Of course we need to accept ourselves as we are, but we can’t stop there. We also need to value ourselves enough make needed changes.

You can not rise above your understanding, yet our understanding largely stems from the quality and quantity of knowledge we have been privileged to acquire.

I would rather my descendants have greater abilities and a greater knowledge of the love of Christ than I do, much like standing on one’s shoulders in order to get a clearer view of the...

It’s easy to love those we like, but what about those we don’t, and why would we anyways? There may be someone who doesn’t like us, yet they’re accepting of us, unconditionally loving us.Love means,...

A friend is one that knows you as you are, understands where you have been, accepts what you have become, and still, gently allows you to grow.

Old words are reborn with new faces.

The key to good listening isn’t technique, it’s desire. Until we truly want to understand the other person, we’ll never listen well.

If you love people, you have no desire to judge them.

I think true happiness comes out of peace. Peace comes out of many things, but it comes from fundamentally understanding yourself.

Simplicity is a bliss that makes one comprehend.

Having no resources within himself, he was compelled to be the copyist of many, and being such, he was forever the victim of inconsistency;

Relationship is understanding. It is a process of self-revelation. Relationship is the mirror in which you discover yourself — to be is to be related.

It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

By the time we leave here, we must all have a clear understanding of what needs to be done to enable us to contain a virus with pandemic potential.

You couldn’t stand to see what terrifies warlords.

Man’s desire is to know the mind of God.

I am happy that understanding for the bills is spreading,

There would be no society if living together depended upon understanding each other.

To live, pray. To learn, read. To love, give. To listen, pay attention. But to be wise, apply all that you have acquired

It doesn’t mean,’ she shrugged. ‘It just is

Every time you understand something, religion becomes less likely. Only with the discovery of the double helix and the ensuing genetic revolution have we had grounds for thinking that the powers held traditionally to be...

Action has meaning only in relationship, and without understanding relationship, action on any level will only breed conflict. The understanding of relationship is infinitely more important than the search for any plan of action.

Love is a combination of understanding and misunderstanding. I’m understanding of your flaws, and I’m misunderstanding why you don’t try to be perfect, like I am.

I was to discover that the quest for human understanding is a lifetime one that has no end in sight.

It wakes us right up.

So as we sign this memorandum of understanding, I would like all of you to know this is a step toward a friendship that I know will grow,

Because it’s no longer enough to be a decent person. It’s no longer enough to shake our heads and make concerned grimaces at the news. True enlightened activism is the only thing that can save...

Gus has a good understanding of the offense, he’s very knowledgeable. And I think (he) can manage the game the best with a pretty young offensive team right now. . . . We weren’t displeased...

The term I despise most is motivation. Motivation is an unreliable tease and isn’t worth your time. Motivation is fleeting, DISCIPLINE is reliable. Cultivate DISCIPLINE and FORCE yourself to do things to better yourself. It...

It is in our genes to understand the universe if we can, to keep trying even if we cannot, and to be enchanted by the act of learning all the way.

when you pick a flower, you become so besotted in its beauty; you dare not judge how it became that way, let it be the same lesson for humans; Spread your light, not your pain.

…that tender compunction of the honest-minded, so different from the hateful intoxication of criminals…

All wisdom comes from God.

Understanding is not absolutely final.What’s now right could be wrong later.

Es gibt zwei Sorten von Männern. Die einen verstehen ‘etwas von Frauen’, die anderen sind solche, die einfach ‘Frauen verstehen’. Ich weiß nicht, welche Sorte mir verdächtiger ist.

Why do they make things so complicated?””So that those who have the responsibility for understanding can understand.,” he said. “Imagine if everyone went around transforming lead into gold. Gold would lose its value.””It’s those who...

Today I speak the truth as I know it to be, tomorrow I may know better.

Understanding the beauty of our humanity unlocks the power of our spirituality.

I know exactly what you are, even if you are not sure about your own personality.

Anything that makes it easier to understand, makes it a little easier to bear.

Never let the principle of what you believe in become more important than the person.

If you want to understand the causes of aggression, study police officers

We are not judges for ourselves until circumstances call us to act.

there’s nothing more intimate in life than simply being understood. And understanding someone else.

I am not meant to be alone and without you who understands.

Never overestimate the strength of the torchbearer’s arm, for even the strongest arms grow weary.

Forever friends are a treasure chest of understanding and compassion. Cherish them.

The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.

From the study of the development of human intelligence, in all directions, and through all times, the discovery arises of a great fundamental law, to which it is necessarily subject, and which has a solid...

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...