Acquired Quotes

524 Acquired quotes by 422 unique authors

The more I think about myself, the more I'm persuaded that, as a person, I really don't exist. That is one of the reasons why… — Christopher Isherwood
She had acquired some of his gypsy ways, some of his nonchalance, his bohemian indiscipline. She had swung with him into the disorders of strewn… — Anais Nin
We forget that, although freedom of speech constitutes an important victory in the battle against old restraints, modern man is in a position where much… — Erich Fromm
Scientific observation then has established that education is not what the teacher gives; education is a natural process spontaneously carried out by the human individual,… — Maria Montessori
Some logics get nervous breakdowns. Overloaded phone system behaves like frightened child. Mike did not have upsets, acquired sense of humor instead. Low one. If… — Robert A. Heinlein
For a long timeâ€”always, in factâ€”I have known that life here on earth is not what I needed and that I wasnâ€™t able to deal… — Emile M. Cioran
Thus, in a middle course between these heights and depths, they drifted through life rather than lived, the prey of aimless days and sterile memories,… — Albert Camus
We will not wish we had made more money, acquired more stuff, lived more comfortably, taken more vacations, watched more television, pursued greater retirement, or… — David Platt
Sylvieâ€™s knowledge, like Izzie's, was random yet far-ranging, â€˜The sign that one has acquired oneâ€™s learning from reading novels rather than an educationâ€¦ — Kate Atkinson
Create a Vision Board .. pictures of what you want to attract .. every day look at it and get into the feeling state of… — Rhonda Byrne
We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired? — Seneca the Elder
Private property is a natural fruit of labor, a product of intense activity of man, acquired through his energetic determination to ensure and develop with… — Pope Pius XII
Freedom may come quickly in robes of peace or after ages of conflict and war, but come it will, and abide it will, so long… — Edward Everett
It is a nuisance that knowledge can only be acquired by hard work. — W. Somerset Maugham
A love of reading is an acquired taste, not an instinctive preference. The habit of reading is formed in childhood; and a child's taste in… — Henry Clay Trumbull
Listening to music engages the previously acquired personal knowledge of the listener. — Marvin Minsky
This attitude of mind - this attitude of uncertainty - is vital to the scientist, and it is this attitude of mind which the student… — Richard P. Feynman
Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It's very like being in close proximity to fecal matter,… — Jean Baudrillard
A man's judgment is best when he can forget himself and any reputation he may have acquired and can concentrate wholly on making the right… — Unknown Author
Learning acquired in youth arrests the evil of old age; and if you understand that old age has wisdom for its food, you will so… — Leonardo da Vinci

Who Wrote These Acquired Quotes

422 authors contributed a total of 524 Acquired Quotes, led by these top contributors: