#understand

No one blames themselves if they don't understand a cartoon, as they might with a painting or "real" art; they simply think it's a bad cartoon. ↗

— Chris Ware

#bad #blames #cartoon #might #painting

The thing I don't understand is why so often one hears discussion of the fruits of human labor as if it's all the creation of some alien race. ↗

— Chris Ware

#creation #discussion #fruits #hears #human

But I'll tell you what hermits realize. If you go off into a far, far forest and get very quiet, you'll come to understand that you're connected with everything. ↗

— Alan Watts

#connected #everything #far #forest #get

Affirmative action is a little like the professional football draft. The NFL awards its No. 1 draft choices to the lowest-ranked team in the league. It doesn't do this out of compassion or guilt. It's done for mutual survival. They understand that a league can only be as strong as its weakest team. ↗

— J. C. Watts

#affirmative #affirmative action #awards #choices #compassion

I don't want to be understood because if people understand me, they get tired of me. ↗

— Lil Wayne

#get #i #me #people #tired

Every user of the river down here understands that a healthy river is absolutely vital for a healthy economy and a healthy tourism industry. ↗

— Jay Weatherill

#down #economy #every #healthy #healthy economy

Everyone wants an iPhone, but it would be impossible to design an iPhone in China because it's not a product; it's an understanding of human nature. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#china #design #everyone #human #human nature

The Beijing Olympics and the Shanghai World Expo show just how much effort China is willing to spend to enter the global stage. But while China desires to understand the world, it fails to accept its universal values. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

#beijing #china #desires #effort #enter

I couldn't stand that my husband was being unfaithful. I am Raquel Welch - understand? ↗

— Raquel Welch

#being #husband #i #i am #raquel

The friendlies were South Vietnamese women and children, helpless victims in a war they did not understand. ↗

— John Whitehead

#did #helpless #south #understand #victims