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The first glimpse that we have of the notions which the Greeks possessed of the shape and the inhabitants of the earth is afforded by the poems passing under the name of Homer. Joseph Jacobs

First Earth Possessed Poems Shape Glimpse Name Passing Greeks Afforded Which Inhabitants Notions Homer

In teaching, regard must be had to the faculties possessed by the pupil. In childhood, memory; in youth, the understanding; in mature life, the reason is the predominating faculty. Joseph P. Bradley

Life Youth Memory Understanding Possessed Pupil Must Faculties Faculty Had Mature Childhood Regard Teaching Reason

When I make a good beat, I'm possessed. I'm not on earth! Kaytranada

Good Earth Possessed Beat Make

The tenacious character I've possessed since I was a small child propelled me to successfully meet this challenge, and I was able to safely gain acceptance to the university of my choice. Koichi Tanaka

Character Me Acceptance Challenge Meet Possessed Able Small Tenacious Small Child Since Safely Child Gain Choice Successfully University

Historically, individuals possessed of the confidence that privilege and good fortune bestow have often proved conspicuous reformers: think only of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Linda Colley

Good Confidence Think Possessed Franklin Conspicuous Bestow Only Individuals Proved Historically Privilege Often Roosevelt Fortune Good Fortune

There is perhaps not an enlightened Christian in America who, notwithstanding he may believe that, at the time of Jesus, men were possessed of devils, believes that they ever have been in any other instance, either before or since. Lysander Spooner

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I was possessed by London. Manolo Blahnik

Possessed London

We writers of series fiction tend to idealize ourselves in our characters, giving them attributes we wish we possessed and ever more interesting lives. Marcia Muller

Giving Wish Our Possessed Ourselves Characters More Tend Writers Idealize Attributes Fiction Interesting Them Series Ever Lives

As far as I'm concerned, Parnelli Jones was the greatest driver of his era. He had aggressiveness and also a finesse that no one else possessed. And he won with everything he put his hands on, including off-road. Mario Andretti

My father was possessed of an extraordinary romantic idealism, an unwavering belief in certain principles. He was always talking about the past. Always. Of course, it has a powerful effect on me. Michael Portillo

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You don't have to fear defeat if you believe it may reveal powers that you didn't know you possessed. Napoleon Hill

You Fear Believe Defeat Possessed Know Powers Reveal May

I did a couple of movies when I was little. You have to be possessed to be an actress, and I was not possessed... It was not my life's passion. Nell Newman

Life You Passion Possessed Couple Did Little Movies Actress

I was really scared of the devil growing up: I was convinced I was going to be possessed. Perfume Genius

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I am a little too absorbed by science to be able to philosophise much; but the more I look into myself, the more I find myself possessed by the conviction that it is only the science of Christ running through all things, that is to say true mystical science, that really matters. I let myself get caught up in the game when I geologise. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

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Throughout our courtship, Kenny told me that he had proof that Saddam Hussein was a threat because he possessed weapons of mass destruction. I told him, 'You had me at weapons.' Renee Zellweger

Some people possess talent, others are possessed by it. When that happens, a talent becomes a curse. Rod Serling

People Some People Others Possess Possessed Some Talent Becomes Curse Happens

Sarah Palin lacked the preparation or temperament to be one heartbeat away from the presidency, but what she possessed in abundance was the ability to inflame political passions and energize the John McCain campaign with star quality. Roger Ebert

I wanted to explore cancer not just biologically, but metaphorically. The idea that tuberculosis in the 19th century possessed the same kind of frightening and decaying quality was very interesting to me, and it seemed that one could explore the idea that every age defined its own illness. Siddhartha Mukherjee

Me Age Quality Cancer Own Every Defined Possessed Kind Seemed Could Idea Very Frightening Decaying Same Tuberculosis Just Wanted Interesting Century Explore Illness Biologically

The common ancient ancestor of mulluses and chordates could not possibly have possessed a camera eye, so quite clearly they have evolved independently. The solution has been arrived at by completely different routes. Simon Conway Morris

Ancestors Possessed Ancient Eye Has-Been Evolved Possibly Independently Solution Could Clearly Arrived Camera Been Quite Common Different Routes

Israel knew that there was no greater gift than to be given God's name, but that gift was a frightening reality that threatened to consume her. Israel, who would be tempted by the idolatrous presumption she possessed God's name, rightly never forgot she could not say God's name. Stanley Hauerwas

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You can play anyone if you're open enough. It's a form of possession. Each time you work on something, you allow yourself to be possessed by creating the environment for it. Then you allow the possession to happen - but not at the expense of your sanity or of your identity. Stephen Lang

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Art Modell was a visionary, a deal-maker and a friend. And he possessed a marvelous sense of humor. Steve Tisch

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I have a checklist of things I'd like to do in movies. One of them is get possessed. Die on a deathbed with a ghostly pallor - that's on my list. Talulah Riley

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But when I direct I become possessed, a possession I've never quite understood. Ted Kotcheff

Become Possessed Possession Direct Never Understood Quite

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