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I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in there and also… — Alexis Arguello
Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to look at Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
Those that know, do. Those that understand, teach. — Aristotle
Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand. — Neil Armstrong
I'm not a propagandist, I'm not a polemicist; my primary interest is just looking at and trying to understand how animals work. — David Attenborough
The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president. — Dean Acheson
Seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand. — Saint Augustine
To understand the true quality of people, you must look into their minds, and examine their pursuits and aversions. — Marcus Aurelius
One half of the world cannot understand the pleasures of the other. — Jane Austen
Husbands and wives generally understand when opposition will be vain. — Jane Austen
It is no small misfortune and disgrace that, through our own fault, we neither understand our nature nor our origin. — Teresa of Avila
The further we distance ourselves from the spell of the present, explored by our senses, the harder it will be to understand and protect nature's… — Diane Ackerman
A society that does not correctly interpret and appreciate its past cannot understand its present fortunes and adversities and can be caught unawares in a… — Ibrahim Babangida
If you will practice being fictional for a while, you will understand that fictional characters are sometimes more real than people with bodies and heartbeats. — Richard Bach
I don't understand the mentality of a rock fan, being obsessed with two or three songs from 25 years ago. I'm not that kind of… — Sebastian Bach
My parents were divorced when I was a young teenager, and I was raised by a single mother after that. So, I understand the difficulties… — Michele Bachmann
I believe if the white and colored people could get together and be let alone, they would understand each other and consequently love each other. — Josephine Baker
It's got to do with putting yourself in other people's shoes and seeing how far you can come to truly understand them. I like the… — Christian Bale
If you're against globalisation, it doesn't achieve much by sort of bombing the head offices of Shell or Nestle. You unsettle people much more by… — J. G. Ballard

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