#understanding

You need a graphic understanding of a situation to make a complete judgment and we didn't have that. ↗

— William Scranton

#graphic #judgment #make #need #situation

Through mutual understanding, sincerity and goodwill, and with great wisdom and broad views, the leaders on both sides should jointly initiate new opportunities for peace, stability, cooperation and mutual benefit. ↗

— Chen Shui-bian

#both #both sides #broad #cooperation #goodwill

Recognition of this kinship with the rest of the universe is necessary for understanding him, but his essential nature is defined by qualities found nowhere else, not by those he has in common with apes, fishes, trees, fire, or anything other than himself. ↗

— George G. Simpson

#common #defined #else #essential #fire

Wisdom and understanding can only become the possession of individual men by travelling the old road of observation, attention, perseverance, and industry. ↗

— Samuel Smiles

#become #individual #individual men #industry #men

To be totally understanding makes one very indulgent. ↗

— Madame de Stael

#makes #totally #understanding #very

Fang swerved closer to me, big and supremely graceful, like a black panther with wings. Oh, God. I'm so stupid. Forget I just said that. "He needs a Band-Aid," I said. A look passed between me and Fang, full of suppressed humor, relief, understanding,love — Forget I said that too. I don't know what's wrong with me. ↗

— James Patterson

#flying #friendship #funny #humor #lol

I don't believe in devils. Indifference and misunderstandings can create evil situations. Most of the time, people who appear to be evil are really victims of evil deeds. ↗

— Max von Sydow

#believe #create #deeds #devils #evil

I make no bones about it. I have no understanding of pastry. ↗

— Michael Symon

#bones #i #make #pastry #understanding

The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language. ↗

— Christopher Dawson

#greatest #greatest obstacle #international #language #obstacle

The capacity you're thinking of is imagination; without it there can be no understanding, indeed no fiction. ↗

— William Trevor

#fiction #imagination #indeed #thinking #understanding