Quotes about Ownership

You can own silver and gold but never any fiat currency issued by someone else. 

Who has not first tried to get out of a tough situation before truly dealing with it?

We don't have private property, only degrees of collectivism.

Tao can be used by anybody, but it does not beling to anyone. It is just like air; everyone can breathe the air, but no one can claim ownership of the air.

The liberty of a democracy is not safe if the people tolerate the growth of private power to the point where it becomes stronger than their democratic State itself. That, in its essence, is Fascism -- ownership of government by an individual, by a group, or by any controlling private power.

I don't want to own you. Don't want to control you. I just want to be good to you.

You need to understand this.  We did not think we owned the land.  The land was part of us.  We didn't even know about owning the land.  It is like talking about owning your grandmother - you can't own your grandmother.  She just is your grandmother.  Why would you talk about owning her?

I don't want to own anything that won't fit into my coffin.

You can't have everything. Where would you put it?