Every acquisition of accommodation becomes material for assimilation, but assimilation always resists new accommodations. — Jean Piaget Copy Share Image
We should not value education as a means to prosperity, but prosperity as a means to education. Only then will our priorities… — Roger Scruton Copy Share Image
I have nothing but scorn for the notion of an Islamic bomb. There is no such thing as an Islamic bomb or… — Muammar al-Gaddafi Copy Share Image
Man's earthly existence is but a test as to whether he will concentrate his efforts, his mind, his soul upon things which… — David O. McKay Copy Share Image
As I have seen with a lot of companies I have covered, acquisition interest can be a heady experience, and not always… — Kara Swisher Copy Share Image
In my own view, some advice about what should be known, about what technical education should be acquired, about the intense motivation… — Santiago Ramon y Cajal Copy Share Image
The enormous multiplication of books in every branch of knowledge is one of the greatest evils of this age, since it presents… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
When the world smiles upon us, and we have got a warm nest, how do we prophesy of rest and peace in… — John Flavel Copy Share Image
The class distinctions simply result from the different degrees of success with which men have availed themselves of the chances which were… — William Graham Sumner Copy Share Image
Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something. — Vernon Howard Copy Share Image
Most corporate name changes are the result of mergers and acquisitions. But these tend to be unimaginative. — James Surowiecki Copy Share Image
Mockery is an important social tool for squelching stupidity. I’ve never seen anyone change his mind because of the power of a… — Scott Adams Copy Share Image
English orthography satisfies all the requirements of the canons of reputability under the law of conspicuous waste. It is archaic, cumbrous, and… — Thorstein Veblen Copy Share Image
That eminence of learning is not to be gained without labour, at least equal to that which any other kind of greatness… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The rules are changed now, there's not any way to build a team today. It's just how much money you want to… — Whitey Herzog Copy Share Image
Of all the means to insure happiness throughout the whole life, by far the most important is the acquisition of friends. — Epicurus Copy Share Image
Americans make money by playing `money games,' namely mergers, acquisitions, by simply moving money back and forth ... instead of creating and… — Akio Morita Copy Share Image
The principal object of your reading should be for the acquisition of useful knowledge , and the strengthening, refining, and ennobling of… — Grenville Kleiser Copy Share Image
The essence of intercultural education is the acquisition of empathy-the ability to see the world as others see it, and to allow… — J. William Fulbright Copy Share Image
The accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility. — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
It is not easy to be at peace in today’s troubled world. Necessarily peace is a personal acquisition. … It can be… — Spencer W. Kimball Copy Share Image
I am also involved with all the acquisitions and overall strategy. Now it's true, I don't run operations. But I've never really… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
The acquisition however perfectly of skills is not an end in itself. They are things to be put to use as a… — John Dewey Copy Share Image
Raw fish suppers admittedly require a little planning, not least in the acquisition of the main ingredient. — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
