Understand Quotes

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Until we know what motivates the hearts and minds of men we can understand nothing outside ourselves, nor will we ever reach fulfillment as that… — Marya Mannes
We possess only the happiness we able to understand. — Maurice Maeterlinck
We love and understand talent; we wish it be within us. The truly gifted, those exceptional few, must wait for the world to catch up. — John Donne
To think justly, we must understand what others mean. To know the value of our thoughts, we must try their effect on other minds. — William Hazlitt
I don't understand why prostitution is illegal, Selling is legal, f***ing is legal. So why isn't it legal to sell f***ing? Why should it be… — George Carlin
To understand matters rightly we should understand their details; and as that knowledge is almost infinite, our knowledge is always superficial and imperfect. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Ideally, the writer needs no audience other than the few who understand that it is immodest and greedy to want more. — Gore Vidal
It is one of my rules in life, never to notice what I don't understand. — Wilkie Collins
I think it's very important for the American president to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what I… — George W. Bush
Men understand the worth of blessings only when they have lost them. — Plautus
I figure that if God actually does exist, he is big enough to understand an honest difference of opinion. — Isaac Asimov
To understand oneself is the classic form of consolation; to elude oneself is the romantic. — George Santayana
The thing that hasn't changed, and I don't think will ever change, is that the operative word in music is "play." You have to have… — Hans Zimmer
I am sustained by the prayers of the people in this country. I guess an appropriate way to say this, it's one of the beautiful… — George W. Bush
I fully understand it's important to maintain the separation of church and state. We don't want the state to become the church, nor do we… — George W. Bush
We need common-sense judges who understand our rights were derived from God — George W. Bush
I think it's important to promote a culture of life. I think a hospitable society is a society where every being counts and every person… — George W. Bush
I believe it is in the national interest that government stand side-by-side with people of faith who work to change lives for the better. I… — George W. Bush
The most difficult thing to understand during conversation is silence. — Henry David Thoreau
We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields. But which are the best ones to start with? Many… — Alan Turing

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