Herbert Hoover

Freedom conceives that the mind and spirit of man can be free only if he be free to pattern his own life, to develop his own talents, free to earn, to spend, to save, to acquire property as the security of his old age and his family.

American President

James Madison

The personal right to acquire property, which is a natural right, gives to property, when acquired, a right to protection, as a social right.

John Madden

Nothing jazzes me up like football. I've acquired more passion of the years, not less. Not to love it wouldn't make sense.

American Entertainer

Orson Bean

I don't spend my life making money to spend tomorrow, or to acquire possessions.

American Actor

Erich Fromm

Mother's love is peace. It need not be acquired, it need not be deserved.

American Psychologist

R. Buckminster Fuller

Humanity is acquiring all the right technology for all the wrong reasons.

American Inventor

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Before we acquire great power we must acquire wisdom to use it well.

American Philosopher

Hope Solo

Every athlete acquires routines as a way to help control nerves.

American Athlete

Sara Teasdale

Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation.

American Author

Plautus

Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.

Roman Playwright

Acquire often implies active effort in getting something.

Active Acquisition

It suggests gaining new possession or obtaining ownership.

Possession Change

Skills or knowledge usually take time to acquire.

Gradual Process

Use 'acquire' when discussing personal development.

Personal Growth

In business, acquiring often means expanding through purchases.

Business Expansion

Acquisitions are strategic business decisions, not casual buys.

Strategic Move

Acquiring can involve receiving recognition for efforts.

Earned Reputation

Use 'acquire' to imply a deserved achievement.

Merited Awards

Acquire in education often means gaining understanding.

Education Focus

It can mean discovering knowledge for oneself.

Discovery Aspect

 And it's not just necessities like water. When it comes to most things, the more of it you acquire, the less useful or enjoyable every additional bit becomes. This is the law of diminishing marginal utility. You might gladly buy two or three helpings of your favorite food, but the fourth would make you nauseated,

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 and two passive parts, listening and reading. While a balanced bilingual has near equal abilities across the board in two languages, most bilinguals around the world know and use their languages in varying proportions. And depending on their situation and how they acquired each language,

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 you whether you were thinking of taking over you said no way said i i do not want to own twitter it is a recipe for misery everyone will blame me for everything what on earth changed no i think i think everyone will still blame me for everything yeah if something if if i acquire

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 From bicycles to jet packs, from looking up at the stars to entering outer space in the shuttle, our capacity to acquire knowledge and imagination to achieve impossible goals appears to be limitless. Exciting developments in the worlds of both humans and superheroes

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 and one-quarter in B. Now we find that chance of A spontaneously acquiring more energy is this tiny number. Familiar, everyday objects have many, many times more particles than this. The chance of a hot object in the real world getting hotter is so absurdly small,

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 acquire knowledge one must study but to acquire wisdom one must observe or as warren buffett says i always believe my eyes rather than anything else and now the biggest secret for super ideas could I have a drumroll please

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 The focus shifted from participation to performance, and the form acquired more theatrical trappings, such as professionally designed sets and a slightly raised platform or stage with curtains and wings.

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 poison him to acquire his data? We may never know, but the next time you think scientists lead boring lives, dig a little deeper. A fascinating story may be just beyond the tip of your nose.

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 one male occupies a central position which is more attractive to the hens it takes seven years before the male's mature and acquire their ravishing plumes

Acquire

To get something.

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To gradually develop something such as a skill or knowledge.

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To buy or take over a company.

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To win or earn something.

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To learn or discover something.

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Active Acquisition

Possession Change

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