#understanding

Political commercials encourage the deceptive, the destructive and the degrading. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

There is no way for the American economic system to function without advertising. There is no other way to communicate enough information about enough products to enough people with enough speed. ↗

— John O'Toole

#advertising #american #american public #believe #between

Crucial to understanding federalism in modern day America is the concept of mobility, or 'the ability to vote with your feet.' If you don't support the death penalty and citizens packing a pistol - don't come to Texas. If you don't like medicinal marijuana and gay marriage, don't move to California. ↗

— Rick Perry

#america #california #citizens #come #concept

The Bible was written in several languages, embraces many literary forms, and reflects cultures very different from our own. These are important considerations for properly understanding the Bible in its context. ↗

— Troy Perry

#considerations #context #cultures #different #embraces

It's a big, big advantage because understanding what changes we might make takes time and it takes time to work out settings and to understand everything about the new machine. ↗

— Valentino Rossi

#advantage #because #big #changes #everything

During the war years I worked on the development of radar and other radio systems for the R.A.F. and, though gaining much in engineering experience and in understanding people, rapidly forgot most of the physics I had learned. ↗

— Martin Ryle

#during #engineering #experience #forgot #gaining

I can't tell you why a particular athlete would leave a certain coach, but I can tell you there could be many reasons. They could have personality conflicts. They could have misunderstandings. Lots of stuff can happen. ↗

— Alberto Salazar

#certain #coach #conflicts #could #happen

I found it stimulating to study the sciences. It was a side of understanding the universe that I hadn't been exposed to. ↗

— Jane Siberry

#exposed #found #hadn #i #sciences

Such as have reason, understanding, or common sense, will, and ought to make use of it in those things that concern themselves and their posterity, and suspect the words of such as are interested in deceiving or persuading them not to see with their own eyes. ↗

— Algernon Sidney

#common sense #concern #deceiving #eyes #interested

In particular, people have trouble understanding where I stand in relation to my characters, and very often this gets reduced to me making vicious fun of them. ↗

— Todd Solondz

#fun #gets #i #making #me