Quotes by Acquisition There are black companies that are very active in the economy, that are growing and not on the basis of mergers and acquisitions, but because of putting new money into their particular companies and, therefore, their particular sectors. Indeed, if they didn't do that, they would collapse as companies. Thabo Mbeki acquisition growing black Every generation enjoys the use of a vast hoard bequeathed to it by antiquity, and transmits that hoard, augmented by fresh acquisitions, to future ages. Thomas B. Macaulay acquisition future age I have no sympathy whatever with those who would grudge our workmen and our common people the very highest acquisitions which their taste or their time or their inclination would lead them to realize. Thomas Chalmers acquisition education people English orthography satisfies all the requirements of the canons of reputability under the law of conspicuous waste. It is archaic, cumbrous, and ineffective; its acquisition consumes much time and effort; failure to acquire it is easy of detection. Thorstein Veblen acquisition effort law Science is not a body of knowledge nor a system of belief; it is just a term which describes humankind’s incremental acquisition of understanding through observation. Science is awesome. Tim Minchin acquisition understanding body Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something. Vernon Howard acquisition understanding Knowledge is theory. We should be thankful if action of management is based on theory. Knowledge has temporal spread. Information is not knowledge. The world is drowning in information but is slow in acquisition of knowledge. There is no substitute for knowledge. W. Edwards Deming acquisition being-thankful world Of one thing be certain: if a CEO is enthused about a particularly foolish acquisition, both his internal staff and his outside advisors will come up with whatever projections are needed to justify his stance. Only in fairy tales are emperors told that they are naked. Warren Buffett acquisition fairy-tale naked Self-esteem comes from the self, not from acquisitions and Wayne Dyer acquisition self-esteem approval The acquisition of knowledge always involves the revelation of ignorance-almost is the revelation of ignorance. Wendell Berry acquisition ignorance knowledge In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving off of an old one, we must take care to launch ourselves with as strong and decided an initiative as possible. William James acquisition leaving strong Goodrich was the biggest acquisition in the history of aerospace. Louis R. Chenevert biggest aerospace acquisition history «123456
