Both of them had wanted to be writers, and both possessed qualities of coolness and detachment, of intellectual reserve and ironic cruelty - common in literary or artistic figures but exceedingly rare in the folksy, glad-handing, philistine arena of American political life.
He possessed qualities of conviction, courage, candor and even good will, "but not, in my experience, tenderness: that is, there was no self-forgetful surrender -- whether to affection or to the vulnerable shades of trust or remorse; still less, to any enduring state of happiness".
The four-hand repertory possesses qualities of chamber music, symphonic music and virtuoso music -- sometimes all in the same piece".
Second, if consciousness is more like a field effect than a unique human trait, the universe itself could be conscious, or at least possess the qualities of proto-consciousness, just as DNA possesses the possibility for Homo sapiens even at the stage when life forms were only single-celled organisms.
But it would be downright Ludditic to say that digital doesn't possess special qualities of its own.
A work of art may possess expressive qualities of sadness but this is not necessarily the intended consequence of the productive activity of the artist.
Metal-organic-frameworks (MOFs) possess the qualities of being a suitable catalyst with its high surface area, tunable functional groups and numerous uncoordinated active sites.
You also need to possess the qualities of determination and persistence in order to achieve your goals.
If you love one person, isn't it obvious that we would hate someone who does not possess the qualities of those individuals we love.
