Quotes About Understanding

Spiritual love is when you see new faces as the oldest.

Discernment is a light of protection and direction in a world that grows increasingly dark.

When you find yourself surrounded by sane people excited about your idea and lending support, you realize, perhaps, you are not as crazy as you think you are

I would call myself a Gnostic. Which means, I'm interested in pursuing and understanding the spiritual nature of things. A Gnostic is somebody seeking knowledge of that aspect of reality.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

I always tell kids, you have two eyes and one mouth. Keep two open and one closed. You never learn anything if you're the one talking.

Always keep an open mind and a compassionate heart.

Realise there is always somebody else in the World who's not coping as well as you are.

I just don't deal with the negativity. I can't get involved in that side of it. I don't understand it, and you can't let it take away from your life and what you are trying to do.

The ability to communicate with everybody, regardless of who are you are, is a great thing.

The greatest leader in the world could never win a campaign unless he understood the men he had to lead.

Sport is a great equalizer that can build bridges, transcend borders and cultures, and render even the fiercest conflicts temporarily irrelevant.

I understand the psychology of the sport, especially inside the ring.

It may be possible through detachment, to gain knowledge that is 'useful;' but only through participation is it possible to gain the knowledge that is helpful.

I've experienced the highest of highs and lowest of lows. I think to really appreciate anything you have to be at both ends of the spectrum.

We must be silent before we can listen. We must listen before we can learn. We must learn before we can prepare. We must prepare before we can serve. We must serve before we can lead.

The wise man tells not what he knows. It is not prudent to sport with one's head by revealing the king's secrets.

Sport is the best means of communication between people from different religions and countries.

Sport is a universal language, building more bridges between people than anything else I can think of.

Decisions are more apt to be accepted when you've listened to suggestions first. I wanted them to see the reason behind what I asked of them, not to do things just because I said so.

Sitting here now today, I can forgive a lot of the English people because it only takes a hand full of bad people to do something stupid like that and it can make the whole country look bad.

I'm from the bottom, I understand what it's like to have and to not have. My perception on giving is to put yourself in those people's shoes and go from there. So that's what I did.

Love soothes wounds, while hatred and violence deepen them.

The older you get, the more you learn.