Acquisition Quotes

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A general â€œlaw of least effortâ€ applies to cognitive as well as physical exertion. The law asserts that if there are several ways of achieving… — Daniel Kahneman
The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others. — Solomon Ibn Gabirol
For many men, the acquisition of wealth does not end their troubles, it only changes them. — Seneca the Younger
The human mind cannot create anything. It produces nothing until having been fertilized by experience and meditation; its acquisitions are the germs of its production. — Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
I think we've been an agent for change, everywhere, and I think change frightens people. They're going nicely in what seems like a settled industry,… — Rupert Murdoch
Financial peace isn't the acquisition of stuff. It's learning to live on less than you make, so you can give money back and have money… — Dave Ramsey
For the scientific acquisition of knowledge is almost as tedious as the routine acquisition of wealth. — Eric Linklater
Many people think of knowledge as money, They would like knowledge, but do not want to face the perseverance and self- denial that goes into… — John Morley, 1st Viscount Morley of Blackburn
Let him avoid ,the acquisition of wealth and ,the gratification of his desires, if they are opposed to the sacred law, and even lawful acts… — Guru Nanak
The development of our spiritual nature should concern us most. Spirituality is the highest acquisition of the soul, the divine in man; 'the supreme, crowning… — David O. McKay
I have been especially fortunate for about 50 years in having two memory banks available-whenever I can't remember something I ask my wife, and thus… — Linus Pauling
All worldly pursuits have but one unavoidable and inevitable end, which is sorrow; acquisitions end in dispersion; buildings in destruction; meetings in separation; births in… — Milarepa
Auctomatic was a compressed start-up experience, going from start to launch to acquisition in under a year. We spent a long time building the product… — John Collison
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, like other countries in the region, rejects the acquisition of nuclear weapons by anyone, especially nuclear weapons in the Middle… — Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
Raw fish suppers admittedly require a little planning, not least in the acquisition of the main ingredient. — Yotam Ottolenghi
Art is inspiring. Walking into a gallery, or when the lights go up on a stage; that thrill of getting something that has nothing to… — Sadie Jones
When a publisher spends an inordinate amount on an acquisition, it will do everything in its power to make that project a market success. — Anita Elberse
The rise of the presidency began with the Louisiana Purchase, which in 1803 doubled the land mass of the United States. History taught the framers… — Noah Feldman
Modernity has been largely shaped for Jews by three momentous experiences: the acquisition of citizenship by individual Jews in secular nation-states, the destruction of one-third… — David Novak
As digital communications have multiplied, and NSA capabilities with them, the agency has shifted resources from surveillance of individual targets to the acquisition of communications… — Barton Gellman

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