Acquisition Quotes

229 quotes by 204 authors

Remote Sensing is defined as the acquisition of information about an object without being in physical contact with it. — Charles Elachi
When we talk about the Universe Story we are talking about the acquisition of a totally new paradigm, one which overturns many of the patterns… — Judy Cannato
Literacy, written language is a very late acquisition in terms of human evolution. — Jean Berko Gleason
Note that the #1 Top Reviewer at Amazon (4550 book reviews) is Harriet Klausner, formerly an acquisitions librarian in Pennsylvania. This just goes to show… — Peter Morville
Learning to play the guitar is a combination of mental and motor skill acquisition. And to develop motor skill, repetition is essential... Whenever musicians have… — Howard Roberts
The important outcomes of schooling include not only the acquisition of new conceptual tools, refined sensibilities, a developed imagination, and new routines and techniques, but… — Elliot W. Eisner
[The scientist] believes passionately in facts, in measured facts. He believes there are no bad facts, that all facts are good facts, though they may… — Robert Watson-Watt
Playing with appearances and mastering the arts of deception are among the aesthetic pleasures of life. They are also key components in the acquisition of… — Robert Greene
If war can indeed be turned into a relic, then the virtue of greed will recede further. From a given society's standpoint, one big upside… — Robert Wright
The acquisition of skills is not an end in itself. They are things to be put to use, and that use is their contribution to… — John Dewey
As adults, if our top priorities are constantly directed toward the acquisition of more and better worldly goods, it will not take long to increase… — Marvin J. Ashton
Science is not a body of knowledge nor a system of belief; it is just a term which describes humankindâ€™s incremental acquisition of understanding through… — Tim Minchin
The acquisition of riches has been for many men, not an end, but a change, of troubles. — Epicurus
The accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility. — Michael Gove
For when asceticism was carried out of monastic cells into everyday life, and began to dominate worldly morality, it did its part in building the… — Max Weber
Everybody wears an unseen sign that reads: Inspire me. Remind me that my life matters; call me to be my best self; appeal to whatever… — John Ortberg
I believe we should use all means necessary to prevent the acquisition or fabrication of nuclear weapons by countries or groups hostile to the U.… — Sandy Adams
No man divulges his revenue, or at least which way it comes in: but every one publishes his acquisitions. — Michel de Montaigne
The acquisition of riches has been to many not an end to their miseries, but a change in them: The fault is not in the… — Seneca the Younger
An end to our getting is the only end to our losses. — Publilius Syrus

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