Obtaining Quotes

124 quotes by 106 authors

It (land value taxation) guarantees that no one dispossess fellow citizens by obtaining a disproportionate share of what nature provides for humanity. — William Vickrey
Buying a book is not about obtaining a possession, but about securing a portal. — Laura Miller
Even if you are on the brink of damnation, even if you have one foot in hell, even if you have sold your soul to… — Louis de Montfort
We have penetrated far less deeply into the regularities obtaining within the realm of living things, but deeply enough nevertheless to sense at least the… — Albert Einstein
There are two ways of getting out of a trial. One is simply to try to get rid of the trial, and be thankful when… — A B Simpson
Our first object is... the obtaining of sovereignty, assured by international law, over a portion of the globe sufficiently large to satisfy our just requirements. — Theodor Herzl
We ought not to be embarrassed of appreciating the truth and of obtaining it wherever it comes from, even if it comes from races distant… — Al-Kindi
A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a… — Paul Keres
People prone to joyful anticipation, skilled at obtaining pleasure from looking forward and imagining future happy events, are especially likely to be optimistic and to… — Sonja Lyubomirsky
There is nothing to fear from truth....Being truthful is essential to being an independent thinker and obtaining greater understanding of what is right. — Ray Dalio
One tenet of the National Rifle Association's faith has always been that handgun controls do little to stop criminals from obtaining handguns. For once, the… — Josh Sugarmann
I always received much more satisfaction as a defense attorney in obtaining an acquittal for a client than I ever have as a D.A. in… — Jim Garrison
The complaint of bad pay, and difficulty in obtaining it, is almost generally reiterated through every department of education. — Joseph Lancaster
PALMISTRY, n. The 947th method . . . of obtaining money by false pretences [by] "reading character" in the wrinkles [of] the hand. The pretence… — Ambrose Bierce
If a person trains his mind to walk in the spirit, and brings his whole mind to bear upon its operations, and upon the principles… — Orson Pratt
Drawing is a means of obtaining and communicating knowledge — John Ruskin
All men are created equally free and independent, and have certain inherent rights, of which they cannot, by any compact, deprive or divest their posterity;… — George Mason
There will be times when you will be frightened and discouraged. You may feel that you are defeated. The odds of obtaining victory may appear… — Thomas S. Monson
Because of our sacred regard for each human intellect, we consider the obtaining of an education to be a religious responsibility. — Russell M. Nelson
Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want. — Shams Tabrizi

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