Quotes about Understanding
What do you mean—desire, data and doubt?" "Desire brings the participants together. Data set the limits of their dialogue. Doubt frames the questions.
— Frank Herbert
Creation is discovery. God discovered us in the Void because we moved against a background which He already knew.
— Frank Herbert
In our society, people shouldn't be quick to take offense. It's frequently suicidal.
— Frank Herbert
As always, Paul experienced a sense of presence in his father, someone totally here.
— Frank Herbert
We open windows, Bell, and let in common sense. Even hilarity. Puts more serious matters in perspective.
— Frank Herbert
So I quoted the First Law of Mentat at her: 'A process cannot be understood by stopping it. Understanding must move with the flow of the process, must join it and flow with it.' That seemed to satisfy her.
— Frank Herbert
There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
— Frank Lloyd Wright
America is infatuated with this false understanding of tolerance. To be truly tolerant is not to give every idea equal standing or to compromise the truth in the interest of keeping the peace and making everyone happy.
— Franklin Graham
I'm willing to give Pat Robertson a pass when he says things he shouldn't. That's because for every wacky, regrettable thing he says, he does a hundred thousand non-wacky good things that you'll never hear about on television.
— Eric Metaxas
Try to see the good in others. When you're tempted to judge someone, make an effort to see their goodness. Your willingness to look for the best in people will subconsciously bring it forth.
— Marianne Williamson
The most important question in the world is, 'Why is the child crying?'
— Alice Walker
Each one of them is Jesus in disguise.
— Mother Teresa