#understand

We only understand that which already is within us. ↗

— Henri Frederic Amiel

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My belief, for what it is worth, is that city dwellers cannot understand the world. Insulated from reality by complex and expert systems of provision and police, baffled by fashion and spectacle, city dwellers can distinguish neither the sources of their existence nor the consequences. ↗

— James Buchan

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As you grow older, you learn to understand life a little better. ↗

— Solomon Burke

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I wish I could undo what I did at Enron but I can't. I understand that I deserve punishment. Your honor, I accept the prison sentence that you are about to impose and will serve it without bitterness. ↗

— Andrew Fastow

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Some of the substance of English words, I just don't understand at all because the culture's so strange to me. ↗

— Chow Yun-Fat

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You know what 'DOUBT' stands for? It stands for 'Debate On Understanding Bewildersome Thoughts.' ↗

— Gary Busey

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You have to understand that people that are hurting are going to criticize. ↗

— George H. W. Bush

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I understand everybody in this country doesn't agree with the decisions I've made. And I made some tough decisions. But people know where I stand. ↗

— George W. Bush

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To understand the intensity of driving an F1 car, you have to be in it. When you're driving a 750hp machine at 200mph, the noise and the vibrations are incredible. The G-force when you take big corners is like someone trying to rip your head off. You hit the brakes, and it feels as if the skin is being pulled off your body. ↗

— Jenson Button

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Spending time at the Federal Reserve was a good learning opportunity for me. It helped me to understand economic philosophies and polices that I had not previously known about. ↗

— Herman Cain

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