Understanding Quotes

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By 'Love' people mean a certain kind of monopoly understanding a simple fact: that the moment you possess a living being you have killed him. — Rajneesh
I had someone at the Houston police station shoot me with heroin so I could do a story about it. The experience was a special… — Dan Rather
True knowledge comes with deep understanding of a topic and its inner workings. — Albert Einstein
No, I don't understand my husband's theory of relativity, but I know my husband and I know he can be trusted. — Elsa Einstein
What is Christian in art does not lie in the theme but in the spirit of it, in its wisdom and the understanding of reality… — Hans Rookmaaker
In our relationship with children and young people, we are not dealing with mechanical devices that can be quickly repaired, but with living beings who… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
All authority of any kind, especially in the field of thought and understanding, is the most destructive, evil thing. Leaders destroy the followers and followers… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It… — Nhat Hanh
Ask yourself these two questions: Do I remember at every moment that I am dying, and that everyone and everything else is, and so treat… — Sogyal Rinpoche
One of the most important responsibilities of leaders in any setting - including business organisations - is to tell us our own story; to explain… — Hugh Mackay
It's about people coming to an understanding, a realisation that we must bridge the gap, build bridges and make people aware of what's happening. The… — Mandawuy Yunupingu
I don't think of compassion as sympathy but rather as empathy. An understanding of how people are feeling, which often translates into action. — Hazel Hawke
There was all this loneliness in my cartoons and people would say, "Gee, these characters are so lonely, disconnected, depressed." And I'd say, 'Yeah well,… — Michael Leunig
If you can imagine the one family continuously occupying the same land for 40,000 years or more, using it not just to sustain life but… — Tania Major
Samuel F. B. Morse, inventor of the telegraph, said that whenever he could not see his way clearly, he knelt down and prayed for light… — Nathan Eldon Tanner
The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution. — Dorothea Brande
Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and understanding. If she says she… — Bruce Jay Friedman
It is only possible to succeed at second-rate pursuits - like becoming a millionaire or a prime minister, winning a war, seducing beautiful women, flying… — Malcolm Muggeridge
But novels are never about what they are about; that is, there is always deeper, or more general, significance. The author may not be aware… — Diane Johnson
Conceit is incompatible with understanding. — Leo Tolstoy

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