#acquire

I was sent to a school because my father was already aware that his days were numbered, and he was anxious for me to acquire a good education and follow in his footsteps. ↗

— Sigrid Undset

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There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for some men it is quite as difficult to record an observation in brief and plain language. ↗

— William Osler

#art #brief #difficult #language #men

Like most people my age, my job is the main focus of my life. I don't have some kind of jet-setting fabulous lifestyle where I'm constantly in situations to acquire amazing anecdotes, that's it. ↗

— Anna Paquin

#age #amazing #anecdotes #constantly #fabulous

In the late 1950s a major topic under discussion was whether Canada should acquire nuclear weapons. ↗

— John Charles Polanyi

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I desire to assist in attracting to this profession young men of character and ability, also to help those already engaged in the profession to acquire the highest moral and intellectual training. ↗

— Joseph Pulitzer

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It is generally much more shameful to lose a good reputation than never to have acquired it. ↗

— Pliny the Elder

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Through love one acquires renunciation and discrimination naturally. ↗

— Ramakrishna

#discrimination #love #naturally #renunciation #through

It's basic due diligence to make sure that whenever a foreign entity acquires a controlling interest in a U.S. company that national security isn't threatened. ↗

— Dave Reichert

#basic #company #controlling #diligence #due

Matrimony is a process by which a grocer acquired an account the florist had. ↗

— Frances Rodman

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The facts are always friendly, every bit of evidence one can acquire, in any area, leads one that much closer to what is true. ↗

— Carl Rogers

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