The most essential and fundamental aspect of culture is the study of literature, since this is an education in how to picture and understand human situations.
It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
For My people are foolish, They know Me not; They are stupid children And have no understanding. They are shrewd to do evil, But to do good they do not know.
I can move my characters through it easily, because I understand the background; I've really studied it.
Most Americans think there's already universal background checks. They don't understand why there wouldn't be a background check to purchase a weapon.
In the West, we've lost our intuitive understanding of how poverty shapes thinking.
More understand China, then more people will have interest in China and more people will come to China to visit us because I am a tourist ambassador.
I blame it on Walt Disney, where animals are given human qualities. People don't understand that a wild animal is not something that is nice to pat. It can seriously harm you.
I can understand the dilemma of growing up in a bubble, and then not knowing what to do when unemployment beckons and reality bursts in.
Every flower can sing, every tree can understand, every leaf can hear the silent song of your heart.
I don't understand why asking people to eat a well-balanced, vegetarian diet is considered drastic, while it is medically conservative to cut people open.
UNIX is basically a simple operating system, but you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity.
When a person makes a decision, people will always want a reason they understand, so they'll put a negative spin on things.
Everybody likes each other until things get tough. Then you will find out what kind of team you have, and I understand that as much as anyone.
There was a wildness inside him; someday he would capture it. Not to be tamed, but to be released. For only by understanding his mind could it be freed.
When you're older, you want to be scared because you understand more where the boundaries between fantasy and reality are, and I suppose they are more blurred the younger you are.
It is quite understandable that Puerto Ricans seek to preserve a cultural sense of identity without separating politically from U.S. national sovereignty.
I think people need to see Prince live to really understand how remarkable he is.
I would say that longtime fans of the Rolling Stones will be thrilled with these results, and new fans will understand why they're the greatest rock'n'roll band in the world.
Belief is just the place of understanding you are at the moment. Without an open mind, you will be standing in that one spot forever.
I believe that the best advocates of a certain issue are the ones that fully understand both sides
