Quotes About Understanding

Things that appear unlikely, impossible, or paradoxical from one point of view often make perfectly good sense from another.

Distance is a good teacher. You only fully understand that which you have lost.

Those who forget good and evil and seek only to know the facts are more likely to achieve good than those who view the world through the distorting medium of their own desires.

Postmodernism does not help us understand good art. It encourages art that can be easily understood and throws in something catchy to cover the loss of mystery.

good people managers are likely to listen more than they speak. Perhaps that's why we were given two ears and only one mouth.

Rather than assume that the wealthy are a monolithic, selfish and unfeeling lot who must be subjugated by the force of the state, set a tone that encourages people of good will to meet in the middle.

It's my hope that as you dip your toe into the Bible's story and viewpoint, you'll find yourself feeling that the Good Book knows more about the world - and about you - than any normal book does.

To the good I would be good; to the not-good I would also be good, in order to make them good.

Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.

Any good marriage involves a certain amount of play-acting.

But we talk about issues, we talk about people, we talk about personalities. George is a very good reader of people, and he's very perceptive about people, and you know, that's fine.

Take a good look at yourself before you criticise another, for what you see wrong in them, will also be a lesson for you.

There is nothing like a good friend to help you out when you are not in trouble.

I think a good director is a good listener.

It is a very good exercise, at least from a historian's point of view, to imagine oneself a devout pagan while reading various Christian writings.

Entrepreneurs need to listen. They don't need to be good listeners (although it can only help) but they need to know when to listen.

I think you have to be much more secure and much less angry to trust the simple. You've got to be in a pretty good place to trust those simple, obvious answers and, most important, to use them.

Good listeners are perceived as good conversationalists.

Our lives depend on good communication. Good communication helps personal relationships, it helps bosses and employees get along better. We rely on it.

The good news doesn't make any sense unless you know what the bad news is first, and the bad news goes pretty deep.

Mick's not good on his own problems, but he's very good at other people's. He's been wonderful over the years. I don't mean I ring him up every week, but he's fantastic.

It would be good if we bore one another's burdens.

What a wonderful thing it is to have a good friend. He identifies your innermost desires, and spares you the embarrassment of disclosing them to him yourself.

Definitions would be good things if we did not use words to make them.