in preventing the storm from blowing down the tent,

and I drive in the pegs as fast as they are pulled up.

The man who loves other countries as much as

his own stands on a level with the man

who loves other women as much as he loves his own wife.

The best chance to deploy capital is when things are going down.

We take care of our own.

If you aren’t willing to own a stock for 10 years,

don’t even think about owning it for 10 minutes.

My own view is that

every company requires a long term view.

A samurai should always be prepared for death whether his own or someone else's.

There is only one corner

of the universe you can

be certain of improving,

and that's your own self.

Buy into a company because you want to own it,

not because you want the stock to go up.

Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo,

but what you want is someone,

who will take the bus with you,

when the limo breaks down.

I'm a big 'Goosebumps' fan

Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes.'

My favorites are the pick your

own death ones.

Happiness is a butterfly,

which when pursued,

is always just beyond

your grasp, but which,

if you will sit down quietly,

may alight upon you.

The man of genius inspires us

with a boundless confidence in our own powers.