Understanding Quotes

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With the eventual acceptance of Darwin's theory we reach a modern understanding of nature, one which has since then changed in detail rather than in… — Peter Singer
If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational context - a… — Howard Gardner
Sometimes animals may suffer more because of their more limited understanding. If, for instance, we are taking prisoners in wartime we can explain to them… — Peter Singer
There are endless ways to amuse oneself and be idle, and most of them lie outside the woods. I assume that when a man goes… — Wendell Berry
We've got to do fewer things in school. The greatest enemy of understanding is coverage... You've got to take enough time to get kids deeply… — Howard Gardner
For success I consider three factors are necessary: firstly, an awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses; secondly, an accurate understanding of my opponent's strengths… — Alexander Alekhine
Be a balanced optimist. Nobody is suggesting that you become an oblivious Pollyanna, pretending that nothing bad can or ever will happen. Doing so can… — Dale Carnegie
Plato used the dialogue format because the exchange of views, the posing and answering of questions, showed that understanding is a living, dynamic process. He… — John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent. — Madame de Stael
But having a really good understanding of history, literature, psychology, sciences - is very, very important to actually being able to make movies. — George Lucas
We should build respect and understanding between the diverse cultures of the world. We should help construct communities where people of different backgrounds can live… — Alexandra Byrne
In classical understanding, education is the attempt to "lead out" from within the self a core of wisdom that has the power to resist falsehood… — Parker J. Palmer
Do I need to argue to Your Honor that cruelty only breeds cruelty? That hatred only causes hatred; that if there is any way to… — Clarence Darrow
It is the movement between the negative and positive poles that creates electricity. It is the attraction between the male and the female that creates… — Margot Anand
Those who yearn for true spiritual light and knowledge can only find it through the power of the Holy Ghost. The Spirit enlightens and gives… — M. Russell Ballard
The path to eternal life is not on a plateau. Rather, it is an incline, ever onward and upward. Hence, ever-increasing spiritual understanding and energy… — Keith K. Hilbig
Sexuality is possible without any understanding, without any meditation. Love is possible only with understanding. Compassion is possible only with understanding and meditation, understanding and… — Rajneesh
Family quarrels have a total bitterness unmatched by others. Yet it sometimes happens that they also have a kind of tang, a pleasantness beneath the… — Mignon McLaughlin
It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able to affirm whatever he pleases; but to be able to discern that what is… — Emanuel Swedenborg
Why should not every individual man have existed more than once upon this world? Why should I not come back as often as I am… — Gotthold Ephraim Lessing

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