Quotes About Understanding

To be a friend of the weak-that is the artist's point of departure as well as his ultimate goal.

The First Goal of Conversation: Understanding, not Agreement

After all, the ultimate goal of all research is not objectivity, but truth.

The goal is to turn data into information, and information into insight.

The goal of effective communication should be for listeners to say, 'Me, too!' versus 'So what?'

That should be the goal for all art, to be as simple as a flashcard.

We have certain differences over the ways to pursue our goals, but our final aims coincide, in my opinion.

You can't make a woman happy. That's like trying to cure a fatal disease. The goal is to treat the symptoms so you can comfortably live with the illness.

The goal is not for us to get through the Scriptures. The goal is to get the Scriptures through us.

The goal of teaching is learning, not teaching.

We should respect each other as rational beings by trying to achieve our goals through reason and persuasion rather than threats and coercion.

Our goal is to have a country that's not divided by race.

The goal of art-making in general is communication.

I can only insist that understanding, not blind belief, should be the goal.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

The real goal of physics is to come up with an equation that could explain the universe but still be small enough to fit on a T-shirt

You cannot want more for people than they want for themselves.

Learn your topic through self-study through scrupulous analysis and learn about your goal

If what you hear preached doesn't cause faith to come and build faith in your spirit, then it either isn't the Word of God or else you're not hearing it

Silence is God's first language.

There's a difference between knowing God and knowing about God. When you truly know God, you have energy to serve Him, boldness to share Him, and contentment in Him.

I speak two languages, Body and English.

You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!'

If the person you are talking to doesn't appear to be listening, be patient. It may simply be that he has a small piece of fluff in his ear.