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> [Does this mean we will always understand our challenges? Won't all of us, sometime, have reason to ask, 'O God, where art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-d-hales/does-this-mean-we-will-always-understand-our-challenges-won-t-all-of/)

[Robert D. Hales](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-d-hales/)

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> [Anytime new insight replaces an old assumption or a fossilized perception is the spring. New understandings sprout, new tolerances appear, and new…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-zukav/anytime-new-insight-replaces-an-old-assumption-or-a-fossilized/)

[Gary Zukav](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-zukav/)

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> [I think as much as the city is changing us, our experience inside the city also changes. I think, a city like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamer-el-said/i-think-as-much-as-the-city-is-changing-us-our-experience-inside-the/)

[Tamer El Said](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamer-el-said/)

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> [Surrender is not something that you can do. If you do it, it is not surrender, because the doer is there. Surrender…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rajneesh/surrender-is-not-something-that-you-can-do-if-you-do-it-it-is-not/)

[Rajneesh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rajneesh/)

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> [In every ancient culture, there are rituals to mortify the body as a way of understanding that the energy of the soul…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marina-abramovic/in-every-ancient-culture-there-are-rituals-to-mortify-the-body-as-a-2/)

[Marina Abramovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marina-abramovic/)

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> [The triumph of the written word is often attained when the writer achieves union and trust with the reader, who then becomes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chinua-achebe/the-triumph-of-the-written-word-is-often-attained-when-the-writer/)

[Chinua Achebe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chinua-achebe/)

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> [The invention of the scientific method and science is, I'm sure we'll all agree, the most powerful intellectual idea, the most powerful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-adams/the-invention-of-the-scientific-method-and-science-is-i-m-sure-we-ll/)

[Douglas Adams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-adams/)

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> [Love is being accepting of all of their flaws. Love is being understanding and compassionate. Love is realizing that they are going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haley-pullos/love-is-being-accepting-of-all-of-their-flaws-love-is-being/)

[Haley Pullos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haley-pullos/)

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> [If you could read some of the stories that we had before us of parents of children dying of, let's say, bone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kelvin-ogilvie/if-you-could-read-some-of-the-stories-that-we-had-before-us-of/)

[Kelvin Ogilvie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kelvin-ogilvie/)

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> [“Understanding is the reward of obedience. Obedience is the key to every door. I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-macdonald/understanding-is-the-reward-of-obedience-obedience-is-the-key-to/)

[George MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-macdonald/)

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> [Yes, I understand why things had to happen this way. I understand his reason for causing me pain. But mere understanding does…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/yes-i-understand-why-things-had-to-happen-this-way-i-understand-his/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

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> [All living organisms are but leaves on the same tree of life. The various functions of plants and animals and their specialized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-szent-gyorgyi/all-living-organisms-are-but-leaves-on-the-same-tree-of-life-the/)

[Albert Szent-Gyorgyi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-szent-gyorgyi/)

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> [A visual understanding of great composition and how to use a camera and expensive lenses can be learned, but drive and a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aaron-huey/a-visual-understanding-of-great-composition-and-how-to-use-a-camera/)

[Aaron Huey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aaron-huey/)

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> [After experience had taught me that all the usual surroundings of social life are vain and futile; seeing that none of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/baruch-spinoza/after-experience-had-taught-me-that-all-the-usual-surroundings-of/)

[Baruch Spinoza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/baruch-spinoza/)

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> [Being, belief and reason are pure relations, which cannot be dealt with absolutely, and are not things but pure scholastic concepts, signs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johann-georg-hamann/being-belief-and-reason-are-pure-relations-which-cannot-be-dealt-with/)

[Johann Georg Hamann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johann-georg-hamann/)

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> [I see it in a lot of period pieces where everybody is standing and talking, in a stilted, archaic way, instead of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ato-essandoh/i-see-it-in-a-lot-of-period-pieces-where-everybody-is-standing-and/)

[Ato Essandoh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ato-essandoh/)

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> [This miracle is in the small things of daily life; we must live in the understanding that at every moment there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/this-miracle-is-in-the-small-things-of-daily-life-we-must-live-in-the/)

[Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/)

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> [ The understanding of it \[absolute\] is very important as a beginning point. Then you can use meditation, further reasoning, long-term familiarity etc.,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-thurman/the-understanding-of-it-absolute-is-very-important-as-a-beginning/)

[Robert Thurman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-thurman/)

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> [“These few digressions serve as the basis for the easier understanding and acceptance of the Absolute as mind—idea (spirit), knowledge, thought—not only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dejan-stojanovic/these-few-digressions-serve-as-the-basis-for-the-easier-understanding/)

