Quotes by Understanding The foundation for a new era was laid but yesterday. The human was given its first chance to become truly civilised when it took courage to question all things and made 'knowledge and understanding' the foundation upon which to create a more reasonable and sensible society of human beings. Hendrik Willem van Loon foundationunderstandingyesterday In terms of what people think about me, the truth of the matter is, I guess I care to a certain extent, but not enough to try to go out in the public and plead for some kind of new understanding of me. George W. Bush understandingpeoplethinking I am a very radical person - as radical now as I was when I was younger. So my books all have in common my search for understanding of the terrible world we are living in and ways to change it. Henning Mankell understandingbookworld And verily, a woman need know but one man well, in order to understand all men; whereas a man may know all women and understand not one of them. Helen Rowland womenunderstandingorder No one who has not had the responsibility can really understand what it is like to be President, not even his closest aides or members of his immediate family. There is no end to the chain of responsibility that binds him, and he is never allowed to forget that he is President. Harry S. Truman familyunderstandingresponsibility Scientific understanding is our joy. Economic and political understanding is our duty. Henry A. Wallace politicalunderstandingjoy For the West, the demonization of Vladimir Putin is not a policy; it is an alibi for the absence of one. Putin is a serious strategist – on the premises of Russian history. Understanding US values and psychology are not his strong suits. Nor has understanding Russian history and psychology been a strong point among US policymakers.’ Henry A. Kissinger psychologyunderstandingstrong How is it that there are so many minds that are incapable of understanding mathematics? ... the skeleton of our understanding, ... and actually they are the majority. ... We have here a problem that is not easy of solution, but yet must engage the attention of all who wish to devote themselves to education. Henri Poincare skeletonsunderstandingscience What is a good definition? For the philosopher or the scientist, it is a definition which applies to all the objects to be defined, and applies only to them; it is that which satisfies the rules of logic. But in education it is not that; it is one that can be understood by the pupils. Henri Poincare definitionsunderstandingscience When humans understand Tao, we understand the Tao within ourselves, not the true Tao. Tao doesn't belong to any one or any place; Tao is natural. It doesn't matter where you go, it will always be there. No one can claim ownership of it. Henry Chang taounderstandingmatter The Lord will always prepare a way for you to escape from the trials you will be given if you understand two things. One is that you need to be on the Lord's errand. The second thing you need to understand is that the escape will almost never be out of the trial; it will usually be through it. Henry B. Eyring preparationunderstandingtwo When you're 16, you think 28 is so old! And then you get to 28 and it's fabulous. You think, then, what about 42? Ugh! And then 42 is great. As you reach each age, you gain the understanding you need to deal with it and enjoy it. Helen Mirren understandingagethinking The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings of our lives. Helen Mirren our-livesunderstandingimportant All the scientist creates in a fact is the language in which he enunciates it. If he predicts a fact, he will employ this language, and for all those who can speak and understand it, his prediction is free from ambiguity. Moreover, this prediction once made, it evidently does not depend upon him whether it is fulfilled or not. Henri Poincare freedomunderstandingscience This is a debate about our understanding of human dignity, what it means to be a member of the human family, even though tiny, powerless and unwanted Henry Hyde abortionunderstandingmean Some people feel like you need to have a very specialized understanding of music to have the authority to talk about it. They are such good directors that it's perfectly possible to have conceptual and directorial and storytelling conversations about music without needing to know all the technical pieces. Henry Jackman understandingdirectorspeople To understand is to possess the thing understood, first by sympathy and then by intelligence. Henri Frederic Amiel understoodunderstandingfirsts But we need more than a broader understanding of what is a good society or a moral and political critique of the existing market fundamentalism engulfing American society, we also need to create new forms of solidarity, new and broad based social movements that move beyond the isolated and fractured politics of the current historical moment. Henry Giroux politicalunderstandingmoving What's so astonishing about not understanding? There are so many things in art, beginning with art itself, that one doesn't understand. A painter doesn't see everything that he has put in his painting. Henri Matisse paintingunderstandingart Christianity is not a mere set of opinions to be embraced by understanding. It is the work of the heart as well as the head. Henry Kirke White opinionunderstandingheart«6162636465666768697071»
