Understanding Quotes - Page 17

Our great whirling planet, our human individuality, were not given to us merely that we might exist for a time and then vanish into nothingness, but that we might question what it is all about. To live without understanding the purpose of life is foolish, a waste of time. The mystery of life surrounds us; we were given intelligence in order to solve it.

Presently, my understanding of the fundamental principles of the theory of high-intensity training is thorough and complete - not two plus two equals three-and-a-half, but two plus two equals four! Heretofore, I would only occasionally have clients gain 10 to 20 pounds in a month or 30 to 40 pounds in three to four months. Now such is no longer the exception , but the rule!

It is the understanding of others and the awareness of their needs, that the ambassador of CHRIST should strive to cultivate

True love is born from understanding.

Habit may lead us to belief and expectation but not to the knowledge, and still less to the understanding, of lawful relations.

Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding.

It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it.

Art is not about understanding, it’s about experience.

Whenever we proceed from the known to the unkown we may hope to understand, but we may have to learn at the same time a new meaning of the word 'understanding'

The true foundation of all culture is the knowledge and understanding of water.

If you want to improve your understanding, drink coffee.

To begin with the end in mind means to start with a clear understanding of your destination. It means to know where you're going so that you better understand where you are now and so that the steps you take are always in the right direction.

You'll never get to a person's soul until you understand their hurts.

When children are truly involved in the scientific process they gain understanding, knowledge, and life skills. They deepen their awareness of what's going on around them and how others contribute to their well-being.

Leave people to their opinions and judgements. They cannot harm you; it is their understanding that is faulty, not yours.

I can never be who I was. I can simply watch her with sympathy, understanding, and some measure of awe. There she goes, backpack on, headed for the subway or the airport. She did her best with her eyeliner. She learned a new word she wants to try out on you. She is ambling along. She is looking for it.

Meditation is not a withdrawal from life. Meditation is a process of understanding oneself.

The essential functions of the mind consist in understanding and in inventing, in other words, in building up structures by structuring reality.

Property, the right to enjoy the fruits of one's labor, the right to work, to develop, to exercise one's faculties, according to one's own understanding, without the state intervening otherwise than by its protective action; this is what is meant by liberty

Unless we remember we cannot understand.

Readiness is a student’s entry point relative to a particular understanding or skill.

There are certain emotions in your body that not even your best friend can sympathize with, but you will find the right film or the right book, and it will understand you.

Knowledge is power but only wisdom is liberty.

All musicians practice ear training constantly, whether or not they are cognizant of it. If, when listening to a piece of music, a musician is envisioning how to play it or is trying to play along, that musician is using his or her 'ear' - the understanding and recognition of musical elements - for guidance.

The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof of the System. The visual aspect can't be understood without understanding the system. It isn't what it looks like but what it is that is of basic importance.