Understood Quotes

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I believe that if the people of this nation fully understood what Congress has done to them over the last 49 years, they would move… — George W. Malone
I never quite understood these actors - though I envy them sometimes - who can lie out for a year or two. I feel as… — Sylvester Stallone
Macaulay somewhere says, that it is extraordinary that, whereas the laws of the motions of the heavenly bodies, far removed as they are from us,… — Florence Nightingale
In New York, they understood that my country was not a country, but winter. And that my road was not really a road, but snow. — Monique Leyrac
I became more and more convinced that even nature could be understood as a relatively simple mathematical structure. — Albert Einstein
Basically, being alive means keeping yourself ready for the sky to fall in on you at any time. If you start from the assumption that… — Yasmina Khadra
If I do something I think is new, it will be misunderstood, but if people like it, I will be disappointed because I haven't pushed… — Rei Kawakubo
I have never understood why public opinion about European ideas should be taken into account. — Raymond Barre
Let it be understood that those who are not found living as He taught are not Christian- even though they profess with the lips the… — Justin Martyr
Fashion could be more relevant. It needs to be understood rather than just consumed. — Stefano Pilati
Without him (Jean-Christophe) I would never have understood the splendour of taking free andindependent action as an individual. Up until this stolen encounter with brains… — Sijie Dai
In anthropology, which historically exists to 'give voice' to others, there is no greater taboo than self-revelation. The impetus of our discipline, with its roots… — Ruth Behar
The Greeks already understood that there was more interest in portraying an unusual character than a usual character - that is the purpose of films… — Isabelle Huppert
For several years I worried a lot about protecting an image, but today I have understood that the image cannot be preconceived. — Shakira
I'm a tomboy now. I always wanted to fit in with my brother's group, so I climbed trees and played with lead soldiers. But I'm… — Naomi Watts
Ive never understood having crushes on people who you dont know in real life. I only crush on people I meet. I mean, I can… — Emma Watson
Oh, what the hell did I know? I went to the set the first day in full makeup and the director told me to take… — Ava Gardner
Luckily, I was raised by people whod already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didnt want me to act. I understood… — Laura Dern
I grew up in a school system . . . where nobody understood the meaning of learning disorder. In the West Indies, I was constantly… — Harry Belafonte
If you understood what communism was, you would hope, you would pray on your knees that we would some day become communist. . . .… — Jane Fonda

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