What does it take to be a great social chronicler? Perhaps one of the key attributes is an understanding of what it feels like to fall from grace.
The evil that is in the world almost always comes of ignorance, and good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if they lack understanding.
I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner.
To understand me, you have to meet me and be around me. And then only if I'm in a good mood - don't meet me in a bad mood.
I've never formally trained for pain management, but I have a good understanding of how to conquer it. I just analyze the pain, feel it in the moment, and then mentally become numb to it.
A good teammate is someone willing to get outside of personal thoughts and emotions, a friend who tries to understand, appreciate, and encourage other members of the team.
I feel like I'm good with girls. I understand them and am good at loving them. I've always felt like that's been natural for me.
I understand that I'm not perfect. I made mistakes and I had a hand in everything that's happened to me, good and bad.
A good editor understands what you're talking and writing about and doesn't meddle too much.
To understand how quickly we're cooking the planet, we need good data. To have good data, we need good satellites.
Please understand the reason why Chinese vegetables taste so good. It is simple. The Chinese do not cook them, they just threaten them!
Being educated in the United States gave me a good understanding of American culture. I think I got a lot of influence from the entrepreneurial mind in the United States.
Most of the people of this world are coated round and round with self-esteem, and they're afraid to admit any understanding of the things which aren't good.
It is sometimes hard to grasp the difference between identifying with one's own roots, understanding people with other roots, and judging what is good or bad.
America believes what's good for us is good for the world. It's very difficult to understand that that's not necessarily true.
The growth of constitutional government, as we now understand it, was promoted by the establishment of two different sets of machinery for making laws and carrying on government.
Our philosophy precedes from the belief that sport is an inalienable part of the educational process and a factor for promoting peace, friendship, cooperation and understanding among peoples.
A friend should be one in whose understanding and virtue we can equally confide, and whose opinion we can value at once for its justness and its sincerity.
Communities of color don't understand what it means to be a police officer, the fear that police officers have in just being on the streets.
I just don't know that shame and fear need to be our teachers; rather, compassion, understanding, and love should be our guides.
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
