Own
Definition: Used with a possessive to emphasize that someone or something belongs or relates to the
person or thing mentioned. Something that belongs to the person or thing mentioned. Have (something) as one's own; possess.
Owns: The third-person singular present tense form of the verb "own."
Number of Quotes: 11
We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can't cope with is therefore your own problem.
Douglas Adams
Everyone carries his own inch rule of taste, and amuses himself by applying it, triumphantly, wherever he travels.
Henry Adams
It is impossible to underrate human intelligence - beginning with one's own.
Henry Adams
I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your
ruin, and to the ruin of our children. I give you this warning that you may prepare your mind for your fate.
John Adams
Heaven has given to every human being the power of controlling his passions, and if
he neglects or loses it, the fault is his own, and he must be answerable for it.
John Quincy Adams
In order to preserve the dominion of our own passions, it behooves us to be constantly
and strictly on our guard against the influence and infection of the passions of others.
John Quincy Adams
It is of no use to discover our own faults and infirmities unless the discovery prompts up to amendment.
John Quincy Adams
Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems.
Scott Adams
In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and
realized it was better to buy their own hot cars so they wouldn't have to ride around with jerks.
Scott Adams
We don't always have an accurate view of our own potential. I think most people who are frightened of public speaking and can't imagine they might feel
different as a result of training. Don't assume you know how much potential you have. Sometimes the only way to know what you can do is to test yourself.
Scott Adams
Certainly, my many years working in the comics industry, creating products that
I do not own, has made me rather fierce on the subject of giving up rights.
Alan Moore
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