Understanding Quotes

5353 quotes by 3113 authors

From understanding comes LOVE. — Unknown Author
There is power in understanding the journey of others to help create your own — Kobe Bryant
It is good and very grand to conquer external nature, but grander still to conquer our internal nature.... This conquering of the inner man, understanding… — Swami Vivekananda
HIP-HOP HAS DIFFERENT ELEMENTS DEALING WITH MUSIC, RAP, GRAFFITI ART, B-BOYS (WHAT YOU CALL BREAK BOYS)... AND ALSO DEALING WITH CULTURE, AND A WHOLE MOVEMENT… — Afrika Bambaataa
Understanding is the ultimate seduction of the mind. Go to the truth beyond the mind. — Stephen Levine
The hope of the future lies not in curbing the influence of human occupancy - it is already too late for that - but in… — Aldo Leopold
It isnâ€™t until you come to a spiritual understanding of who you are that you can begin to take control of yourself. As you learn… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I don't have any problem understanding why people flunk out of college or quit their jobs or cheat on each other or break the law… — Lidia Yuknavitch
The family is changing not disappearing. We have to broaden our understanding of it, look for the new metaphors. — Mary Catherine Bateson
When you act on your impulses to play, when you are open to the possibilities in each moment, you replace your fears with self-understanding, self-esteem,… — Sandra Magsamen
Our search for certainty rests in our attempts at understanding the history of all individual selves and all civilizations. Beyond that, there is only awe. — Julian Jaynes
Bestow upon me, O Lord my God, understanding to know thee, diligence to seek thee, wisdom to find thee, and a faithfulness that may finally… — Thomas Aquinas
A physician who fails to enter the body of a patient with the lamp of knowledge and understanding can never treat diseases. He should first… — Charaka
The understanding you gain from practicing gratitude frees you from being lost or identified with either the negative or the positive aspects of life, letting… — Phillip Moffitt
I live with the understanding that truth is bigger than any religion and the world is Godâ€™s and everything in it... — Rob Bell
There is no need to have a deep understanding of Zen. — Shunryu Suzuki
To understand suffering, you must go beyond pain and pleasure. Your own desires and fears prevent you from understanding and thereby helping others. In reality… — Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj
Creation is a sustained period of bliss, even though the subject can still be very sad. Because there's the triumph of coming through and understanding… — Alice Walker
Humility is the essence of repentance. Humility is selfless, not selfish. ItÂ doesn'tÂ demand its own way or speak with moral superiority. Instead, humility answers softlyÂ and listens… — L. Whitney Clayton
Understanding- -like civilization, happiness, music, science and a host of other great endeavors--is not a state of being, but a manner of traveling. This great… — Alan Kay

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