Quotes About Understanding

It was probable, I thought, that what I disliked in him was what Nour had disliked in me, and that the whole world was mad.

She often noticed it was only when we shared the same qualities that we recognised them in other people.

Yes, Mother. I can see you are flawed. You have not hidden it. That is your greatest gift to me.

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

The infinite faith I have in people's ability to understand anything that makes sense has always been justified, finally, by their behavior.

All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience.

How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers' names.

The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying'

What the mind doesn't understand, it worships or fears.

No matter how we rationalize, God will sometimes seem unfair from the perspective of a person trapped in time. . . . Not until history has run its course will we understand how 'all things work together for good.' Faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse." — PHILIP YANCEY

Some things just have to be believed to be seen." —PHILIP YANCEY

Daddy got mad when people made assumptions about him, but I liked it. It made me feel someone wanted to know me. Even if they were wrong, it didn't matter. It mattered only that they were trying.

When you love someone, you love their journey—

I cared more about watering the roots of our connection than I cared about our age difference.

Now comes the good part. Breathing the happy gas, I get answers to all the questions I had about death but was afraid to ask.

Before thinking about what you are going to say, think about what I am saying.

He who knows more is more responsible.

Truth itself is the best prudence.

Being able to let go of a righteous position is a key to creating partnership.

You have a good argument, Karen. And, would you be willing to consider this from another point of view?

do with each other?" Claudia smiled a knowing smile.

Dus jij kunt me de essentie van het leven uitleggen? Daar krijgen we volgend semester examen over, geloof ik. - Claire

Wat vind je van het stuk, prinses Alice? - Will

Macht zit helemaal in je geest. Dat weet ik omdat ik de moeite heb genomen onderzoek te doen. Maar jij moppert maar wat aan met dingen die je niet begrijpt... Ik noem mezelf liever "sjamanes". - Claire