Quotes About Understanding

I see," he said, though, clearly, he did not.

our definition of wisdom? The ability to see into the future the consequences of your choices in the present.

THE SECOND DECISION FOR SUCCESS I will seek wisdom.

If it is correct that "you shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free," then is it possible that if you don't know the truth, its absence can place you in bondage?

Proper perspective about every facet of your existence is only everything.

I will greet this day with a forgiving spirit. I will forgive even those who do not ask for forgiveness.

Most folks figure a true friend is someone who accepts them as they are. But that's dangerous garbage to believe.

If one makes a mistake, then an apology is usually sufficient to get things back on an even keel. However-and this is a big 'however'- most people do not ever know why their apology did not seem to have any effect. It is simply that they did not make a mistake; they made a choice…and never understood the difference between the two.

When faced with a decision, many people say they are waiting for God. But I understand, in most cases, God is waiting for me.

make it a practice to separate the person from the problem.

My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made.

Sometimes I feel that the source of a sculpture's energy comes from the effort of trying to regain a sense of balance lost at some point when I lacked control or concentration or perhaps made an error of judgment. Such moments happen all the time in the making of a sculpture. Not to experience uncertainty or to make no mistakes would in a sense render the making of a sculpture pointless. Any new work should challenge my understanding of both how and why a sculpture should be made.

Fight like you're right, listen like you're wrong.

Always consider the context.

When naming things, you're constantly looking for ways of clarifying what you mean, and that act of clarification will lead you to a better understanding of your code as you write it.

Yes' – Pearce nodded – 'but I don't think Bale was. Lots of big words were used and he struggles beyond two syllables.' 'I'm not sure what's more surprising,' said Biggs. 'That you were listening, or that you just used the word syllables.

The trouble with dictionaries is, they tell you more about words than you want to know without answering the question you have.

Contrary to popular belief, not everyone is entitled to their opinion. If you don't know the facts, your opinion doesn't count.

Writers don't often say anything that readers don't already know, unless its a news story. A writer's greatest pleasure is revealing to people things they knew but did not know they knew. Or did not realize everyone else knew, too. This produces a warm sense of fellow feeling and is the best a writer can do.

If dogs could talk, it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.

I understand why people went nuts for 'The Artist.' We use words so much, it's nice to be able to explore a different way of communication, to be able to express silently what someone - or something - is thinking or feeling.

Preaching is not talking to people about the Bible; it is talking to people about themselves from the Bible.

When people are convinced you want something FOR them rather than something FROM them, they are less likely to be offended when you challenge them.

How should Jesus-following Republicans and Democrats treat, speak about, and respond to one another? Publicly and privately? The way Jesus treated, spoke to, and responded to those who disagreed with him.