Quotes by Understanding Modern woman is no longer satisfied to be the beloved of a man; she looks for understanding, comradeship; she wants to be treated as a human being and not simply as an object for sexual gratification. Emma Goldman understandingmenlooks Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. It is only after you have faced up to this fundamental rule and learned to distinguish between what you can and can't control that inner tranquility and outer effectiveness become possible. Epictetus effectivenessunderstandingprinciples It is the understanding that sees and hears; it is the understanding that improves everything, that orders everything, and that acts, rules, and reigns. Epicharmus of Kos reignunderstandingorder I regard it as a tragedy that people of a differing sexual orientation find themselves proscribed in a world that has so little understanding for homosexuals and that displays such gross indifference for sexual gradations and variations and the great significance they have for living. It is completely foreign to me to wish to regard such people as less valuable, less moral, incapable of noble sentiments and behavior. Emma Goldman understandingtragedypeople I never desired to please the rabble. What pleased them, I did not learn; and what I knew was far removed from their understanding. Epicurus pleaseunderstandingdesire I am now in a place where I have to be truer to myself first before anyone else. If you're not real, how can you expect others to be real with you? The older you get; you aim to have an understanding of who you are as a person. But, I can honestly say, I am a better me than I've ever been in younger years. Eric Benet understandingrealyears Freedom isn't the right or ability to do whatever you please. Freedom comes from understanding the limits of our own power and the inherent limits set in place by nature. By accepting life's limits and inevitabilities and working with them rather than fighting them, you become truly free. Epictetus fightingunderstandinglimits Death is nothing to us: for after our bodies have been dissolved by death they are without sensation, and that which lacks sensation is nothing to us. And therefore a right understanding of death makes mortality enjoyable, not because it adds to an infinite span of time, but because it takes away the craving for immortality. Epicurus understandingbodyadd How to raise this dead level of theistic belief is really a matter of life and death for all denominations. Therefore their tolerance; but it is a tolerance not of understanding; but of weakness. Emma Goldman life-and-deathtoleranceunderstanding If we want to change something, we must begin with understanding. But if we want to love something, we must begin with acceptance. Eric Greitens understandingacceptancewant The flesh believes that pleasure is limitless and that it requires unlimited time; but the mind, understanding the end and limit of the flesh and ridding itself of fears of the future, secures a complete life and has no longer any need for unlimited time. Epicurus understandingmindbelieve The problem for many people is that we cannot point to the underlying biological bases of most psychiatric disorders. In fact, we are nowhere near understanding them as well as we understand disorders of the liver or the heart. Eric Kandel understandingheartpeople You can forget facts but you cannot forget understanding. Eric Mazur understandingforgetfacts Happiness and freedom begin with a clear understanding of one principle: Some things are within our control, and some things are not. Epictetus clearunderstandingprinciples Today, public understanding of our past and our system of government is pitifully low. Eric Liu governmentunderstandingpast I have always hated machinery, and the only machine I ever understood was a wheelbarrow, and that but imperfectly. Eric Temple Bell machinesunderstandingmath I have a pretty good understanding of animals. Eric Stonestreet good-understandingunderstandinganimal Pick the assumptions to pieces till the stuff they are made of is exposed to plain view - this is the cardinal rule for understanding the basis of our beliefs. Eric Temple Bell piecesunderstandingviews I see that the greatest thing about getting older is how your judgment changes and how you come to understand the cycles of life. And you keep having these amazing flashes of understanding. Erica Jong cycle-of-lifegetting-olderunderstanding Learning how to get in tune with your field of energy and understand how to create your energy, expand that energy, and move that energy through your body. Coming back to your center, and approaching life from that center-to-line place... That to me gave me strength and understanding and hopefully wisdom to solve life's problems and challenges. Erin Gray understandingchallengesmoving«4445464748495051525354»
