Color is an inborn gift, but appreciation of value is merely training of the eye, which everyone ought to be able to… — John Singer Sargent Copy Share Image
Those who cannot themselves observe can at least acquire the observation of others. — Benjamin Disraeli Copy Share Image
I've got a distribution system that goes to 170 countries. If I acquire properly, you know, you may be successful in one… — Ginni Rometty Copy Share Image
I never have been a musician; I'm not actually capable. Because I can't even pretend to acquire the gift, all of my… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
Sometimes I fear that, if Harvard does not give up trying to turn itself from an Institution of Learning into an Educational… — Edwin Boring Copy Share Image
It was with the Industrial Revolution, as society plunged ever more eagerly into the conquest of material riches and bent all its… — Jacques Ellul Copy Share Image
The more we consume, acquire, and elevate our status, the harder it is to stay happy. — Jane McGonigal Copy Share Image
Boys are more likely to develop a masculine personality and acquire strong moral standards when they have a loving and nurturant rather… — James Q. Wilson Copy Share Image
“Entering a novel is like going on a climb in the mountains: you have to learn the rhythm of respiration, acquire the… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
Even those who identify themselves as libertarians follow an overtly anti-rationalist philosophy, as even a brief acquaintance with the work of Friedrich… — Philip E. Agre Copy Share Image
The way I look at it, everything is a trade. You acquire some money, so then you've got no financial burdens, but… — Matt LeBlanc Copy Share Image
The key decision for a statesman is whether to commit his nation or not. There is no middle course. Once a great… — Henry A. Kissinger Copy Share Image
Man is busy desiring to find something which only he can do so that his ego acquires importance. — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
The word is a sort of deliverance from the shifting world of appearances. The central teaching of the New Testament is that… — Richard M. Weaver Copy Share Image
If I had a reed made of lightening I could blow the sax all night... I don't know where one would acquire… — Ryan Adams Copy Share Image
Acquire knowledge before you become leaders and pride prevents you from learning and you live in ignorance. — Umar Copy Share Image
I had acquired the skills to sail a ship; I didn't acquire the knowledge. — Tom Holland Copy Share Image
You can only acquire really useful general ideas by first acquiring particular ideas . . . You cannot make bricks without straw. — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
It`s the only time my education has come in remotely handy. -on using her Russian literature studies for copying her "Van Helsing"… — Kate Beckinsale Copy Share Image
Perfection consists in a constant perseverance to acquire the virtues and become proficient in their practice, because on God's road, not to… — Vincent de Paul Copy Share Image
Too much of the world's happiness depends on taking from one to satisfy another. To increase my standard of living, someone in… — Eugene H. Peterson Copy Share Image
Women hock their jewels and their husbands' insurance policies to acquire an unaccustomed shade in hair or crêpe de chine. Why then… — John Dos Passos Copy Share Image
Education is what you must acquire without any interference from your schooling. — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
In order to acquire learning, we must first shake ourselves free of it. — Alfred North Whitehead Copy Share Image
