Understanding Quotes - Page 15

2.05 TARGET
As the Hunter reached its side,
And looked down with full pride,
He exclaimed with joy begot,
How well his target he had got.
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The shot deer in throes of death,
Moaned in his last few breaths,
`Understand nature and eternity,
Brother - Just once the target you be.’
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I think, actually, that none of us understands anyone else very well, because we're all too shy to show what matters the most. If you ask me, it's a major design flaw. We ought to be able to say, Here, look what I am. I think it would be quite a relief.

The greatest pleasure is not - say - sex or geometry. It is just understanding. And if you can get people to understand their own humanity - well, that's the job of the writer.

Dreams have always expanded our understanding of reality by challenging our boundaries of the real, the possible.

We can only live life when we understand life.

Understand your power. Live dangerously. Live fearlessly. Cower before no earthly master. Know yourself. Live truthfully. Live freely. Be yourself. Love yourself.

What does freedom mean if we accept the fundamental premise that humans are social beings, raised in certain social and historical contexts and belonging to particular communities that shape their desires and understandings of the world?

The freest societies are in a constant state of revolution.

An unalterable and unquestioned law of the musical world required that the German text of French operas sung by Swedish artists should be translated into Italian for the clearer understanding of English-speaking audiences.

Music helps us understand where we have come from but, more importantly, what has happened to us.

Will any of those men under you ever really understand all this? They're professional cynics, and it's too late for them. Why do you want to go back with them? So you can keep up with the Joneses? To buy a gyro just like the Smith has? To listen to music with your pocketbook instead of your glands?

He had a theory that musicians are incredibly complex, and know far less than other artists what they want and what they are; that they puzzle themselves as well as their friends; that their psychology is a modern development, and has not yet been understood.

I became a physicist to understand the world, then I became a writer to try and change it.

Change takes time. It takes time for the seeds to begin growing within, time to understand and process, time for the growth to mature, and time for the old self to die and fall away.

It's useless to paint a closed door, in order to change its color. The door needs to be open for both sides to change as same.

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.

When you pray and hope for a change. Don't expect a change to come. Expect the opportunity for a change to come.

Understanding people’s difficulties and - just as crucial - helping people understand their own difficulties and teaching them concrete ways to help themselves will help them better deal with their own lives and, in turn, ours.

Far too many people allow broken egos and wounded prides to convince them to seek justice before they seek understanding.

No trates nunca de comprender a las personas. Ámalas. Y cuando hayas aprendido a quererlas. verás como nada te importa comprenderlas.