#understand

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

That's why I don't understand why actors become arrogant and are completely unapproachable - because as an actor, the most valuable thing you can do is talk to people and hear their stories, because it'll all come in handy. ↗

— Daniel Radcliffe

#arrogant #because #become #come #completely

Christians can bring peace to multi-religious Europe because we are able to understand the role of faith in the lives of other believers better than atheists. ↗

— Timothy Radcliffe

#atheists #because #believers #better #bring

What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being. ↗

— Phylicia Rashad

#about #actress #another #being #human

Music is the greatest communication in the world. Even if people don't understand the language that you're singing in, they still know good music when they hear it. ↗

— Lou Rawls

#even #good #good music #greatest #hear

Why would you create a movie for black people if you don't understand the history and perspective of the people you are doing it for? You need historical perspective to make sound decisions. ↗

— Tim Reid

#create #decisions #doing #historical #history

I understand the difference between journalism and scholarship that comes 20 years later. ↗

— David Remnick

#comes #difference #i #journalism #later

As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost. ↗

— Ernest Renan

#heroism #imbeciles #lack #lost #maintain