I admire people who dare to take the language, English, and understand it and understand the melody.

I had done some flimflam movies, but I didn’t understand what being an actor meant anymore.

Order is a necessary condition for anything the human mind is to understand.

I understand acting and I understand actors. I don’t really understand the world of celebrity. That’s just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I’m at sea with.

I was always very curious as a young man about why older writers who I met seemed so indifferent to what was going on, whereas I, in my 20s, was reading everything. Everything seemed important....

Understand life’s mysteries – as mysteries to be lived.

Africans need to be kicked, that’s the only thing they understand.

I don’t like rap that you can’t understand. The youth is so quick and alert.

On the other hand, I don’t understand the enthusiasm for everything in the antique shop that Grandma threw out. There, the sense of quality has declined; otherwise Grandma wouldn’t have thrown it out.

Only when you’re in that ditch, lying there in the muddy runoff you’ve made of your life, gazing up at the peak you fell from, do you truly know how small you are and understand...

The things you don’t know or understand are as important as your desire to know them. This is the relationship of man to mystery.

I understand that we cannot make other people happy when they are unhappy.

Measurement is the first step that leads to control and eventually to improvement. If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control...

I don’t think movies can ever be too intense, but people have to understand why you’re showing them the things you are showing them.

The audience has to understand that if the film is going to have any meaning for them. If they are going to empathize with the characters, they have to visualize the process of concentration involved...

I feel like I’ve got a novel in me somewhere, but that’s something… I was just talking to a buddy of mine about it, who’s a writer as well, and he’s nearly done with his...

I view advertising as being this romanticizing element that helps us appreciate, understand and enjoy how remarkable it is that we’ve been able to do so much, and learn so much. I view it as...

There’s a crazy amount of goodwill, and I don’t know where it came from, and I don’t understand, but the more I pay attention to it, the more it’s going to sting when it flips,...

When I was young I used to listen to other people and to try and understand what they thought and where they were coming from. I listened and didn’t speak.

When we grow up we all will understand that we have made mistakes which we are not proud of, but some of those are worth committing all.

The man who can put himself in the place of other men, who can understand the workings of their minds, need never worry about what the future has in store for him.

In fairness, I don’t think that everyone understands what I say, but I think they understand part of it and part of what the issues are… Just the same way that people like a good...

I question: do we really understand the differences between modernist and postmodernist?

In much of society, research means to investigate something you do not know or understand.

I understand all the problems for the Ministry of Defence, of course I do; working within a budget and trying to do so many things is not easy.

I’m a storyteller – that’s my chamber, that’s my box. I’m always tryin’ to give you the best story from our side of the table that you could really relate to quick. I understand where...

Our pluralist society must provide its citizens with the tools to understand religions, their symbols and their practices.

Star quality is one of the most difficult things to describe. It emanates from the person, and he may not even understand it himself. It’s a quality that separates the star from the rest of...

You never really meet a human being until you live with them or know them for awhile, so this is my clown and they understand that and so these interviews don’t bother them.

In the coming days, I know there will be some reflecting on my time as mayor. Many of you will search to find what’s behind my decision. It’s simple. I have always believed that every...

My fans are my family, because they understand me and I understand them.

Do not trust anybody but yourself. If people want to help you, fine. Put it on paper and understand exactly what every word says.

I am a big car enthusiast. I totally understand guys like Jay Leno who have a thousand cars. But asking me my favorite car would be like asking my favorite song or favorite food –...

We must still think of ourselves as pioneers to understand the importance of space.

I try to update my arsenal constantly. Learning different martial arts since childhood. To understand what’s out there. To really be in tune.

I think there is a huge responsibility upon governments to understand the consequence of their decisions.

Don’t misconceive God; His purpose is for us to enjoy fruits, but He gave us seeds so that we can grow the fruits. Misuse of a seed is a murder of fruits!

Friends are only friends when the fights don’t matter because you understand each other better in the end.

By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.

To understand involves the intellect, but to be understanding involves the heart.

I don’t understand the game of Cricket. But I do get the game of Noisy Night Insect.

I understand that if you set out to be a celebrity, then you asked for it, but all I wanted to be was an actor.

Struggles bring you success”, but they do not understand that those struggles certainly fuck us too.

Aaron Sorkin was completely unable to understand the actual psychology of Mark or of Facebook. He can’t conceive of a world where social status or getting laid or, for that matter, doing drugs, is not...

I hate kitchens. I don’t understand these enormous American kitchens that take up half the living room and then they just order pizza.

Whoever claims to understand another person completely, is either entirely ignorant of himself, or else has a nature so small that he can measure it easily, and supposes it to be the standard of every...

I wish America would stop judging and criticizing teens and instead, try to understand the battles they have to fight every day.

If you see a strange thing, try to understand it! If you can understand it, nothing strange will remain!

I’ve seen the odd tarot reader and had my palm read in various countries and explained to me in many strains of broken English. Did I believe a word? To be honest, I didn’t understand...

I don’t understand the mentality of a rock fan, being obsessed with two or three songs from 25 years ago. I’m not that kind of a fan.