Quotes about Understanding
Memory is a complicated thing, a relative truth but not its twin.
— Barbara Kingsolver
Somehow it had come to pass that this man was her whole world, and she had failed to take his measure.
— Barbara Kingsolver
That is so. Science directs us to study our maker's creation, but his thoughts on its purpose are only his to reveal.
— Barbara Kingsolver
As you care less about what people think of you, you will care more about what others think of themselves.
— Stephen Covey
How you treat the one reveals how you regard the many, because everyone is ultimately a one.
— Stephen Covey
The biggest communication problem is we do not listen to understand. We listen to reply.
— Stephen Covey
people have character strength but they lack communication skills, and that undoubtedly affects the quality of relationships as well.
— Stephen Covey
We must look at the lens through we see the world, as well as the world we see, and that the lens itself shapes how we interpret the world.
— Stephen Covey
If you don't let a teacher know what level you are -- by asking a question, or revealing your ignorance -- you will not learn or grow
— Stephen Covey
My experience has been that there are times to teach and times not to teach. When relationships are strained and the air charged with emotion, an attempt to teach is often perceived as a form of judgment and rejection.
— Stephen Covey
By accepting people you're not condoning their weakness or agreeing with their opinion; you're simply affirming their intrinsic worth.
— Stephen Covey
Is it logical that two people can disagree and that both can be right? It's not logical: it's psychological. And it's very real.
— Stephen Covey