#standing

An intelligent person is never afraid or ashamed to find errors in his understanding of things. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#afraid #ashamed #errors #find #his

The truth is that I oppose the Iraq war, just as I opposed the Vietnam War, because these two conflicts have weakened the U.S. and diminished our standing in the world and our national security. ↗

— George McGovern

#conflicts #diminished #i #iraq #iraq war

The best way to tell people about climate change is through non-fiction. There's a vast literature of outstanding writing on the subject. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#best #best way #change #climate #climate change

I think there's true drama in the formation of everything that we know and are standing on the shoulders of. ↗

— Kevin Costner

#everything #formation #i #i think #know

The truth is, when I got started in this business, it wasn't because I had a full understanding of the importance of the business, but because I thought it was fun. I found it exciting. It fulfilled me, whatever it was that I was looking for. ↗

— Sam Donaldson

#business #exciting #found #fulfilled #full

Every week I get letters from people worldwide who feel that the possibilian point of view represents their understanding better than either religion or neo-atheism. ↗

— David Eagleman

#either #every #feel #get #i

If acknowledging that racial misgivings and misunderstandings are still a part of politics and life in America, I plead guilty. ↗

— Ron Fournier

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I do know there are a lot of people who seem to be in my corner, and that's, of course, wonderful. I'm really more interested in the nomination than in the award, because I think the nomination just puts you within a group of outstanding actors. ↗

— Morgan Freeman

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Universities exist to transmit knowledge and understanding of ideas and values to students not to provide entertainment for spectators or employment for athletes. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#employment #entertainment #exist #ideas #knowledge

The United States is very good at understanding itself, and very bad at understanding others. ↗

— Carlos Fuentes

#good #itself #others #states #understanding