Quotes about Understanding

Discernment can be described as the ability to find the root of the matter, and it relies on intuition as well as rational thought.

the entire population of the world—with one minor exception—is composed of others.

a smart person believes only half of what he hears, but a really smart person knows which half to believe.

Maturity does not always come with age; sometimes age comes alone.

If you're going to connect, people need to know that you understand them.

A deaf ear is the first indication of a closed mind.

If you want to get your message across, you have to learn how to communicate in someone else's world.

The problems around us are not as crucial as the people.

Decide that People Are Worth the Effort:

part of the parenting process is helping children understand that they are not the center of the universe.

Author and conference speaker Richard Exley explained his idea of friendship this way: "A true friend is one who hears and understands when you share your deepest feelings. He supports you when you are struggling; he corrects you, gently and with love, when you err; and he forgives you when you fail. A true friend prods you to personal growth, stretches you to your full potential. And most amazing of all, he celebrates your successes as if they were his own.

But people of influence understand the incredible value of becoming a good listener. For example, when Lyndon B. Johnson was a junior senator from Texas, he kept a sign on his office wall that read, "You ain't learnin' nothin' when you're doin' all the talkin'." And Woodrow Wilson, the twenty-eighth American president, once said, "The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.