Acquired Quotes

524 Acquired quotes by 422 unique authors

There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable, and smokable which has in any way acquired a shady reputation. They… — Mark Twain
Knowledge that is acquired is not like this. Those who have it worry if audiences like it or not. It's a bait for popularity. Disputational… — Unknown Author
On the three pigs he and his wife own: "We acquired the pigs last year. My wife was born on a pig farm and has… — John Mortimer
she acquired the certainty of the expansion of time by depth of emotion, range and infinite multiplicity of experience. — Anais Nin
Goodness was not a trait you acquired; it was a value you practiced when you were on the verge of doing evil. — Julius Lester
Whether I like it or not, most of my images of what various historical periods feel, smell, or sound like were acquired well before I… — Lauren Willig
Instead of idleness, vanity, or an intellect formed by the spoon-feeding of others, my girls have acquired energy, industry, and independence. — Geraldine Brooks
Man was entering under false pretenses the sphere of incredible facilities, acquired too cheaply, below cost price, almost for nothing, and the disproportion between outlay… — Bruno Schulz
One of the disadvantages of almost universal education was the fact that all kinds of persons acquired a familiarity with one's favorite writers. It gave… — Stella Gibbons
Denounce useless guilt. Donâ€™t make a cult of suffering. Live in the now(or at least the soon). Always do the things you fear most. Courage… — Erica Jong
When his brain died, all of the memories held in his gray matter, along with all of the knowledge he had acquired, would simply evaporate… — Dan Brown
Kindness and a caring mind are two separate qualities. Kindness is manners. It is superficial custom, an acquired practice. Not so the mind. The mind… — Haruki Murakami
So you see that the process of education, taken in a large way, may be described as nothing but the process of acquiring ideas or… — William James
In this game he had acquired a great deal of muddled knowledge, more than one approximation and less than one certitude. And absence of energy,… — Joris-Karl Huysmans
It is almost as if happiness is an acquired taste, like coconut cordial or ceviche, to which you can eventually become accustomed, but despair is… — Daniel Handler
Don't worry, Otto. I'm an acquired taste. Most of my best friends had to know me for years before they could even stand my presence.… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
the only way in which a human being can make some approach to knowing the whole of a subject, is by hearing what can be… — John Stuart Mill
Knowledge can be acquired by a suitable and complete study, no matter what the starting point is. Only one must know how to 'learn.' What… — G I Gurdjieff
You smoke? (Randy) Only when Iâ€™m on fire. (Steele) I donâ€™t appreciate your humor, Mr. Steele. (Randy) Iâ€™m an acquired taste. (Steele) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
A classic,' suggested Anthony, 'is a successful book that has survived the reaction of the next period or generation. Then it's safe, like a style… — F. Scott Fitzgerald

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