“If what you own cannot be protected, you own nothing.”

— Jack Valenti

He later paraphrased this statement in a pamplet: "If You Cannot Protect What You Own, You Don’t Own Anything!" (28 February 2002) (PDF document) http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/022802valenti.pdf <br class="br">Testimony to the US House of Representatives (1982)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "If what you own cannot be protected, you own nothing." by Jack Valenti?

Jack Valenti photo

Jack Valenti35

President of the MPAA 1921–2007

Related quotes

“It is not an act of bravery to try to save your own village. It is an instinct to protect what you possess. Bravery is when you step in to help when you have nothing to lose.”

Gail Tsukiyama The Samurai's Garden

Source: The Samurai's Garden

“To believe what another says about you is unconscious, robot thinking. Nothing is true in self-discovery unless it is true in your own experience. This is the only protection against the robot levels of the mind.”

Barry Long (1926–2003) Australian spiritual teacher and writer

Knowing Yourself: The True in the False (1996)

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”

Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher

“When someone sues a wealthy individual they are often met with layers of legal protection, and often find that the wealthy person actually owns nothing. They control everything, but own nothing.”

Robert T. Kiyosaki (1947) American finance author , investor

Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money-That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not!

“Declare independence
Don't let them do that to you
…
Start your own currency
Make your own stamp
Protect your language”

Björk (1965) Icelandic singer-songwriter

"Declare Independence", from Volta (2007)
Songs

“You cannot be too active as regards your own efforts; you cannot be too dependent as regards Divine grace. Do every thing as if God did nothing; depend upon God as if He did every thing.”

John Angell James (1785–1859) British abolitionist

Source: Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895), P. 241.

“The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them.
It’s for their own good.”

Sophie Kinsella book Twenties Girl

Source: Twenties Girl

“Nothing kills you like your own thoughts.”

“Nothing is true unless it is true in your own experience. This is your protection against being duped or misled.”

Barry Long (1926–2003) Australian spiritual teacher and writer

The Way In (2000)

“When you own nothing, it's easy to let things go.”

Jerry Spinelli book Milkweed

Source: Milkweed

Related topics