Quotes about Understanding
I have written the little work that follows . . . in the role of one who strives to raise his mind to the contemplation of God and one who seeks to understand what he believes.
— Anselm of Canterbury
Love has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.
— Charles Swindoll
When both a speaker and an audience are confused, the speech is profound.
— Oscar Wilde
A man has only so much knowledge as he puts to work.
— St. Francis Of Assisi
God doesn't work on sense; He works on grace. God called you, and God called me. He knew what He was doing.
— Beth Moore
In too many marriage conflicts, we work too hard at winning the argument and too little at winning the heart.
— Matt Chandler
In scientific work, those who refuse to go beyond fact rarely get as far as fact.
— Thomas Henry Huxley
A worker must win the hearts and affections of the people before he can do any effective work.
— DL Moody
We must work harder to build mutual respect, an attitude of tolerance, with forbearance one for another.
— Gordon Hinckley
In music I do not look for logic. I am quite intuitive on the whole and know no theories. I never like a work if I cannot intuitively grasp its inner unity (architecture).
— Albert Einstein
The old appeals to racial, sexual and religious chauvinism to rabid nationalist fervor, are beginning not to work.
— Carl Sagan
Especially now when views are becoming more polarized, we must work to understand each other across political, religious and national boundaries.
— Jane Goodall