Understandable Quotes

154 quotes by 146 authors

Philosophy is perfectly right in saying that life must be understood backward. But then one forgets the other clause - that it must be lived… — Soren Kierkegaard
I worked on scores. I went to the musical library in Berlin which is very famous. I discovered that we had scores of Beethoven, printed… — Kurt Masur
When one nation is at war with another nation, the political machine does everything it can to vilify the people of the other nation, so… — Alexander Siddig
Protectionism is a very real danger. It is understandable that in times of a severe downturn protectionist pressures mount but the lessons of history are… — Manmohan Singh
The study of meditation is the entrance into the world of Wonderland. It has nothing to do with how you'd like it. You want a… — Frederick Lenz
I don't care about sympathy. I care about playing a character who's understandable and clear. — Anson Mount
Humans - who enslave, castrate, experiment on, and fillet other animals - have had an understandable penchant for pretending animals do not feel pain. — Carl Sagan
It's of course understandable that people want to know about actors in their favourite series. — Jonathan Brandis
I prefer to stay in my country. But this doesn't mean if someone does want to leave Iran, I think they've done something wrong -… — Asghar Farhadi
SCIENCE: a way of finding things out and then making them work. Science explains what is happening around us the whole time. So does RELIGION,… — Terry Pratchett
Left Behind takes what to some people may be unbelievable predictions from the Bible and shows how they might play out. It makes the events… — Jerry B. Jenkins
It's an odd thing but when you tell someone the true facts of a mythical tale they are indignant not with the teller but with… — Josephine Tey
I think entrepreneurs have a great opportunity to think of how to make things more understandable, simple and beautiful. — J. Christopher Burch
Today in Ukraine, many people struggle to survive, older ones often see the breakdown of the Soviet system as a loss of stability and security… — Victor Pinchuk
I think no more than a week after I started writing I ran into the first block. It's hard to describe it in a way… — Tennessee Williams
I am probably afraid that some spectator will not understand my photography - therefore I proceed to make it really less understandable by writing defensibly… — Ansel Adams
Talking about things that are understandable only weighs down the mind. — Alfred Jarry
It is tempting at one level to believe that bad things happen to people (especially other people) because God is a righteous judge who gives… — Harold S. Kushner
Vulgarized knowledge characteristically gives birth to a feeling that everything is understandable and explained. It is like a system of bridges built over chasms. One… — Czeslaw Milosz
My goal is to make all my paintings clear and realistic, even more understandable than a photograph. — E. J. Hughes

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