[Dejan Stojanovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dejan-stojanovic/)

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> [We are used to dealing with problems that have a solution and that can be solved in a finite period. But we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-kissinger/we-are-used-to-dealing-with-problems-that-have-a-solution-and-that/)

[Henry A. Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-kissinger/)

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> [It made me have a much greater understanding of loss, of loneliness, and the level of intense tragedy that so many people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/adrien-brody/it-made-me-have-a-much-greater-understanding-of-loss-of-loneliness/)

[Adrien Brody](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/adrien-brody/)

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> [Faith in the gospel restructures our motivations, our self-understanding, our identity, and our view of the world. Behavioral compliance to rules without…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-keller/faith-in-the-gospel-restructures-our-motivations-our-self/)

[Timothy Keller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-keller/)

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> [I would have said, before the World Trade Center events, that he would try to get a normal relationship with China -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-a-kissinger/i-would-have-said-before-the-world-trade-center-events-that-he-would/)

[Henry A. Kissinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-a-kissinger/)

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> [It states, History should be regarded as a means for understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future. It also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-foley/it-states-history-should-be-regarded-as-a-means-for-understanding-the/)

[Mark Foley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-foley/)

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> [“Kipo kitu kinaendelea kufanyika katika siku zetu za furaha na katika siku zetu za huzuni kwa kila mmojawetu hapa duniani bila ya…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enock-maregesi/kipo-kitu-kinaendelea-kufanyika-katika-siku-zetu-za-furaha-na-katika/)

[Enock Maregesi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enock-maregesi/)

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> [“Our poor people are great people, a very lovable people, They don't need our pity and sympathy. They need our understanding love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mother-teresa/our-poor-people-are-great-people-a-very-lovable-people-they-don-t/)

[Mother Teresa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mother-teresa/)

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> [I was 28 before I started putting on productions. I got in the back door by doing fringe shows and a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marianne-elliott/i-was-28-before-i-started-putting-on-productions-i-got-in-the-back/)

[Marianne Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marianne-elliott/)

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> [“You could give Aristotle a tutorial. And you could thrill him to the core of his being. Aristotle was an encyclopedic polymath,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-dawkins/you-could-give-aristotle-a-tutorial-and-you-could-thrill-him-to-the-2/)

[Richard Dawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-dawkins/)

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> [The unexplainable thing in nature that makes me feel the world is big fat beyond my understanding – to understand maybe by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/georgia-o-keeffe/the-unexplainable-thing-in-nature-that-makes-me-feel-the-world-is-big/)

[Georgia O'Keeffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/georgia-o-keeffe/)

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> [Having a proper understanding of countries' external positions - current accounts, stock positions, and currencies - is critical to highlight policymakers' shared…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gita-gopinath/having-a-proper-understanding-of-countries-external-positions-current/)

[Gita Gopinath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gita-gopinath/)

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> [A lot of things occurred to me with shamans in Peru.There were a number of different kinds of experiences that you learn…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/fred-alan-wolf/a-lot-of-things-occurred-to-me-with-shamans-in-peru-there-were-a/)

[Fred Alan Wolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/fred-alan-wolf/)

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> [I do not know if you have ever noticed that the more you struggle to understand, the less you understand any problem.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jiddu-krishnamurti/i-do-not-know-if-you-have-ever-noticed-that-the-more-you-struggle-to/)

[Jiddu Krishnamurti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jiddu-krishnamurti/)

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> [“4 Steps for Understanding Each Other 1. Identify your beliefs and core values; ask how they determine your behaviors and habits. 2.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-c-young/4-steps-for-understanding-each-other-1-identify-your-beliefs-and-core/)

[Susan C. Young](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-c-young/)

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> [Al Jazeera should understand the societies, should understand the culture of the civilisation, should understand the dynamics of the societies, should be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wadah-khanfar/al-jazeera-should-understand-the-societies-should-understand-the/)

[Wadah Khanfar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wadah-khanfar/)

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> [My life has been devoted to trying to bring a little more understanding to human sexuality - not just in society, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hugh-hefner/my-life-has-been-devoted-to-trying-to-bring-a-little-more/)

[Hugh Hefner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hugh-hefner/)

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> [I was dyslexic, I had no understanding of schoolwork whatsoever. I certainly would have failed IQ tests. And it was one of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/i-was-dyslexic-i-had-no-understanding-of-schoolwork-whatsoever-i/)

[Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/)

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> [“For throughout history, the synthesizing impulse has proved a powerful even world-changing, tool for understanding the universe, capable of penetrating the intricate,contradictory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerard-helferich/for-throughout-history-the-synthesizing-impulse-has-proved-a-powerful/)

