Quotes About Understanding

Leaphorn didn't comment. It was the decision he would have made. Handle it on Navajo time. No reason to rush in there.

really think I could learn anything about that diamond

I'm getting to be like a white man," she said. "I'm getting in a hurry for you to tell me what this is all about.

You speak differently to your four-year-old daughter than you do to the bank manager.

Many clinicians would start, not with analysis, but with discussion. Such clinicians might begin by asking Mrs C why she thought that Mr C should go into hospital. What is important for these clinicians is understanding the needs, wishes, and perspectives of all those involved, and working towards an agreed decision that avoids conflicts: not always possible, of course, but with skill and patience it is often successful. In other words, this approach involves negotiation between the key people.

Everything happens for a reason and a purpose, and it serves you.

Give others the benefit of the doubt and remember that people are doing the best they can with the resources that they have.

our quality of life is the quality of communication

One of our group said that a lot of people in church spend a lot of time correcting each other these days, but in order to correct another person in love, you really have to know that person. Only then, she told us, can you practice the kind of community that the Didache teaches.

I wish you would stick more closely to your demographic profile. Life is confusing enough already.

It isn't easy, it doesn't count if it's easy, it's the hardest thing. Forgiveness. Which is maybe where love and justice finally meet.

Speak then, dear lady. I am a field of corn." "Field of corn?" "All ears.

Because the perpetrators typically have little understanding as to why they are sexually assaulting children, they usually are unable to stop after the first assault. Abusive behavior continues until a crisis of some kind prevents further abuse.

But you have learn to let go, my mother said, 'That's part of it, isn't it?' 'Part of what?' Part of what it means to love someone. To really love someone. If you love someone you just don't see them as an extension of yourself. You don't just love them for what's in it for you.' 'Love means knowing when to let go,' she told me.

to love means to realize there is a time to let the beloved one go

The paradox is that when you can get into right versus wrong bickering in personal relationships -- even if you believe you have won -- you have lost.

If you ask a stupid question, you may feel stupid; if you don't ask a stupid question, you remain stupid.

Pet lovers know that animals sometimes understand us better than we do, and the annals of human sin and desire provide plenty of stories to drive the point home.

Primitive worshippers are always more than grateful when things go nicely right and very understanding when things go horribly wrong. They never blame their god for the bad times, in fear that he might send more of them, but they are always thankful for the good times. If only a few of them survive a major disaster, their god always gets the credit.

A person acts according to the knowledge internalized in his heart.

Treat others as you would like to be treated

O máis sobranceiro da vida en soidade é que rematas coñecéndote a ti mesmo. Non hai necesidade de tratar de entender a ninguén. Podes dirixir todas as túas cavilacións cara a dentro. Neste momento, e estou ben certo diso, non hai nada no meu interior que me resulte descoñecido. (P. 81)

I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. We're both Leos, we understand each other.

Strange, i thought i knew you well, thought i had read the sky, thought i had seen a change in your eyes.