Understanding Quotes

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There must be love, and understanding, to betray. Most men haven't the wit or the honor for betrayal: not to know it when they see… — Janet Morris
In my understanding of God I start with certain firm beliefs. One is that the laws of nature are not broken. We do not, of… — Nevill Francis Mott
It's only through honesty and courage that science can work at all. The Ptolemaic understanding of the solar system was undermined and corrected by the… — Philip Pullman
The eye, the window of the soul, is the chief means whereby the understanding can most fully and abundantly appreciate the infinite works of Nature;… — Leonardo da Vinci
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… — Douglas Adams
Fullness of knowledge always and necessarily means some understanding of the depths of our ignorance, and that is always conducive to both humility and reverence. — Robert Andrews Millikan
Some people live closely guarded lives, fearful of encountering someone or something that might shatter their insecure spiritual foundation. This attitude, however, is not the… — Thubten Yeshe
It is better to have but little knowledge with humility and understanding, than great learning which might make you proud. For a person's merits are… — Thomas a Kempis
The human understanding is like a false mirror, which, receiving rays irregularly, distorts and discolors the nature of things by mingling its own nature with… — Francis Bacon
When intelligent people pride themselves on not understanding, it is quite natural they should succeed better than fools. — Andre Gide
Part of creating is understanding that there is always more to do; nothing is ever completely finished. — Rachel Lambert Mellon
Once you see the entertainment world from both sides, you really get a greater understanding of how it all operates. As an actor going into… — John Francis Daley
Our instinctual understanding of reality is the same as most other animals. — Robert Lanza
It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is… — Dan Pallotta
Read, read, read. Read good books. You will strengthen your understanding of story. Your vocabulary will be the richer for it. — Carmen Agra Deedy
Science is not, despite how it is often portrayed, about absolute truths. It is about developing an understanding of the world, making predictions, and then… — Brian Schmidt
Even if I stumble on to the absolute truth of any aspect of the universe, I will not realise my luck and instead will spend… — Brian Schmidt
Discipline and unconditional support is earned by understanding and trust and inclusion. Not by isolation, not by nasty tricks. — Unknown Author
It is only education and understanding of the past that teaches us not to repeat history. — Eugene Jarecki
I am of the opinion that the appreciation and the desire for what is good takes more study and insight than does the understanding and… — Laurance Rockefeller

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