Quotes by Understanding The reason is that everyone has trouble accepting the fact that he will disappear unheard of and unnoticed in an indifferent universe, and everyone wants to make himself into a universe of words before it's too late. Milan Kundera understandingagetoo-late Things shouldn't hinge on so very little. Sneeze and you're highway carnage. Remove one tiny stone and you're an avalanche statistic. But I guess if you can die without ever understanding how it happened then you can also live without a complete understanding of how. And in a way that's kind of relaxing. Miriam Toews understandingstoneslife Theology is not only about understanding the world; it is about mending the world. Miroslav Volf mendingunderstandingworld Some Jews and Muslims accuse Christians of being idolatrous for believing in the Trinity. My response to both groups is that they fundamentally misunderstand the Christian understanding of the Trinity. Miroslav Volf understandingchristianbelieve Do not think dishonestly... Distinguish between gain and loss in worldly matters. Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything. Perceive those things which cannot be seen. Pay attention even to trifles. Do nothing which is of no use. Miyamoto Musashi understandinglossthinking Knowing something and understanding it were not the same thing. Mitch Albom knowing-somethingunderstandingknowing Possibly because I've lived so much of my life in difficult circumstances, I think I have a more profound understanding of life. Mo Yan understandingprofoundthinking Develop intuitive judgement and understanding for everything. Miyamoto Musashi intuitivejudgementunderstanding Unless you really understand others, you can hardly attain your own self-understanding. Miyamoto Musashi self-understandingunderstandingself Understanding that these statements do not represent reality, we should not be threatened by the language that he has used. Mohammad Javad Zarif languageunderstandingreality The generals who had called Zia a mullah behind his back felt ashamed at having underestimated him: not only was he a mullah, he was a mullah whose understanding of religion didn't go beyond parroting what he had heard from the next mullah. A mullah without a beard, a mullah in a four-star general's uniform, a mullah with the instincts of a corrupt tax inspector. Mohammed Hanif fourunderstandingstars Language: the one tool that enables us to grasp hold of our lives and transcend our fate by understanding it. Molly Haskell fateunderstandingtools If we base our belief systems on the humble assumption that the complexities of the world are ontologically beyond our understanding, then maybe our belief systems will make more sense and end up causing less suffering. Moby understandingsufferinghumble I think fiction allows you to inhabit new domains and it's you, the reader living in that domain for a few days that results in a deeper understanding as opposed to the novel proclaiming this is what it is right and this is what is wrong. Mohsin Hamid understandingfictionthinking Calling George Bush shallow is like calling a dwarf short. Molly Ivins dwarvesunderstandingcalling You may not have known the reason at the time, and that is what heaven is for. For understanding your life on earth. Mitch Albom understandingearthheaven If the party of gloom is ever to regain its footing, it will have to start by understanding that those who defeated them are not a bunch of ignorant yahoos looking forward to Armageddon. Mona Charen ignorantpartyunderstanding Liberals and international diplomats (a distinction without a difference) have notorious difficulty understanding how to deal with totalitarian regimes. Mona Charen diplomatsdifferencesunderstanding The idea of feeling old is much more the worry of a slightly younger person. When you are getting old, that becomes - psssh - completely secondary to the absolute understanding of how short your life is. Moby understandingworryideas Don't try to change the world. Mooji understandingperceptionself«118119120121122123124125126127128»
