#standing

Don't criticize what you can't understand. ↗

— Bob Dylan

#criticism #song-lyrics #understanding

The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history. ↗

— George Orwell

#propaganda #rewriting-history #understanding

It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it. ↗

— Upton Sinclair

#evolution #ideology #obtuseness #understanding #ideology

It's dreadful what little things lead people to misunderstand each other. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#misunderstanding #l-m-montgomery

There was something in her eyes that made me trust her. Maybe it was because they held the same cynicism, the same world-weariness I saw in my own every morning when I looked at myself in the mirror. ↗

— Melika Dannese Lux

#kindred-spirits #olga-belododia #partners #realization #recognition

Not being understood may be taken as a sign that there is much in one to understand. ↗

— Alain de Botton

#understanding #anxiety

Whenever we want to combat our enemies, first and foremost we must start by understanding them rather than exaggerating their motives. ↗

— Criss Jami

#battle #bias #combat #discernment #disputes

Language is not the barrier, the heart is". ~R. Alan Woods [2012] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#language-understanding #r-alan-woods #r-alan-woods

I'm standing for real freedom. ↗

— Todd Akin

#i #real #real freedom #standing

We have peace with Israel. We're actually the last man standing. So there is going to be immense pressure and people asking, 'Why are we having this relationship when it's not benefiting anybody?' Obviously, my answer is you always benefit from peace. ↗

— King Abdullah II

#always #answer #anybody #asking #benefit