Quotes about Understanding

Ignorance means we didn't have the necessary information; stupidity means we had the necessary information but misused it.

When you meet someone new, after the introductions and initial pleasantries, don't hesitate. Dive in and ask to hear the person's story. You can do it any number of ways: you can flat-out ask, "What's your story?" You can request that he tell you about himself. You can ask where he is from or how he got into the field he's in. Use your own style.

If you can't explain it simply, you don't understand it enough.

If you're in the habit of listening only to the facts and not the person who expresses them, change your focus - and really listen.

Educators take something simple and make it complicated. Communicators take something complicated and make it simple. —John C. Maxwell

Understanding changes minds. Action changes lives.

Nobody wants to be sold, but everyone wants to be helped.

The ability to connect with others begins with understanding the value of people.

The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it's the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.

Only a leader who has followed well knows how to lead others well. Good leadership requires an understanding of the world that followers live in. Connecting with your people becomes possible because you have walked in their shoes. You know what it means to be under authority and thus have a better sense of how authority should be exercised. In contrast, leaders who have never followed well or submitted to authority tend to be prideful, unrealistic, rigid, and autocratic. "Civilization

Material handouts are a poor substitute for love and understanding. People don't need more things—they need more tenderness

they all share the ability to connect visually, intellectually, emotionally, and verbally.