People understand me so poorly that they don't even understand my complaint about them not understanding me.
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.
If people fully understand you, they will think of you as a normal, if they half understand you, will think of you as a genius, and when they can't understand, will certainly think of you a stupid.
You can't even begin to understand biology, you can't understand life, unless you understand what it's all there for, how it arose - and that means evolution.
Travel early and travel often. Live abroad, if you can. Understand cultures other than your own. As your understanding of other cultures increases, your understanding of yourself and your own culture will increase exponentially.
When you are suffering, you become more understanding about yourself, but also about other people's sufferings too. That's the first step to understand somebody is to understand their sufferings. So then love follows.
No psychologist should pretend to understand what he does not understand... Only fools and charlatans know everything and understand nothing.
Understanding is the reward of faith. Therefore, seek not to understand that you may believe, but believe that you may understand.
I can honestly say that I understand women very well. If you understand yourself, you understand women, because, in the end, all women are the same.
The pain was greater than the shame
There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians.
Dare for a greater life, you will get it.
Everybody's part of the greater whole and skepticism and virtue are a part of that.
The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah.
The small courtesies sweeten life; the greater ennoble it.
The tougher the job, the greater the reward.
When you try to avoid the pain, it creates greater pain.
The harder the fight, the greater the victory.
There's no greater feeling than winning a race.
There is no greater harm than that of time wasted.
The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.