Quotes by Understanding Understanding- -like civilization, happiness, music, science and a host of other great endeavors--is not a state of being, but a manner of traveling. This great road has no final destination. The journey itself is the reward. Alan Kay understandingjourneycivilization It's just very hard to teach a class of students about what has happened in the Global Financial Crisis, how we ended up there and how we got to where we are today, without having some basic, non-trivial understanding of the financial sector, credit, and the banking system. Alan M. Taylor bankingunderstandingclass As I come to understand Vietnam and what it implies about the human condition, I also realize that few humans will permit themselves such an understanding. Alan Moore vietnamrealizingunderstanding What is the next step, the practical application? —I will answer that the absolutely vital thing is to consolidate your understanding, to become capable of enjoyment, of living in the present, and of the discipline which this involves. Without this you have nothing to give. Alan Watts disciplineunderstandinggiving I wish I had been a better mother and a more compassionate and understanding wife in both of my marriages. Alana Stewart wifeunderstandingmother Comparative appraisals of efficacy require not only evaluation of one;s own performances but also knowledge of how others do, cognizance of nonability determinants of their performances, and some understanding that it is others, like oneself, who provide the most informative social criterion for comparison Albert Bandura evaluationunderstandingsocial You cannot create experience. You must undergo it. Albert Camus minimalistexperienceunderstanding Peace comes through understanding Albert Einstein understanding I cannot conceive of a personal God who would directly influence the actions of individuals, or would directly sit in judgment on creatures of his own creation. I cannot do this in spite of the fact that mechanistic causality has, to a certain extent, been placed in doubt by modern science. My religiosity consists in a humble admiration of the infinitely superior spirit that reveals itself in the little that we, with our weak and transitory understanding, can comprehend of reality. Morality is of the highest importance - but for us, not for God. Albert Einstein understandinghumblereality Understanding of our fellow human beings...becomes fruitful only when it is sustained by sympathetic feelings in joy and sorrow. Albert Einstein understandingfeelingsjoy If God has created the world, his primary worry was certainly not to make its understanding easy for us Albert Einstein understandingworryworld Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding. You cannot subjugate a nation forcibly unless you wipe out every man, woman, and child. Unless you wish to use such drastic measures, you must find a way of settling your disputes without resort to arms. Albert Einstein understandingmenchildren Please explain the problem to me slowly, as I do not understand things quickly. Albert Einstein pleaseunderstandingproblem In the teaching of geography and history a sympathetic understanding (should) be fostered for the characteristics of the different peoples of the world, especially for those who we are in the habit of describing as "primitive. Albert Einstein geography-and-historyunderstandingteaching True knowledge comes with deep understanding of a topic and its inner workings. Albert Einstein topicsdeep-understandingunderstanding Some men spend a lifetime in an attempt to comprehend the complexities of women. Others pre-occupy themselves with somewhat simpler tasks, such as understanding the theory of relativity! Albert Einstein tasksunderstandingmen To understand the world one must not be worrying about one's self. Albert Einstein understandingselfworry As for the search for truth, I know from my own painful searching, with its many blind alleys, how hard it is to take a reliable step, be it ever so small, towards the understanding of that which is truly significant. Albert Einstein understandingtruthscience Ethical axioms are found and tested not very differently from the axioms of science. Truth is what stands the test of experience. Albert Einstein honestyunderstandingtruth Science not only purifies the religious impulse of the dross of its anthropomorphism but also contributes to a religious spiritualization of our understanding of life. Albert Einstein anthropomorphismunderstandingreligious«1234567891011»
