Quotes About Understanding

The congressmen and senators used to go have a drink in D.C. They would disagree all day long, but they would find that time to sit down and learn about each other personally. I think that's totally wiped out; I don't think it really exists anymore.

When you first come to practice, you learn the guys. You're going to play with them for the next couple seasons. You just need to know what shots they like, how they run, how good a lead they are. You need to know your personnel.

I don't try to come in and act like I know it all, and that's why I put the extra work in of watching film, getting an understanding of what you want from personnel, each player.

The beginning of an acquaintance whether with persons or things is to get a definite outline of our ignorance.

My wife is not insecure at all. She is one of the most sensible persons I know.

Great allowances ought to be made for the petulance of persons laboring under ill-health.

Distance not only gives nostalgia, but perspective, and maybe objectivity.

You know, I'm a pretty mellow guy. I'm pretty easy-going. I see everyone's perspective.

Guys hurt us first! There's always more to the story. We don't have that on the radio. You can't turn on the radio and hear what's really going on. You're going to hear the perspective from a guy.

Just cause you don't agree with a man, 'cause you're black, don't mean you gotta fight, argue. You just have a different perspective.

I think perspective is a necessary, amazing thing.

If you're religious, it gives you a perspective.

It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child.

There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.

Things definitely got out of perspective.

The woman's perspective is like the dark side of the moon: it always exists, but it is never exposed, at least not in my culture.

I think that's what the most fascinating part of getting to know someone is - to see how they do things, and how their way of doing things is different from your way of doing things, and the fun of trying to do it their way and to see what value there is in looking at things from their perspective.

You have to know how to keep things in perspective.

You can't come away with this cosmic perspective thinking that you are better than others and want to fight. That's why you'll never have astrophysicists leading nations into war.

One gains a double benefit in writing about the past, conjuring up how things might have been, and at the same time acquiring a different perspective on the present.

The worst mistake you can make with children is to talk to them in a condescending, patronising way and think that you can teach them something. You have to understand that it is you who will be learning from them. You have to get into their world and see things from their perspective.

When you have children, your perspective on the parent-child relationship alters.

General writing about science, even if we do it badly, helps us to see our work in perspective and broadens our vision.

Certain things give you another perspective in life.