Quotes About Understanding

To be the master of any branch of knowledge, you must master those which lie next to it.

Looks were nice in the beginning, but intelligence, stimulating conversation, empathy, loyalty, humility, and chemistry were the key for a relationship to go to the next level.

Now that she had achieved a truly transcendent plane of thought she was sure of only one thing: she understood absolutely nothing! The universe was infinite, and there were most likely an infinite number of universes. To sit on one tiny planet in an ocean of infinite infinities and believe you understood anything about the true nature of existence and reality was absurd.

know where every last one of them has gone.

No man ever believes that the Bible means what it says. He is always convinced that it says what he means." —George Bernard Shaw

minds had not only detected this subtle sign of arousal," she continued, "but had known it for what it was. And had even managed

It's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.'" Altschuler

It's difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends on his not understanding it.

The purpose of consciousness—any consciousness—was to achieve infinite comprehension.

She really did believe that when all was said and done, only experience with a person could give you a sense of their spirit—their values, their dreams, their demeanor, and their sense of humor.

anything I've ever done. This makes string theory look as simple as addition.

Knowledge is the food of the soul." —Plato

And you can't be told the essence of a person, anyway. That's something you have to experience

Using big words isn't impressive. Getting points across simply, succinctly, but with great clarity is.

And sometimes a less common word needs to be used to convey a nuance, or achieve a necessary level of precision. But if something can be said simply, it should be. Using big words isn't impressive. Getting points across simply, succinctly, but with great clarity is.

Intuition is just your subconscious putting together subtle clues and coming to a conclusion that your conscious mind hasn't quite reached.

If you turn on the light fast enough, you can see the darkness

La teología, el «estudio de Dios», no es un mero pasatiempo intelectual. Tampoco

The only time you truly become an adult is when you finally forgive your parents for being just as flawed as everyone else.

We all want to fix things. Just as we all believe that so much in life can be rectified. Mend fences, build bridges, reach out, engage in mutual healing.

You only begin to grasp the import of an event – and its larger implications vis-à-vis your life – long after it has entered into that realm marked 'memory'.

A better world shall emerge based on faith and understanding.

Perhaps it is our imperfections that make us so perfect for one another!

Above all, it is necessary to recognize that knowledge cannot be pumped into human beings the way grease is forced into a machine. The individual may learn; he is not taught.