Acquiring Quotes

210 quotes by 180 authors

The laws of certain states . . . give an ownership in the service of Negroes as personal property . . . . But being… — Alexander Hamilton
While the business of education in Europe consists in lectures upon the ruins of Palmyra and the antiquities of Herculaneum, or in disputes about Hebrew… — Benjamin Rush
We are born dead, and we are becoming more and more contented with our condition. We are acquiring the taste for it. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
If homosexuality is not caused by genetic factors...then that means it can be acquired... And if it can be acquired, shouldn't we be doing everything… — Scott Lively
I am arguing that faith as such, faith as an alleged method of acquiring knowledge, is totally invalid and as a consequence, all propositions of… — George H. Smith
Any demanding high technology tends to develop influential and dedicated constituencies of those who link its commercial success with both the public welfare and their… — Amory Lovins
If you don't put a value on money and seek wealth, you most probably won't receive it. You must seek wealth for it to seek… — John Frederick Demartini
The alchemists of past centuries tried hard to make the elixir of life: ... Those efforts were in vain; it is not in our power… — Hermann Franz Moritz Kopp
Prayer, fasting, vigils, and all other Christian practices, however good they may be in themselves, certainly do not constitute the aim of our Christian life:… — Seraphim of Sarov
Whatever the situation may be, in the recollection of death there is reward and merit. For even the man engrossed in the world benefits from… — Al-Ghazali
All intelligent investing is value investing - acquiring more that you are paying for. You must value the business in order to value the stock. — Charlie Munger
A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Why should not every individual man have existed more than once upon this world? Why should I not come back as often as I am… — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Successful people, in all callings, never stop acquiring specialized knowledge related to their major purpose, business, or profession. — Napoleon Hill
The radiation of radium was "contagious"-Contagious like a persistent scent or a disease. It was impossible for an object, a plant, an animal or a… — Eve Curie
[A]ll power is originally vested in, and consequently derived from, the people. That government is instituted and ought to be exercised for the benefit of… — James Madison
An individual or a group of individuals might of course decide at any time that they would like to invest capital with the objective of… — Immanuel Wallerstein
It has also been a great solace to me, to believe that you are engaged in vindicating to posterity the course we have pursued for… — Thomas Jefferson
We do not for example say that the person has a perfect knowledge of some language L similar to English but still different from it.… — Noam Chomsky
It is evident that the right of acquiring and possessing property, and having it protected, is one of the natural, inherent, and unalienable rights of… — William Paterson

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