Quotes About Understanding

I do think that Americans do not understand that things are done differently in other parts of the world and that the other ways people do things are equally accurate ways to do things. Someone else just came up with something different.

Everyone connects differently with different things.

Would Jesus be bashing people for thinking differently than you even if you think it's wrong? Nope. He would be loving on everyone.

I believe that I've got a unique knowledge and understanding of this game, and I'm able to see it differently than a lot of people.

Difficult as it is really to listen to someone in affliction, it is just as difficult for him to know that compassion is listening to him.

It's very difficult to design something for someone if you have no empathy.

I think if we ever encountered aliens, even communicating with them would be really, really difficult.

In all circumstances in the world - even the most difficult circumstances - we need to push for dialogue.

I want to try to make difficult people somehow relatable.

The most difficult things in the world is to touch anybody's heart.

Between children and parents, there is a difficulty of seeing each other simply as people.

In times of difficulty we all have to understand our responsibilities.

There's a need to dig up the past and analyze it.

I get along very well with animals and children. I dig them, I get them.

I don't expect that we're going to become the biggest craze. If it happened, I'd be really shocked. I think people will dig it, but there will be a sea of people who just don't get it.

My basic mission as an artist is to communicate with people. Therefore, I am conscious I have to make films that people can digest.

I think everyone deserves dignity.

What we need to do is understand that we have to love each other, that we have to see each other have worth and dignity and value.

If you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you have differences, you can find common ground on a way forward.

You start comparing people, and ultimately, somebody feels diminished.

Some people aren't smart enough to understand the intellectual part of a being. That's why as a 30-year-old you don't have a conversation with a 15-year-old. I don't dine with 15-year-olds and talk about life. Our experiences are completely different.

When you're friends with someone, you can't just go out to dinner and say 'O.K., now this is a date.' You've got to do something very different.

We must be sure that Canadians realize that our political differences with the Communist government in China has nothing to do with the country of China, or its people. The millions of Canadians with Chinese ancestry are not connected to our diplomatic differences with Beijing.

The real actor has a direct line to the collective heart.