If we all were judged according to the consequences Of all our words and deeds, beyond the intention And beyond our limited… — T. S. Eliot Copy Share Image
Understanding is always in some sense retrospective, which is what Hegel meant by remarking that the owl of Minerva flies only at… — Terry Eagleton Copy Share Image
Telling someone something he does not understand is pointless, even if you add that he will not be able to understand it. — Ludwig Wittgenstein Copy Share Image
More has been screwed up on the battlefield and misunderstood in the Pentagon because of a lack of understanding of the English… — John W. Vessey, Jr Copy Share Image
We must start understanding other cultures, such as the Aboriginal culture. They have a harmony with the Earth and from that harmony… — Ian Cohen Copy Share Image
On those days when I can spend a few hours getting some understanding, I feel fulfilled. I feel as if I have… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
Hoop Dancer is a rendering of my understanding of the process by which one enters into timelessness -- that place where one… — Paula Gunn Allen Copy Share Image
Russia is a state within a state. To understand the population of Russia, you need to know the areas of the country;… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
I can never be who I was. I can simply watch her with sympathy, understanding, and some measure of awe. There she… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
Whatever amuses, serves to kill time, to lull the faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever entertains, usually awakens the understanding or gratifies… — George Crabbe Copy Share Image
A commander should have a profound understanding of human nature, the knack of smoothing out troubles, the power of winning affection while… — B. H. Liddell Hart Copy Share Image
Each time I saw a cliff, I wondered whether I could free solo it. My life shaped itself around the understanding that… — Dean Potter Copy Share Image
In point of fact, no conclusive disproof of a theory can ever be produced; for it is always possible to say that… — Karl Popper Copy Share Image
There are few of us, if any, who don't walk the refiner's fire of adversity and despair, sometimes known to others but… — Richard C. Edgley Copy Share Image
When humans understand Tao, we understand the Tao within ourselves, not the true Tao. Tao doesn't belong to any one or any… — Henry Chang Copy Share Image
The worst thing someone gets is isolated. Isolation is the darkest part of any condition. You can live with almost any condition… — Annie Lennox Copy Share Image
Those early steps are very important in understanding the evolution. But in themselves, maybe now you need the later records to understand… — Evan Parker Copy Share Image
There is no life without work, anxieties or tensions. Peace is not found in avoiding these but in understanding them and controlling… — Wendy Beckett Copy Share Image
If we base our belief systems on the humble assumption that the complexities of the world are ontologically beyond our understanding, then… — Moby Copy Share Image
As far as the arts and the sciences are concerned, the German mind appreciates most highly that which it does not understand… — Franz Grillparzer Copy Share Image
I always think that you have to have a certain understanding of what an audience would want to see from you as… — Robert Pattinson Copy Share Image
We've got in the habit of not really understanding how freedom was in the 19th century, the idea of government of the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“I believe that only scientists can understand the universe. It is not so much that I have confidence in scientists being right,… — Isaac Asimov Copy Share Image
It would be catastrophic if one day these fundamentalists Christians gain enough political power to enforce their literal understanding of Mosaic Law. — Mel White Copy Share Image
They say you should never be a friend with your ex. But yet I am, cause we were once friends now that… — Simphiwe Ntuli Copy Share Image
Understanding the mythology of your partner, your customer and your audience is far more important than watching the instant replay of what… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Love is all about understanding each other. There are thousands of perfect men out there but I might find my comfort zone… — Tridha Choudhury Copy Share Image
I'm completely at ease on a set. I'm pretty comfortable most places, but hitting the mark and knowing set etiquette and understanding… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
If you see someone that's suffering, hurt, and unhappy. Try to think about yourself first instead of saying wack things to people.… — BigHeartedPerson Copy Share Image
A real Mom sees beyond your confusions and understands the kind of support you need to sail through and then gives it… — Terry Mark Copy Share Image
If somebody comes to a neighborhood coffee hour, or goes to a discussion group, and they have a discussion, I do think… — Mike Lowry Copy Share Image
The people I've respected most in the industry over the years - Paul Newman, for instance. I just loved the way he… — George Clooney Copy Share Image
Dealing with poetry is a daunting task, simply because the reason one does it as an editor at all is because one… — Peter Davison Copy Share Image
Without self knowledge, without understanding the working and functions of his machine, man cannot be free, he cannot govern himself and he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
You've got to understand that it took guts... to tell you exactly how I felt. But I know you don't understand &… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Today, I have an understanding of the world, and of the entertainment and media industries, of how people consume content. — Justin Kan Copy Share Image
People reveal their character even in the simplest things they do. Fools do not enter a room, nor leave it, nor sit… — Jean de la Bruyere Copy Share Image
Even for the physicist the description in plain language will be a criterion of the degree of understanding that has been reached. — Werner Heisenberg Copy Share Image
Pep has so much charisma that always makes you give more than 100 per cent, not only in matches, but in training… — Ilkay Gundogan Copy Share Image
“I saw something I could never forget. I saw lifetimes of acknowledgement, fear, wisdom, questioning, and understanding in a child's eye. It… — Shannon A. Thompson Copy Share Image
