Understood Quotes

2381 quotes by 1743 authors

I have never understood the appeal of babies, they seem such horrible creatures most of the time! — Douglas Feaver
If we are ready to tolerate everything as understood, there is nothing left to explain; while if we sourly refuse to take anything, even tentatively,… — Nelson Goodman
With support jobs moving to China and India, it's not surprising that English-speaking countries' top frustration revolves around the difficulty of understanding customer service representatives.… — Bob Hayes
I didn't miss any games, but Coach Knight came out and spent three days with my family in Chicago when my dad passed away. I… — Mike Krzyzewski
The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof of the System. The visual aspect can't be understood without… — Sol LeWitt
most scientific problems are far better understood by studying their history than their logic. — Ernst Mayr
I perceived that the 'thing' and the 'idea' were taken to be equivalents of feeling, and understood the lie of the world of will and… — Kazimir Malevich
The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the beholder. By the elimination of superfluous detail, the… — Alfred Sisley
My hold on the past and the future is precarious and my possession of my own time is always postponed until a stage when I… — Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Mortifying the deeds of the body cannot be understood of the religious deeds of the body, for they are to be cherished, nor of the… — Christopher Love
The words are very distinctly formed; but by the bodily ear they are not heard. They are, however, much more clearly understood than they would… — Teresa of Avila
The piano is the X factor. People have a tough time following the structures when there's no piano there, spelling it out. It makes it… — Branford Marsalis
If we understood the power of our thoughts, we would guard them more closely. — Betty Eadie
If we understood the awesome power of our words, we would prefer silence to almost anything negative. — Betty Eadie
Postmodernism does not help us understand good art. It encourages art that can be easily understood and throws in something catchy to cover the loss… — Walter Darby Bannard
His daily prayer, far better understood in acts than in words, was simply doing good. — John Greenleaf Whittier
In studying the fate of our forest king, we have thus far considered the action of purely natural causes only; but, unfortunately, man is in… — John Muir
Don't sow your desires in someone else's garden; just cultivate your own as best you can; don't long to be other than what you are,… — Saint Francis de Sales
I allow myself to be understood as a colorful fragment in a drab world. — Errol Flynn
Writing is a passion I have never understood, yet a storyteller is all I have ever wanted to be. — Ruth Park

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