A Quote by Seneca the Younger
There's no delight in owning anything unshared.
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There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
If wisdom were offered me with the proviso that I should keep it shut up and refrain from declaring it, I should refuse. There's no delight in owning anything unshared.
If someone asked me if I could have anything in the world, what would l want? If l could own anything, like owning a piece of art, l think it would be Elton John's publishing, on his first seven albums. I don't want the money. Being able to own those songs Is like owning a painting of someone you admire.
Owning a handgun doesn't make you armed any more than owning a guitar makes you a musician.
Owning the Yankees is like owning the Mona Lisa.
Owning a TVR in the past was like owning a bear. I mean it was great, until it pulled your head off, which it would.
Owning pets is as close to a universal phenomenon as, I think, anything.
Success unshared is failure.
A success unshared is a failure.
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've never really dreamed of owning a home. I don't think you go into the arts and also dream of owning a home.
In many respects, this country is becoming an oligarchy, with a tiny percentage of America owning the media, owning the country.
Wouldn't we all rather have the possibility of finding pleasure and delight in literally anything we might encounter? Instead of assuming that actually there are only these three things where pleasure and delight are possible. Like oh, it's television and socialization and work, and then everything else is the smoke I have to somehow choke my way through in order to get to the good parts.
It's not a confession if no one reads it. It's just an unshared secret.
Owning the intellectual property is like owning land: You need to keep investing in it again and again to get a payoff; you can't simply sit back and collect rent.
When profit is unshared, it's less likely to grow greater.
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