Quotes by Understanding I've always been interested in plants because I'm a gardener, so I have a basic understanding of botany and things like that, but it's all self-taught. Michael Pollan taughtunderstandingself Knowledge is not made for understanding; it is made for cutting. Michel Foucault cuttingunderstandingmade There is often grace in silence. But there is always power in understanding. Michele Norris silenceunderstandinggrace To gain an overall understanding of oneself does not require looking outward - it requires the strength of looking inward. Michelle Cruz inwardunderstandingdoe We only labor to stuff the memory, and leave the conscience and the understanding unfurnished and void. Michel de Montaigne understandingeducationmemories I am afraid that our eyes are bigger than our stomachs, and that we have more curiosity than understanding. We grasp at everything, but catch nothing except wind. Michel de Montaigne understandingeyewind When it comes to being a techie, I'm always precise about the things that I want to know. I love understanding how things work. Michiel Huisman techieunderstandingwant There was a weird, innate kind of understanding between me and Christina (Ricci). A psychic told us we were sisters in a past life. Michelle Williams psychicsunderstandingpast I like understanding what's underneath, what's really motivating people. When I was younger, I wanted to be a psychiatrist, so I think it has to do with that. Michelle Pfeiffer understandingpeoplethinking Human understanding is marvellously enlightened by daily conversation with men, for we are, otherwise, compressed and heaped up in ourselves, and have our sight limited to the length of our own noses. Michel de Montaigne understandingsightmen In the end, I would love [the audience] to be more open to the understanding of different types of personalities, you know? Miguel Angel Silvestre differentunderstandingpersonality Be not under the dominion of thine own will; it is the vice of the ignorant, who vainly presume on their own understanding. Miguel de Cervantes ignorantunderstandingvices Family quarrels have a total bitterness unmatched by others. Yet it sometimes happens that they also have a kind of tang, a pleasantness beneath the unpleasantness, based on the tacit understanding that this is not for keeps; that any limb you climb out on will still be there later for you to climb back. Mignon McLaughlin being-thankfulfamilyunderstanding We will never have more affection or passion for God than we understand He has for us. We will never be more committed to God than our understanding of His commitment to us. Mike Bickle passionunderstandingcommitment Letting go isn't giving up. It's understanding that the best is yet to come. Mike Dooley giving-upunderstandingletting-go While the president is to nominate that individual [to Supreme Court], we in the Senate must provide our advice and consent. This function is not well-defined. The Constitution does not set down a road map. It does not require hearings. In fact, it does not even require questioning on your understanding of the Constitution nor the role of the Supreme Court. Mike DeWine understandingpresidentadvice Exploring and understanding the Net is an ongoing process. Cyberspace never sits still; it evolves as fast as society itself. Only if we fight to preserve our freedom of speech on the Net will we ensure our ability to keep up with both the Net and society. Mike Godwin freedom-of-speechfightingunderstanding Certainly, if he still has himself, a man of understanding has lost nothing. Michel de Montaigne understandinglostmen We must not attach knowledge to the mind, we have to incorporate it there. Michel de Montaigne understandingmind Their [the Skeptics'] way of speaking is: "I settle nothing. . . . I do not understand it. . . . Nothing seems true that may not seem false." Their sacramental word is . . . , which is to say, I suspend my judgment. Michel de Montaigne understandingmayway«116117118119120121122123124125126»
