Understood Quotes

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If you can keep your head when all around you have lost theirs, then you probably haven't understood the seriousness of the situation. — David
To know John Kennedy, as I did, was to understand the true meaning of the word. He understood that courage is not something to be… — Gerald R. Ford
I want to be sure...that nothing is done on these veterans. Is that understood?...Is the word out? That they are not to touch em, they… — Richard M. Nixon
Guileless and without vanity, we were still in love with ourselves then. We felt comfortable in our skins, enjoyed the news that our senses released… — Jim Morrison
The vain presumption of understanding everything can have no other basis than never having understood anything. For anyone who had ever experienced just once the… — Galileo Galilei
I understood....that in my own life I represented a whole period of American history. — Laura Ingalls Wilder
When the spirit is understood, then life becomes not at all common, but a constant magical circus in which you see yourself reflected in all… — Frederick Lenz
Be generous with your time and your resources and with giving credit and, especially, with your words. It's so much easier to be a critic… — Maria Popova
When we speak of knowing God, it must be understood with reference to man's limited powers of comprehension. God, as He really is, is far… — John Milton
When you understand yourself, that very day you have understood the whole of humanity. Then nobody can make you miserable... — Rajneesh
Before a fight I'm always afraid... before I used to have a hard time just dealing with it because I would try to run away… — Rashad Evans
I never understood redemption when I was young. Even before I was an atheist, I always thought with the prodigal son, "well, why's he getting… — Ricky Gervais
My films seem to be better understood and better received by the monthly publications. On television the first reactions are usually unfavorable. — Alain Resnais
My goal from the very beginning was just to write good songs that don't require any production to be felt or understood. I wanted to… — Madonna Ciccone
The primary mode of experiencing images is non-verbal... but once it's brought out into the light of the day, what's understood by the subconscious intuitive… — John Paul Caponigro
Information is only useful when it can be understood — Muriel Cooper
The word â€œartâ€ is something the West has never understood. Art is supposed to be a part of a community. Like, scholars are supposed to… — Amiri Baraka
If you haven't understood the world you're living in, it's impossible to think that the solution you're coming up with fits. — Eddie Obeng
Independence of mind or strength of character is rarely found among those who cannot be confident that they will make their way by their own… — Friedrich August von Hayek
If there is one subject in this world worthy of being discussed, worthy of being understood, it is the question of intellectual liberty. Without that,… — Robert Green Ingersoll

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