Tinkering is a way of understanding difficult problems, of wrapping our heads around them and quantifying the unknowns.
Many traditional religions foster attitudes that ought to have disappeared as biological understanding accumulated over the last century.
It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding.
It's not about me, it's about the grandkids. That's what a lot of people don't understand about what Herman is up to.
What is cooking? 'Cooking' is a loose term. It's understanding energy or the lack thereof.
Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.
I find it hard to understand why Scorsese has never called. You know, given the natural menace I bring to the screen.
The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings of our lives.
You have to understand that I'm not just some guy who voices characters in animated movie and TV shows.
If I'm censoring for anyone, it's for my parents. They are very old-fashioned and moral people. They still don't understand me that well.
He who would confine his thought to present time will not understand present reality.
The older I get, the better I understand that every day is a gift.
Few things give rise to imprecise rhetoric like the issue of race. It's understandable, but damaging.
As immigrants, we understand better than most that to be an American is a privilege that conveys not just rights but responsibilities.
We need to win something for the fans because they have been patient and very understanding and we owe them.
You've gotta understand - when you interview someone, it's not an interrogation. It's not the Nuremberg Trials.
As I grow to understand life less and less, I learn to love it more and more.
To understand the theory which underlies all things is not sufficient. Theory is but the preparation for practice.
As a kid, you dream of winning the Stanley Cup. As you get older, you understand the importance of winning the Olympics.
In many cases it is a matter for decision and not a simple matter of fact whether x understands y; and so on.
When you understand the difference between want and need, you will finally realise how rich your life really is.
