Understanding Quotes
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It is apparent that Christianity and Islam must come, and come immediately, to a closer understanding, and it is equally apparent that their unity if achieved, will be the most effective defensive measure against Communist expansion.
Aly Khan -
There's no such thing as saying that we'll ever find the ultimate cause of stuff. We can only work to push our understanding one step further.
John C. Mather
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I want to be evil! I did play Lady Macbeth on stage to Alec Baldwin's Macbeth back in New York in 1998. But I've played a lot of characters who are so righteous and understanding. I don't want to be a goody-goody two-shoes all the time.
Angela Bassett -
The current understanding was that it was impossible to predict how something would evolve because it was a very turbulent environment full of things interacting with each other.
Kevin Kelly -
The world is full of vulgar Purists, who bring discredit on all selection by the silliness of their choice; and this the more, because the very becoming a Purist is commonly indicative of some slight degree of weakness, readiness to be offended, or narrowness of understanding of the ends of things.
John Ruskin -
It is impossible to build sound constitutional doctrine upon a mistaken understanding of Constitutional history... The establishment clause has been expressly freighted with Jefferson's misleading metaphor for nearly forty years... There is simply no historical foundation for the proposition that the framers intended to build a wall of separation... The recent court decisions are in no way based on either the language or intent of the framers.
William Rehnquist -
We often attribute 'understanding' and other cognitive predicates by metaphor and analogy to cars, adding machines, and other artifacts, but nothing is proved by such attributions.
John Searle -
It is not enough for journalists to see themselves as mere messengers without understanding the hidden agendas of the message and the myths that surround it
John Pilger
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Emmet Fox was one of the world's greatest metaphysical teachers. His works have contributed profoundly to the spiritual understanding of millions of people, including myself.
Marianne Williamson -
'To opine that, unknown to humans, God had hitherto created some people to be homosexuals and lesbians (i.e., sexual orientations) is tantamount to creating God in our own image and introducing a cancerous element into the fabric of the African understanding of marriage and family.'
Peter Akinola -
We're having a hard time understanding where jazz is going. What happened to jazz?
Ken Burns -
A key part of responding to the novel coronavirus outbreak is to develop drugs, vaccines, diagnostics and a thorough understanding of the virus.
Chris Whitty -
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 -
Competing is exciting and winning is exhilarating, but the true prize will always be the self-knowledge and understanding that you have gained along the way.
Sebastian Coe
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Beauty presents an indeterminate concept of Understanding, the sublime an indeterminate concept of Reason.
Immanuel Kant -
As in all of biology, comparative studies showing differences among species are often helpful for a better understanding of the basic mechanisms; with all its advantages, there is a danger of clinging exclusively to one model organism.
John Tyler Bonner -
I'm not an American as you know, and to deliver "Jackie" today in the United States and understanding the role of women in society is changing and I hope it just gets better and better - and also in cinema. There's very few interesting roles today for women in cinema. It's getting better and stronger and, and I'm proud to be part of that.
Pablo Larrain -
Under Pope Francis, we have seen a change at the Vatican that is reflective of the church I know and love. He approaches controversial doctrine or past wrongdoing with humility, understanding, and faith in the goodness of mankind. He has served as a voice for the voiceless and has been working to re-establish the church as a home for the homeless.
Donna Brazile -
Democracy demands trust. It demands that sense of mutual understanding. And - it's a two way street. You've got to give - as much as you take.
Charles Kennedy -
Education, n. That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.
Ambrose Bierce
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I think if you've suffered, if you've experienced loss, you're probably more open to understanding it and more comfortable talking about it and experiencing it.
Anderson Cooper -
We kind of touched base on where we were, ... I think we reached a tentative understanding. He wanted to take it to the Democrat caucus.
Dennis Hastert -
The Goal of Science is understanding lawful relations among natural phenomena.
Ian Barbour -
'There is no true understanding without a certain range of comparison.'
Marc Bloch