Quotes about Understanding

It is possible, of course, that I may exaggerate about them. I certainly hope that I do; for where there is no exaggeration there is no love, and where there is no love there is no understanding. It is only about things that do not interest one, that one can give a really unbiassed opinion; and this is no doubt the reason why an unbiassed opinion is always valueless.

I have known everything, said Lord Henry, with a tired look in his eyes, but I am always ready for a new emotion.

The supreme vice is shallowness. Whatever is realised is right.

Men have educated us. But not explained you. Describe us as a sex, was her challenge. Sphinxes without secrets.

And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing. It is like a bric-a-brac shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.

have a wonderful instinct about things.  They can discover everything except the obvious.

Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes they forgive them. His

The fact that for a long time Cubism has not been understood and that even today there are people who cannot see anything in it means nothing. I do not read English, an English book is a blank book to me. This does not mean that the English language does not exist. Why should I blame anyone but myself if I cannot understand what I know nothing about? -Pablo Picasso.

In the world of teams and teamwork I often find the belief that to work and communicate effectively, team members must be close comrades. In fact, this is a common misperception. Although team members don't need to know one another very well personally to perform as a team, they do need to know one another's abilities and potential contributions.

Better give your path to a dog than be bitten by him in contesting for the right. Even killing the dog would not cure the bite.

Rule 1 for solving our problems is: Get the facts. Let's do what Dean Hawkes did: let's not even attempt to solve our problems without first collecting all the facts in an impartial manner.

Science," said the French philosopher Valéry, "is a collection of successful recipes.