#acquired

Power acquired by violence is only a usurpation, and lasts only as long as the force of him who commands prevails over that of those who obey. ↗

— Denis Diderot

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To be an artist includes much; one must possess many gifts - absolute gifts - which have not been acquired by one's own effort. And, moreover, to succeed, the artist much possess the courageous soul. ↗

— Kate Chopin

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

— James Madison

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I think that standup has always been an acquired taste and there was always only a handful of performers that were really inspired. ↗

— Marc Maron

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Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. ↗

— Albert Einstein

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We always thought the Tom Tom Club could change to anything, but it acquired this image, which was cartoon animation and this real light-hearted dance music. ↗

— Tina Weymouth

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I have an acquired taste for language, yet it is seldom an actual focus of mine. ↗

— Saul Williams

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In some ways, I had a traditional 'old South' upbringing, meaning that I spent some time in a military school, and acquired an inoculum of the military ethic that is still with me today: honor, duty, loyalty. ↗

— E. O. Wilson

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We have no desire to convince anyone that there is only one way by which faith can be acquired. ↗

— William Griffith Wilson

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There are many things that are essential to arriving at true peace of mind, and one of the most important is faith, which cannot be acquired without prayer. ↗

— John Wooden

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