Quotes by Understanding Failure is less attributable to either insufficiency of means or impatience of labours than to a confused understanding of the thing actually to be done. John Ruskin confusedunderstandingmean Prayer continues in the desire of the heart, though the understanding be employed on outward things. John Wesley understandingprayerheart There's only one reason we live. It's very simple. To find the creator. That's just my understanding. Jon Anderson understandingsimplereason [Brion calls his working relationship with West a natural fit.] His knowledge and understanding of records across the board is great, ... That's the reason why we got along: We don't see music as something that happens in one genre. Jon Brion recordsboardsunderstanding Nor jealousy Was understood, the injur'd lover's hell. John Milton jealousunderstandinglovers And if I remain in the dark about our purpose here, and the meaning of eternity, I have nevertheless arrived at an understanding of a few more modest truths: Most of us fear death. Most of us yearn to comprehend how we got here, and why-- which is to say, most of us ache to know the love of our creator. And we will no doubt feel that ache, most of us, for as long as we happen to be alive. Jon Krakauer understandingdarklong It seems that immigrants often have a special understanding of the incredible opportunities that this nation affords its citizens. Jon Kyl understandingspecialopportunity Whatever you cannot understand, you cannot possess. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe understanding-and-loveunderstandingliterature In the midst of a burning-hot shaming, calling for patience and context and understanding and empathy can really land you in trouble. Jon Ronson empathyunderstandingland Presently, the Commission for Commemorating 350 Years of American Jewish History has been brought about to encourage and sponsor a variety of historical activities that advance our understanding of the American Jewish experience as it marks this milestone anniversary. Jon Porter anniversaryunderstandingyears Stillness, insight, and wisdom arise only when we can settle into being complete in this moment, without having to seek or hold on to or reject anything. Jon Kabat-Zinn understandingmomentswisdom The multiverse as a real physical construct within physics overlapping with a more mystical understanding of many possible worlds - the notion of there being a root down at the quantum level between intention and reality, between consciousness and existence - it's not a matter of trying to explain the mystery of magic away with a pat mechanism of a pseudoscience, it's just a matter of trying to ground it in a domain. Jon Spaihts understandingrealroots You want the mystical understanding of the cosmos to feel compatible with a scientific understanding of the cosmos, like it extends our understanding rather than unwriting it. Jon Spaihts cosmosunderstandingwant We have to understand how the extremists got the way they are. Without that kind of understanding, we'd never really get to know them. I put in nothing about their childhoods. But what I have put in is stuff about the weird symbiotic relationship between us and them. Jon Ronson childhoodunderstandingrelationship I will never probably have the mathematical foundation to truly understand what string theorists are talking about, but it feels good, just for its own sake, to get as close to an understanding as you can. Jon Spaihts feel-goodunderstandingtalking We want to see ourselves as curious and open-minded and smart and understanding things in terms of context and nuance, but when someone tries to do that in the midst of a shaming they're turned on. Jon Ronson smartunderstandingtrying In my opinion, being an effective leader requires being an effective listener. The most productive leaders are usually those who are consistently willing to listen and learn. John Wooden empathyunderstandingleader Each of us must make the effort to contribute to the best of our ability according to our individual talents. And then we put all the individual talents together for the highest good of the group. Understanding that the good of the group comes first is fundamental to being a highly productive member of a team. John Wooden effortteamunderstanding You could make a very focused exploration game, that was about player creativity and exploration. But then it wouldn't have these very meticulous scientific kinds of puzzles in it, that Braid has. And so, it was just about picking something and understanding what it was that was chosen, and sticking to it, ruthlessly. Jonathan Blow creativityunderstandingplayer Our brains are not capable of comprehending the infinite so, instead, we ignore it and eat cheese on toast. Jonathan Cainer cheeseunderstandingbrain«8586878889909192939495»
