#understand

The moment that changed me for ever was the moment my first child was born. I was happy, filled with hope, and thought, 'Now I understand the whole point of work, of life, of love.' ↗

— Paul Theroux

#changed #child #ever #filled #first

Who of us is able to read and understand and be entirely confident of the validity of his title to the land he lives on, and which he has redeemed from a state of nature by the most indefatigable industry and perseverance? ↗

— William H. Wharton

#confident #entirely #his #indefatigable #industry

Probably I understand very much the people who rise against injustice. ↗

— Lakhdar Brahimi

#i #injustice #much #people #probably

To me, the psychology behind the character is critical. So I work very hard to get into the mind of the man that I'm going to be playing, because number one, I want to understand why he's doing what he's doing. It's essential, it's absolutely essential. ↗

— Andre Braugher

#because #behind #character #critical #doing

One thing that people don't really understand is that as celebrity you rarely get fair treatment. You either get love or hate. It's never really fair. ↗

— DMX

#either #fair #get #hate #love

By religion, then, I understand a propitiation or conciliation of powers superior to man which are believed to direct and control the course of nature and of human life. ↗

— James G. Frazer

#conciliation #control #course #direct #human

Never be possessive. If a female friend lets on that she is going out with another man, be kind and understanding. If she says she would like to go out with the Dallas Cowboys, including the coaching staff, the same rule applies. ↗

— Bruce Jay Friedman

#another man #applies #be kind #coaching #coaching staff

We are led by lawyers who do not understand either technology or balance sheets. ↗

— Thomas Friedman

#balance #balance sheets #either #lawyers #led

But you have to understand, my beard is so nasty. I mean, it's the only beard in the history of Western civilization that makes Bob Dylan's beard look good. ↗

— Bill Walton

#bob #civilization #dylan #good #history

I have wanted to be a fine artist painter, and I reached the point in art schools were I'd like to understand more about images and how images communicate information to people. And I was not getting very far in that from my professors. ↗

— John Hench

#art #artist #communicate #far #fine