[Gerard Helferich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerard-helferich/)

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> [Our objective is to begin a national conversation to better support individuals and families living with ASD in Canada. The Summit will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cynthia-carroll/our-objective-is-to-begin-a-national-conversation-to-better-support/)

[Cynthia Carroll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cynthia-carroll/)

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> [ Modern dynamical systems theory has a relatively short history. It begins with Poincare (of course)... \[to whom\] a global understanding of the… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-l-devaney/modern-dynamical-systems-theory-has-a-relatively-short-history-it/)

[Robert L. Devaney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-l-devaney/)

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> [I am inclined to think that the authority of Holy Scripture is intended to convince men of those truths which are necessary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/galileo-galilei/i-am-inclined-to-think-that-the-authority-of-holy-scripture-is/)

[Galileo Galilei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/galileo-galilei/)

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                        "text": "The invention of the scientific method and science is, I'm sure we'll all agree, the most powerful intellectual idea, the most powerful framework for thinking and investigating and understanding and challenging the world around us that there is, and it rests on the premise that any idea is there to be attacked. If it withstands the attack then it lives to fight another day and if it doesn't withstand the attack then down it goes. Religion doesn't seem to work like that.",
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                        "text": "Love is being accepting of all of their flaws. Love is being understanding and compassionate. Love is realizing that they are going to make mistakes but knowing you can't hold it against them. Love is being constantly supportive.",
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                        "text": "If you could read some of the stories that we had before us of parents of children dying of, let's say, bone cancer. Or people who dealt with family members drowning in their own bodies, in the end, suffering without any hope of modern medical science easing their pain or offering any comfort. With the absolute knowledge that they were going to die anyway. I can't quite comprehend how we could want those people to continue to suffer that extreme agony on the understanding that it is the will of a creator or some other philosophical concept.",
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                        "text": "“Understanding is the reward of obedience. Obedience is the key to every door. I am perplexed at the stupidity of the ordinary religious being. In the most practical of all matters he will talk and speculate and try to feel, but he will not set himself to do .”",
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                        "text": "Yes, I understand why things had to happen this way. I understand his reason for causing me pain. But mere understanding does not chase away the hurt. It does not call upon the sun when dark clouds have loomed over me. Let the rain come then if it must come! And let it wash away the dust that hurt my eyes!",
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                        "text": "All living organisms are but leaves on the same tree of life. The various functions of plants and animals and their specialized organs are manifestations of the same living matter. This adapts itself to different jobs and circumstances, but operates on the same basic principles. Muscle contraction is only one of these adaptations. In principle it would not matter whether we studied nerve, kidney or muscle to understand the basic principles of life. In practice, however, it matters a great deal.",
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                        "text": "After experience had taught me that all the usual surroundings of social life are vain and futile; seeing that none of the objects of my fears contained in themselves anything either good or bad, except in so far as the mind is affected by them, I finally resolved to inquire whether there might be some real good having power to communicate itself, which would affect the mind singly, to the exclusion of all else: whether, in fact, there might be anything of which the discovery and attainment would enable me to enjoy continuous, supreme, and unending happiness.",
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                        "text": "I see it in a lot of period pieces where everybody is standing and talking, in a stilted, archaic way, instead of being loose in the world. So, I try to do a little bit of research, just so that I can feel like I'm grounded, but then I try to bring as much of my human understanding that I can, under the filter of it being 1865.",
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                        "text": "“You could give Aristotle a tutorial. And you could thrill him to the core of his being. Aristotle was an encyclopedic polymath, an all time intellect. Yet not only can you know more than him about the world. You also can have a deeper understanding of how everything works. Such is the privilege of living after Newton , Darwin , Einstein , Planck , Watson , Crick and their colleagues. I'm not saying you're more intelligent than Aristotle , or wiser. For all I know, Aristotle 's the cleverest person who ever lived. That's not the point. The point is only that science is cumulative, and we live later.”",
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                        "text": "The unexplainable thing in nature that makes me feel the world is big fat beyond my understanding – to understand maybe by trying to put it into form. To find the feeling of infinity on the horizon line or just over the next hill.",
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                        "text": "A lot of things occurred to me with shamans in Peru.There were a number of different kinds of experiences that you learn from doing ritual and taking ayahuasca [a common tropical forest hallucinogen] is the key to understanding the native consciousness and perception of the world with the Peruvian shamans that you wouldn't get unless you had been with them, but every shamanic tradition, including the Native American tradition of medicine and cleansing ritual, like the Sun Dance or the sweat lodge.",
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