#standing

When a scientist is ahead of his times, it is often through misunderstanding of current, rather than intuition of future truth. In science there is never any error so gross that it won't one day, from some perspective, appear prophetic. ↗

— Jean Rostand

#any #appear #current #day #error

Is an intelligent human being likely to be much more than a large-scale manufacturer of misunderstanding? ↗

— Philip Roth

#human #human being #intelligent #large-scale #likely

Conservatives saw the savagery of 9/11 in the attacks and prepared for war; liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers. ↗

— Karl Rove

#attacks #conservatives #indictments #liberals #offer

What Mr. Obama wants in a nominee isn't really "empathy" and "understanding." He wants a liberal, activist Supreme Court justice. ↗

— Karl Rove

#court #empathy #justice #liberal #mr

The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#enlarge #give #good #good writing #i

The other thing about FEMA, my understanding is that it was supposed to move into the Department of Homeland Security... and be what it was, but also having a lot of lateral communication with all those others involved in that issue of homeland security. ↗

— Warren Rudman

#also #communication #department #fema #having

We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts. ↗

— Criss Jami

#attraction #conversation #curiosity #fascination #females

Right now, I'm standing behind the glass, and I guess that's a metaphor for how my life will be going forward. ↗

— Angela Ruggiero

#forward #glass #going #guess #how

As the president of Kosovo, I am more concerned about the current situation with the employment standing at around 70 % of the population, which is young, with great potential, speaking many foreign languages and having wide expertise. ↗

— Ibrahim Rugova

#am #around #concerned #current #current situation

Don't Make Assumptions. Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life. ↗

— Miguel Angel Ruiz

#agreement #ask #assumptions #avoid #clearly