Acquired Quotes

524 quotes by 422 authors

On the whole, my family had always adopted a reserved attitude toward Zionism; my great-uncle Edmond had acted on his own in generously supporting Jewish… — Guy de Rothschild
War, like most other things, is a science to be acquired and perfected by diligence, by perserverance, by time, and by practice. — Alexander Hamilton
Thus, then, on the night of the tenth of May, at the outset of this mighty battle, I acquired the chief power in the State,… — Winston Churchill
We don't know when our name came into being or how some distant ancestor acquired it. We don't understand our name at all, we don't… — Milan Kundera
When you read Marx (or Jesus) this way, you come to see that real wealth is not material wealth and real poverty is not just… — Grace Lee Boggs
Morality, like physical cleanliness, is not acquired once and for all: it can only be kept and renewed by a habit of constant watchfulness and… — Unknown Author
I can single handedly dispel any ideas that sexuality is acquired. Trust me, you're born with it. My brother is gay, and we knew when… — Adam Levine
Self-discipline, as a virtue or an acquired asset, can be invaluable to anyone. — Duke Ellington
The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life. — Julie B. Beck
Every principle is a judgment, every judgment the outcome of experience, and experience is only acquired by the exercise of the senses; whence it follows… — Marquis de Sade
By the age of eighteen, a human has acquired enough joy and heartache to provide the food of reflection for a century. — Edward Abbey
What a man has honestly acquired is absolutely his own, which he may freely give, but cannot be taken from him without his consent. — Samuel Adams
At present we educate people only up to the point where they can earn a living and marry; then education ceases altogether, as though a… — Carl Jung
There is no real education that does not respond to felt need; anything else acquired is trifling display. — Allan Bloom
Society functions in a way much more interesting than the multiple-choice pattern we have been rewarded for succeeding at in school. Success in life comes… — David Mamet
Use the formula P=40 to 70, in which P stands for the probability of success and the numbers indicate the percentage of information acquired. Once… — Colin Powell
Of my fifty-seven years I have applied at least thirty to forgetting most of what I have learned or read. Since then, I have acquired… — Emanuel Lasker
And here one must not that hatred is acquired just as much by means of good actions as by bad ones; and so, as I… — Niccolo Machiavelli
I often wonder what my life would be like without the use of a library. Throughout my education and career, public and private libraries have… — David Horowitz
Fearlessness may be a gift but perhaps the more precious thing is the courage acquired through endeavor, courage that comes from cultivating the habit of… — Aung San Suu Kyi

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