Understanding Quotes

"When we say we know what we are talking about, we mean that we know what we think about something, rather than knowing the facts" "Imagining what it is like to be someone other than yourself is at the core of our humanity" "I believe that the brain has evolved, like the rest of the body. And you can't understand the brain as an abstract mechanism that operates on its own. You really have to understand the body and the environment that this brain is operating in" "Ignorance is the parent of fear." "You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view" "Philosophy is its own time comprehended in thoughts." "Reserving judgments is a matter of infinite hope." "Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts" "Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality." "Live your life. The truth of the matter is, play the game which you understand best. " "If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner" "Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life." "As we grow older we lose illusons but gain experience and understanding." "Forgiveness does not mean excusing" "Where is wisdom we have lost in knowledge? Where is knowledge we have lost in information?" "The highest forms of understanding we can achieve are laughter and human compassion" "I read, and I've always kept reading. It's a way to understand the world." "You don’t look down on them and say ‘You’re a fool for being so sad.’ You say ‘I’m sad too, man, I know. I get it.’" "In mathematics you don’t understand things, you just get used to them" "What you know is a function of what you have been exposed to"