We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. — Dwight D. Eisenhower Copy Share Image
Education, in its highest sense, is conscious training of mind or body to act unconsciously. It is conscious formation of mental habits,… — William George Jordan Copy Share Image
Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The best part of writing is not the communication of knowledge to other people, but the acquisition and synthesizing of knowledge for… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
Though the discoveries or acquisitions of man are not always adequate to the expectations of his pride, they are at least sufficient… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
“Some people will each start investing more of their salary on ‘their’ house and spending less of it on ‘their’ car or… — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
The science of the modern school ... is in effect ... the acquisition of imperfectly analyzed misstatements about entrails, elements, and electricity... — George Herbert Copy Share Image
What is the nature of the genetic endowment? How does acquisition proceed? Etc. Scientists do routinely ask similar questions about the visual… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If the topic be highly abstract, show its nature by concrete examples. If it be unfamiliar, trace some point of analogy in… — William James Copy Share Image
The artist appeals to that part of our being which is not dependent on wisdom; to that in us which is a… — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
We may... affirm that the balance of power in a society accompanies the balance of property in land. The only possible way,… — John Adams Copy Share Image
We must learn that competence is better than extravagance, that worth is better than wealth, that the golden calf we have worshiped… — C. A. Bartol Copy Share Image
I argue is that philosophers have had a tendency to present a kind of mystical view of the powers of reflection. Unreflective… — Hilary Kornblith Copy Share Image
What becomes of a man who acquires a beautiful woman, with her "beauty" his sole target? He sabotages himself. He has gained… — Naomi Wolf Copy Share Image
In a culture where the possibility of wealth and the acquisition of things is so defining of success, we end up pursuing… — Ravi Zacharias Copy Share Image
If one looks into the genealogies of many 'old families,' one discovers episodes of slave trafficking, bootlegging, gun running, opium trading, falsified… — Michael Parenti Copy Share Image
I have searched frantically for contentment for so many years in so many ways, and all the acquisitions and accomplishments- they run… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The sole missing link is the recognition that the acquisition of capital ownership by the millions is an indispensable goal. That is… — Louis O. Kelso Copy Share Image
In the acquisition of Sacred knowledge, scholarship and reason are not alternatives to revelation. They are a means to an end, and… — Dallin H. Oaks Copy Share Image
Truths are not truths to you unless you realize them within yourself. Without realization, they are just ideas. For spiritual perception, spiritual… — Paramahansa Yogananda 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
One way leads to acquisition, the other leads to nirvana. Realizing this a mon should take no pleasure in the respect of… — Gautama Buddha 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
Many of us assume that we have to do things a certain way: ignore passion in favor of safer bets, act stoic… — Martha Beck Copy Share Image
Interactive computers and software will, I think, provide a less costly method of doing some kinds of inquiry, in knowledge acquisition and… — Roy Romer Copy Share Image
Now property is part of a household, and the acquisition of property part of household-management; for neither life itself nor the good… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
The artist appeals to that part of our being...which is a gift and not an acquisition - and, therefore, more permanently enduring. — Joseph Conrad Copy Share Image
The development of general ability for independent thinking and judgment should always be placed foremost, not the acquisition of special knowledge. — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
When a publisher spends an inordinate amount on an acquisition, it will do everything in its power to make that project a… — Anita Elberse Copy Share Image
In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take care to launch ourselves… — William James Copy Share Image
It is not the desire of new acquisitions, but the glory of conquests, that fires the soldier's breast; as indeed the town… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
To globalize for the sake of globalizing-as a matter of ego-is perilous. Expanding internationally is hard, risky work. Globalization is not just… — Kumar Mangalam Birla Copy Share Image
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in… — Milarepa Copy Share Image
Let him avoid ,the acquisition of wealth and ,the gratification of his desires, if they are opposed to the sacred law, and… — Guru Nanak Copy Share Image
I believe we should use all means necessary to prevent the acquisition or fabrication of nuclear weapons by countries or groups hostile… — Sandy Adams Copy Share Image
The true aim of our Christian life consists in the acquisition of the Holy Spirit of God. As for fasts, and vigils,… — Seraphim of Sarov Copy Share Image
I was vehemently against acquisitions. Now let's buy everything in sight. Well, that's a slight exaggeration. We are a little more strategic… — Larry Ellison Copy Share Image
My goal as a theologian is to move beyond the acquisition of knowledge to its application in real life: in a word,… — Kevin Vanhoozer Copy Share Image
One life is but a single act. One body - a garment. One century - a day. One task - an experience.… — Andre Luiz Moreira Copy Share Image
We have to start with a ban on the manufacturing and import of handguns. From there we register the guns which are… — Major Owens Copy Share Image
