Quotes by Understanding Read! Read all the time, the understanding will come by itself. Paul Celan understanding The birds did not understand a single word of what he was saying, but that made no matter, for they put their heads on one side, and looked wise, which is quite as good as understanding a thing, and very much easier. Oscar Wilde understandingwisebird Language is inexorably tied to power and understanding. And power and understanding are the roots of magic. Just the act of writing something down is a magical act. Patrick Rothfuss understandingrootswriting If we knew we were not alone in the universe it would have a very, very deep impact on our worldview, on our understanding of our place in the universe. Paul Davies very-deepimpactunderstanding Becaise I love God, I want to handle his truth with accuracy, clarity, and specificity. I want to build bridges of understanding from the wisdom of the Word to the details of people's lives. And because I love people, I will not be satisfied with lobbing grenades of general truth at them. Rather, through good questions, committed listening, and careful interpretation, I will enter their world with the understanding necessary to bring Christ's help to where it is really needed. Paul David Tripp understandingbridgespeople I consider that I understand an equation when I can predict the properties of its solutions, without actually solving it. Paul Dirac equationsunderstandingscience Although the elusive 'cure' may be a distant dream, understanding the true nature of cancer will enable it to be better controlled and less menacing. Paul Davies cancerunderstandingdream I sometimes feel that my goal as a novelist would be to write a novel in which the language was so transparent that the reader would forget that language was the medium of understanding. Of course that's not possible, but it's some sort of idealized goal. Paul Auster understandinggoalwriting Talks on art are almost useless. The work which goes to bring progress in one's own subject is sufficient compensation for the incomprehension of imbeciles. Paul Cezanne progressunderstandingart Understanding the past requires pretending that you don't know the present. It requires feeling its own pressure on your pulses without any ex post facto illumination. Paul Fussell illuminationunderstandingpast Understanding the past requires pretending that you don't know the present. Paul Fussell understandinghistorypast It is quite sad, to me, that that ideal, that vision and understanding [of American founding ], doesn't seem to be a part of the current political season. Paul Kengor visionpoliticalunderstanding There's the unique case of Ronald Reagan, who cited [founders] some 850 times, and in a way that was absolutely fundamental to understanding Reagan's vision for America. Paul Kengor understandinguniqueamerica For the understanding of a picture a chair is needed. Why a chair? To prevent the legs, as they tire, from interfering with the mind Paul Klee first-impressionunderstandingmind The lessons learned as we try to build ever more sophisticated nanomachines will almost certainly inform our understanding of the origins of life. Paul McEuen lessons-to-be-learnedorigin-of-lifeunderstanding [I]f one asks what substantive contributions [F. A. Hayek] made to our understanding of how the world works, one is left at something of a loss. Were it not for his politics, he would be virtually forgotten. Paul Krugman understandingwould-beloss Better understanding of the natural world not only enhances all of us as human beings, but can also be harnessed for the better good, leading to improved health and quality of life. Paul Nurse qualityunderstandingworld You will learn most things by looking, but reading gives understanding. Reading will make you free. Paul Rand understandingreadinggiving The world economy is in a nosedive, and understanding what I call "depression economics" - the weird world you get into when even a zero interest rate isn't low enough, and a messed-up financial system is dragging down the real economy - is essential if we're going to avoid the worst. Paul Krugman zerounderstandingreal Myth expresses in terms of the world - that is, of the other world or the second world - the understanding that man has of himself in relation to the foundation and the limit of his existence. Paul Ricoeur other-worldsunderstandingmen«129130131132133134135136137138139»
