#understand

It's not about me, it's about the grandkids. That's what a lot of people don't understand about what Herman is up to. ↗

If I had a personal wish for the new ideas in this new book it would be that every parent, every counselor, every teacher, every professor, every sports coach that deals with young people would understand the three circle concept. ↗

— James Collins

#circle #coach #concept #counselor #deals

To understand the Left, one must understand that in its view the greatest evil is material inequality. The Left is more troubled by economic inequality than by evil as humanity has generally understood the term. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#evil #generally #greatest #humanity #inequality

I particularly admire are Mark Twain and Jerome K. Jerome who wrote in a certain tone of voice which was humane and understanding of humanity, but always ready to annotate its little foibles. I think I'd lay my cards down on that, and say that it's that that I'm trying to do. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#always #cards #certain #down #humane

I have also come to understand Congress' need for a bipartisan as well as a partisan capacity. ↗

— David E. Price

#bipartisan #capacity #come #congress #i

[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the truth." "No, they do not. They are afraid, that is all. And they must remain on earth until they come to the way of leaving it." "And how do they leave? How is the ascent made? Must one learn virtue?" Here she laughs. "You have read too much, and learned too little. Virtue is a road, not a destination. Man cannot be virtuous. Understanding is the goal. When that is achieved, the soul can take wing. ↗

— Iain Pears

#enlightenment #fear #mankind #philosophy #soul

I felt the need to tell stories to understand myself. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#i #myself #need #stories #tell

I locate that special problem in a character and then try to understand it. That's the genesis of all my work. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#genesis #i #locate #problem #special

I only understand realism. ↗

— Manuel Puig

#only #realism #understand

I write novels because there is something I don't understand in reality. ↗