Understood Quotes

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It is a pity to make a mystery out of what should most easily be understood. There is nothing occult about the thought that all… — Oscar Wilde
Oh, that we fully understood how very opposite our self-righteousness is to the designs of God! — Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon
Although I was always very happy in Britain, I never stopped thinking of America as home, in the fundamental sense of the term. It was… — Bill Bryson
It must be understood that, as adults, we are all terminal. — Jacob K. Javits
George W. Bush was president through some of the darkest days of our history and yet his optimism never waned. He is optimistic by nature,… — Mark McKinnon
I remember when Circuit City was around, I never understood why people would shop there. I always thought Best Buy had a better selection and… — Kerry King
My job as the actress playing Hanna Schmitz, as the actress playing any part, is to understand the character, and to ultimately love the character.… — Kate Winslet
Before babies, I worked very hard to make sure I understood my surroundings and figured out where I fit in the world, whether it was… — Neil Patrick Harris
I enjoyed mathematics from a very young age. At the beginning of college, I had this illusion, which was kind of silly in retrospect, that… — Erez Lieberman Aiden
The farther we peer into space, the more we realize that the nature of the universe cannot be understood fully by inspecting spiral galaxies or… — Robert Lanza
You know, even growing up going to school, I had teachers that were against bilingual teaching. I never understood that. My parents always had me… — Emily Rios
In principle, if you understood the mechanisms of keeping things repaired, you could keep things going indefinitely. — Cynthia Kenyon
I understood that the Church had a Heart, and that this Heart was burning with love. — Therese of Lisieux
I have always felt an excellent rapport ever since my very first concert in Britain at Hampton Court. I have always felt understood. The British… — Andrea Bocelli
Human rights, of course, must include the right to religious freedom, understood as the expression of a dimension that is at once individual and communitarian… — Pope Benedict XVI
I have never understood the clamour for waif-like women whose flesh acts merely as a thin veil for their bones - much as I would… — Clare Balding
When white supremacy becomes institutional, it begins to harm the very people who are not simply outside of it because of their race, it begins… — Michael Eric Dyson
When I was a kid - 10, 11, 12, 13 - the thing I wanted most in the world was a best friend. I wanted… — Fiona Apple
If a person says or does something that we consider offensive, our first obligation is to refuse to take offense and then communicate privately, honestly,… — David A. Bednar
Mysteries once thought to be supernatural or paranormal happenings - such as astronomical or meteorological events - are incorporated into science once their causes are… — Michael Shermer

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