Understanding Quotes

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It is through science that we understand the world around us, and by understanding the world around us, we not only contribute to ourselves, our… — Rusty Schweickart
My understanding of the Scriptures has been made simple by the person of Christ. Christ teaches that God is love. — Unknown Author
The things that are correct for me will come to me at the time that I am interested in them and have the capacity, the… — Julia Roberts
I want my great-granddaughter to have a fairly good understanding of the world in which I lived for 81 years and also the world before… — Sidney Poitier
Through the confessional system, the Catholic church spied upon the lives of its congregants. While Latin mass excluded most people who could not speak Latin… — Julian Assange
I find that children have very little trouble understanding non-literal stories. — John Shelby Spong
As I began to get a deeper understanding of the vital life-saving work Save the Children does, I felt compelled to help in any way… — Erin O'Connor
Reading and understanding the Bible involves lots and lots of interpretation. Not just in light of the world and culture around us, but in reference… — John Piper
I have a whole regimen to my day: my vocal warm-ups, my prayers, my meditations... I pray three times a day. I try to have… — Matisyahu
People who dismiss science in favor of religion sometimes confuse the challenge of rigorously understanding the world with a deliberate intellectual exclusion that leads them… — Lisa Randall
Understanding and respecting your roots is critical not only to winning the tech talent wars but leaving a legacy that transcends bottom lines. — Ryan Holmes
What I worry about is the lack of understanding in society around the world that there is a divide in the world between those who… — Magdi Yacoub
I work on the boundary between economics and statistics in this field called econometrics. Part of my interest is understanding how you use statistics in… — Lars Peter Hansen
It was a slow understanding that my kidnappers really are a product of their environment. — Amanda Lindhout
It was a slow understanding that the lack of education in a country like Somalia creates these huge social problems. — Amanda Lindhout
Belief comes spontaneously as well as by effort. Belief is power. An insincere and uninspired seeker is aware of the truth that belief is power,… — Sri Chinmoy
I am much more passionate about cities than I am about nations. The competition between cities is more civilised than between nations. There is an… — Richard Rogers
The scientific method is nearly perfect for understanding the physical aspects of our life. But it is a radically limited viewfinder in its inability to… — Huston Smith
People are getting to this place of understanding that their lifestyle choices actually do matter a whole lot as opposed to this notion that you… — David Perlmutter
Science is an enterprise that should be cherished as an activity of the free human mind. Because it transforms who we are, how we live,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson

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