Quotes about Understanding
I tried to understand the Anne of last year and make apologies for her, because as long as I leave you with these accusations and don't attempt to explain what prompted them, my conscience won't be clear.
— Anne Frank
Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant that you hit back.
— Anne Lamott
The three things I cannot change are the past, the truth, and you.
— Anne Lamott
It's better to be kind than to be right.
— Anne Lamott
Gratitude, not understanding, is the secret to joy and equanimity.
— Anne Lamott
Everything slows down when we listen and stop trying to fix the unfixable.
— Anne Lamott
Forgiveness means it finally becomes unimportant for you to hit back. You're done. It doesn't necessarily mean you want to vacation together.
— Anne Lamott
I recognize the divinity in you, but actually more like, I recognize our each-otherness, instantly
— Anne Lamott
Are you willing to see what you are seeing, and to know what you know?
— Anne Lamott
Mercy means that we no longer constantly judge everybody's large and tiny failures, foolish hearts, dubious convictions, and inevitable bad behavior. We will never do this perfectly, but how do we do it better?
— Anne Lamott
Make me a channel of Thy peace, that where there is hatred, let me sow love, or at least not fertilize the hate with my dainty bullshit.
— Anne Lamott
One of the immutable laws of being human is that the people who show up are the right people.
— Anne Lamott