Understood Quotes

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The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and that the cycle of famine… — James Buchan
I was actually the manager of the games department of an amusement park when I was at college, so I understood the coin-op side of… — Nolan Bushnell
Some comics really thrive on being disrespectful, especially toward women, and it's somehow understood as edgy, but I'm the opposite. I've never liked curse words… — Bryan Callen
Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them… — Joseph Campbell
Well, when I started modeling in the mid-'80s, the girls who did shows did shows, and the girls who did magazines did magazines. That's what… — Naomi Campbell
Martyrs, my friend, have to choose between being forgotten, mocked or used. As for being understood - never. — Albert Camus
I do not have much patience with a thing of beauty that must be explained to be understood. If it does need additional interpretation by… — Charlie Chaplin
Now financial liberalization is just a catastrophe waiting to happen, and there are very well understood reasons for that. — Noam Chomsky
I am gennerally understood tho I do not use that awkward squad of pointings called commas colons semicolons etc. — John Clare
Africa and its people are the most written about and the least understood of all of the world's people. This condition started in the 15th… — John Henrik Clarke
I understood that my family was rich in love but would probably never own the land my father, John, dreamed of owning. My mother, Willie… — John Henrik Clarke
I've never understood multi-party democracy. It's hard enough with two parties. — Hillary Clinton
I've never understood the division between so-called realists and so-called idealists. — Hillary Clinton
I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little… — George Clooney
The first thing that I learned - and I understood it at a really young age - was that I could get a laugh. Really… — George Clooney
You know, people call mystery novels or thrillers 'puzzles.' I never understood that, because when I buy a puzzle, I already know what it is.… — Harlan Coben
A few months ago, I had the pleasure of actually visiting the Playboy Mansion. I saw the peacocks, fed grapes to the monkeys, and even… — Diablo Cody
More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development. — Kofi Annan
The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games, but I never understood why fans are so obsessed… — Hank Aaron
There are a lot of sacrifices a mother makes when she's raising a child by herself. I saw it when I was growing up, watching… — Christina Applegate

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