Quotes About Acquisition

With enough land, a man could become rich.

A true friend is the most precious of all possessions and the one we take the least thought about acquiring.

Her Czech was freshly acquired (by wish, not study; Karou collected languages, and that's what Brimstone always gave her for her birthday) and it had still tasted strange on her tongue, like a new spice.

A man may do very well with a very little knowledge, and scarce be found out in mixed company; everybody is so much more ready to produce his own than to call for a display of your acquisition.

There are people who cannot live unless they possess something or someone. With some it's money. Lots and

I guess I really just wanted to pick out the rocks. Because now that I have them? I don't actually want them that much." I felt the exact same way. Sometimes I think that's kind of what stuff is like. You want it until you have it, and then it's like the light inside it goes out.

I have all the books I could need, and what more could I need than books? I shall only engage in commerce if books are the coin.

It's Survival of Them Who's Best at Nicking Things, girl!

The thing that differentiates man from animals is money.

Humans, in short, desire something both unknown to them and inaccessible to the strategies of acquisition that desire sets in motion. We are creatures in whom has been implanted and to whom has been entrusted a world-consuming desire, and if misdirected, it will sooner or later lay waste the world.

Les collectionneurs étaient des personnages mesquins, des gens qui vivaient dans l'obsession d'un contrôle qu'ils n'atteindraient jamais.

L'héritage qui t'est venu de ton ancêtre, Il te faut l'acquérir pour le mieux posséder. Conserver sans besoin, c'est se donner un maître Et rien, hors du présent, ne peut nous profiter.

Stuffocation: being overwhelmed by the stuff one has bought or accumulated.

you don't know the game of buying brains. I do. That's my specialty. I'm going to make money out of them

Novelties became necessities, and each caravan of cargo stimulated a craving for more. The more he conquered, the more he had to conquer.

The way to true riches is to enrich the soul by the acquisition of virtue. Outside

So, if a company is buying lots of smaller companies, they need a vision that explains why bigger is better.

I have an unconscious burglar living in my mind: If I read something, it's mine.

Fannie Mae has traditionally only bought and sold mortgages. But when a loan held by the company goes into foreclosure, Fannie Mae gains ownership of the underlying property until it is resold to new investors.

I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood.

If you want to continue to be good and perform at a high level and be deep in all areas, you still have to hit on some undervalued players, too. You can't just go out and sign marquee free agents or trade for players when they're at the peak of their value. That's not a formula for long-term success.

I listen to tech podcasts and read tech news everyday. So I am not unfamiliar with Amazon's practices. I'm not surprised that they bought Comixology.

Learn, or you'll be made to learn.

There is no knowledge without learning. There is no wisdom without experience.