Understanding Quotes

5353 quotes by 3113 authors

I want to block some common misunderstandings about understanding: In many of these discussions one finds a lot of fancy footwork about the word understanding. — John Searle
This book is pointing the way into it for people that see it as daunting or a mystery. Some people just do it, but others… — Sally Schneider
And indeed this theme has been at the centre of all my research since 1943, both because of its intrinsic fascination and my conviction that… — Frederick Sanger
Every day we make more progress toward understanding the concert hall. — Esa-Pekka Salonen
You can be interested in a Jane Smiley novel whether or not anyone says a word. She enters into her characters thoughts with great understanding… — Richard Russo
Some authors have a very hard time understanding that in order to be faithful to the spirit of the book, it's almost always impossible to… — Richard Russo
Writing is far too hard work to say what someone else wants me to. Serving it as a craft, using it as a way of… — Jane Rule
The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was,… — Warren Rudman
Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart. The way of feeling, of understanding, of loving;… — Georges Rouault
It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand… — Valentino Rossi
You could get in rehearsals, pre-production, anything that would actually contribute to the understanding of how a film gets made. I actually find those things… — Jay Roach
We are either going to dissolve as a human race or we are going to break through into a new understanding of what it is… — Terry Riley
Men generally are afraid of a wife who has more understanding than themselves. — Samuel Richardson
They hear it come out, but they don't know how it got there. They don't understand that's life's way of talking. You don't sing to… — Ma Rainey
Ronald Reagan gave our party a bowling alley image as opposed to a country club image. We were talking to people who go bowling on… — Pete du Pont
With women and women, I think there's an understanding. Nobody knows what a woman feels or experiences but another woman. We are the nurturers, and… — Dana Plato
The Bible was written in several languages, embraces many literary forms, and reflects cultures very different from our own. These are important considerations for properly… — Troy Perry
Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading… — Paul Nurse
I try to keep a balance between conceptional or intellectual comprehension and emotional understanding. — Unknown Author
This is just the beginning, the beginning of understanding that cyberspace has no limits, no boundaries. — Nicholas Negroponte

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