Acquire Quotes - Page 30

• Even youngish men can acquire wisdom as time goes by.

  John Bercow

  Men, Time Goes By

  "Profile: Commons Speaker, John Bercow" by David Hencke, www.theguardian.com. June 22, 2009.

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• You can't ignore the system and the power you acquire as an actor if you're in films that are successful.

  Saffron Burrows

  Successful, Actors, Film

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• Wasn't Saddam destroyed? Wasn't Gaddafi liquidated? Didn't Milosevic go to the Hague? All true. But Stalin survived. Kim Jong-un isn't doing too badly, either - though that's probably because he actually has nuclear weapons, as opposed to Iran which might or might not be trying to acquire them and thus remains on the Israeli-American target list.

  Robert Fisk

  Iran, Trying, Nuclear

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• The national oil companies still want to acquire some expertise so they will outsource more, but not totally.

  Andrew Gould

  Oil, Want, Company

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• People value and spend their money more wisely when they acquire it by their own efforts - also known as work.

  Larry Elder

  People, Effort, Known

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• The skills you acquire can always be effectively redeployed. You will look back on setbacks and be grateful for the catalyst that came not a moment too soon.

  Tom Freston

  Grateful, Skills, Looks

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• Even those who have the weakest souls could acquire absolute mastery over all their passions if we employed sufficient ingenuity in training and guiding them.

  Rene Descartes

  Passion, Soul, Training

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• I'm addicted to laughing. I go to see a lot of comedy shows. I'm addicted to playing really loud and obnoxious rock music in my car. I'm addicted to beautiful clothes and shoes. I just love gorgeous stuff and work hard to acquire pretty things, shiny things. I'm addicted to shiny things!

  Nadia Giosia

  Beautiful, Hard Work, Rocks

  "Nadia G. Dishes On Her Hunger for Life". Interview with Dustin Fitzharris, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 17, 2012.

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• In truth, he who is not content with what he has would not be content with whatever he acquires.

  Swami Parthasarathy

  Awakening

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• I'm not a great inventor from scratch. What I do is to use, steal, acquire, reproduce or re-cycle music from other musicians.

  Michael Nyman

  Musician, Scratches, Use

  "He's got that thinking feeling". Interview with Peter Conrad, www.theguardian.com. May 11, 2002.

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• In Hollywood we acquire the finest novels in order to smell the leather bindings.

  Ernst Lubitsch

  Order, Smell, Hollywood

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• That's what fame does to you. You acquire another self.

  Daniel Radcliffe

  Self, Doe, Fame

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• However you arrive at the ability to ignore self-doubt - if you can acquire it or possess it or find it or discover it - move beyond self-doubt.

  Dwight Yoakam

  Moving, Self, Doubt

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• As citizen-activists the world over merge, they can become an irresistible force to create peace and protect the planet. From here will come a new movement to abolish nuclear weapons and all weapons of mass destruction. From here will come the demand for sustainable communities, for new systems of energy, transportation and commerce. From here comes the future rushing in on us. How does one acquire the capacity for active citizenship? The opportunities exist every day...Active citizenship begins with an envisioning of the desired outcome and a conscious application of spiritual principles.

  Dennis Kucinich

  Spiritual, Opportunity, Rushing

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• Do not let me hear
  Of the wisdom of old men, but rather of their folly,
  Their fear of fear and frenzy, their fear of possession,
  Of belonging to another, or to others, or to God.
  The only wisdom we can hope to acquire
  Is the wisdom of humility: humility is endless.

  T. S. Eliot

  Humility, Men, Endless

  1940 Four Quartets,'East Coker', pt.2.

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• Industrialisation is necessary. But acquisition is by no means the only avenue through which it can be achieved. The Cochin Airport is a prime example of this. Instead of choosing to acquire the land, the State asked the private parties to negotiate with the landowners directly. The State merely acted as an arbitrator.

  Jairam Ramesh

  Party, Mean, Airports

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• Life rejuvenates and acquires energy when it multiplies: It is enriched, not impoverished.

  Pope Francis

  Energy

  "Pope Francis: not having children is selfish" by Stephanie Kirchgaessner, www.theguardian.com. February 11, 2015.

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• My father had to flee from what is today Pakistan when he was a child, and he became a manager at IBM, and any item of consumption he would acquire was a direct measurement of his success in life. But that same equation wasn't going to work for me - I was quite clear about that in my early teens.

  Tino Sehgal

  Children, Father, Pakistan

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• We’re living in an acquisitive capitalist society that is fundamentally anti-family and fundamentally uncomfortable with just enjoying being human. We’d rather shop than live, acquire than love and stare into a screen than hold each other.

  Frank Schaeffer

  Love, Life, Family

  "Sometimes Youthful Stupidity is a Better way to Find Happiness than Making Mature Choices" by Frank Schaeffer, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 11, 2014.

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• The Negroes have little invention, but strong powers of imitation, so that they readily acquire mechanic arts. They have a great talent for music, and all their external senses are remarkably acute.

  Samuel George Morton

  Art, Strong, Littles

  Samuel George Morton, George Combe (1839). “Crania Americana; Or, A Comparative View of the Skulls of Various Aboriginal Nations of North and South America: To which is Prefixed an Essay on the Varieties of the Human Species”, p.88, Philadelphia : J. Dobson ; London : Simpkin, Marshall

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• The older pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub. He doesn't try to do it all himself.

  Burleigh Grimes

  Baseball, Trying, Pitcher

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• If the soul would know the merit which one acquires in temptations suffered in patience and conquered, it would be tempted to say: "Lord, send me temptations."

  Pio of Pietrelcina

  Temptation, Soul, Suffering

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• There are two ways to be rich: 1. Acquire great wealth 2. Acquire few needs.

  Doris Janzen Longacre

  Simple, Two, Needs

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• An extremely important part of our work toward emotional growth and change will come from examining our belief systems regarding all areas of life. To gain the courage to be yourself, you need to address the beliefs that are keeping you stuck where you are. What beliefs, assumptions, and attitudes are you holding onto even though they no longer enhance your life? It is possible to free yourself from worn-out beliefs and acquire ones that bring happiness, strength, and self-esteem. What we believe we may become.

  Sue Thoele

  Being Yourself, Attitude, Self Esteem

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• Have you ever wanted something so badly that you would do anything, believe anything in order to acquire it?

  Lorraine Heath

  Believe, Order, Want

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