Understanding Quotes

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A novel's whole pattern is rarely apparent at the outset of writing, or even at the end; that is when the writer finds out what… — Diane Johnson
For infants and toddlers learning and living are the same thing. If they feel secure, treasured, loved, their own energy and curiosity will bring them… — Amy Laura Dombro
In fact, jazz has such a great feeling and great emotional content that it really doesn't require you to have technical understanding of it. I… — Dave Holland
The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but… — Sam Donaldson
Ellis's understanding of himself and the world around him certainly develops because of his adventures, and part of that development comes through recognizing other people… — Margaret Mahy
I really haven't been cognitive of gas prices. It wasn't until I filled up my husband's Toyota Prius Hybrid that I had a moment of… — Alexandra Paul
It is strange how your understanding of a play changes. It normally happens after a performance and you suddenly think, 'So that's what that line… — Richard McCabe
Large skepticism leads to large understanding. Small skepticism leads to small understanding. No skepticism leads to no understanding. — Xi Zhi
The will to label will always prevail over what's being labeled, usually at the expense of either truth or understanding. — Boyd Rice
I always say that it's about breaking the rules. But the secret of breaking rules in a way that works is understanding what the rules… — Rick Wakeman
The scientist's inquiry into the causes of things is providing an ever more extensive understanding of nature. — Kenneth G. Wilson
Love was not in it for me at first. I dated guys because of the way they looked. And then I began to learn that… — Crystal Waters
You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn't have that. — William Scranton
A thorough reading and understanding of the Bible is the surest path to atheism — Donald Morgan
Atheism is a disease of the soul, before it becomes an error of the understanding — Plato
A world community can only exist with world communication, which means something more than extensive software facilities scattered about he globe. It means common understanding,… — Robert M. Hutchins
It was not an easy task understanding myself. And because, as I was aging, I was becoming more and more an unknown to myself, I… — Mariana Fulger
Behind understanding the apparition of existence can be the understanding of... nonexistence. — Mariana Fulger
Everyone hears only what he understands. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
In the face of unjust criticism we can become bitter or better; upset or understanding; hostile or humble; furious or forgiving — William Arthur Ward

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