My wife is a brilliant, hugely understanding person.

I turned down plenty of films which proved to be hugely successful. And, of course, I've also had plenty of experiences where everyone thought…

— Ewen Bremner

David Bowie worked with Brian Eno and dressed up in extraordinary clothes, but he was also a brilliant songwriter who captured the thoughts of…

— Bat for Lashes

Understanding a person does not mean condoning; it only means that one does not accuse him as if one were God or a judge…

— Erich Fromm

We can love someone without understanding that person.

— Dorothy Rowe

“The starting point for all interaction must come from an understanding of what the other person cares about most.”

— Brett Bartholomew

The best way I can get understanding from another person is to give this person the understanding, too. If I want them to hear…

— Marshall B. Rosenberg

“An empathy wall is an obstacle to deep understanding of another person, one that can make us feel indifferent or even hostile to those…

— Arlie Russell Hochschild

Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating.

— Donald A. Norman

Leslie is the most understanding person in the world; rarely will she get angry; she's been screwed over her whole life and still comes…

— Anonymous

The friends I have, and the people whom I admire, are people who have an understanding of the conditions under which we live, and…

— Claudia Rankine

I'm a very understanding person. That's something I was raised to be aware of - not everybody has the same shoes to fill or…

— Dianna Agron

I am now in a place where I have to be truer to myself first before anyone else. If you're not real, how can…

— Eric Benet

An understanding person may not always understand everything about you. But they always understand when you're fine or not.

— Terry Mark

An understanding person may not understand everything about you. But they always understand when you're sad or happy.

— Terry Mark

“She knows by now that grief is about endurance, understanding over and over that the person you loved is not coming back.”

— Joan Wickersham