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Understanding You Quotes (page 8)

Italo Calvino quote: "You'll understand when you've forgotten what you understood..."
You'll understand when you've forgotten what you understood before Italo Calvino
You should never read just for "enjoyment." Read to make yourself smarter! Less judgmental. More apt to understand your friends' insane behavior, or better yet, your own. Pick "hard books." Ones you have to concentrate on while reading. And for god's sake, don't let me ever hear you say, "I can't read fiction. I only have time for the truth." Fiction is the truth, fool! Ever hear of "literature"? That means fiction, too, stupid. John Waters
You were given a sharp, acute, uncomfortable grain..; yet in absence, in the most unlikely places, it would flower out, open, shed its scent, let you touch, taste, look about you, get the whole feel of it and understanding, after years of lying lost. Virginia Woolf
You never really understand a person until you consider things fro his point of view ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. Harper Lee
Henry Rollins quote: "You can't right the wrongs because you'll never understand the..."
You can't right the wrongs because you'll never understand the cause and you'll be too busy dodging the effect. Henry Rollins
You can't just eat good food. You've got to talk about it too. And you've got to talk about it to somebody who understands that kind of food. Kurt Vonnegut
You think that it’s not magic that keeps you alive? Just ‘cause you understand the mechanics of how something works, doesn’t make it any less of a miracle. Which is just another word for magic. We’re all kept alive by magic, Sookie. My magic’s just a little different from yours, that’s all. Charlaine Harris
You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?” called Voldemort, his scarlet eyes narrowed. “Above such brutality, are you?” “We both know that there are other ways of destroying a man, Tom,” Dumbledore said calmly. “Merely taking your life would not satisfy me, I admit —” “There is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore!” snarled Voldemort. “You are quite wrong,” said Dumbledore, speaking as lightly as though they were discussing the matter over drinks. “Indeed, your failure to understand that there... J. K. Rowling
You can't possibly judge your ability to control something until you've experienced the extremes of its capabilities. Do you understand? Richard Russo
You came so that you could learn about your dreams," said the old woman. "And dreams are the language of God. When he speaks in our language, I can interpret what he has said. But if he speaks in the language of the soul, it is only you who can understand. Paulo Coelho
You have to understand that in a person's life there are a few precious moments in which decisions, choices that you make now, will affect you for the rest of your life. Dave Pelzer
You can't control people. You must understand them. You have to know where they're coming from, their beliefs and values, what turns them off, what they're against. Hayden Fry
You're always trying to balance your understanding of who you are and what you need, and your longing and imaginings of freedom. Bernadine Dohrn
You can get digital technology that almost is film quality, and go make little films and do everything you can to find a little understanding of your own voice and it will grow - Don't take no for an answer - Take every opportunity you can to do something. Jon Voight
You know, when you go to high school or, you know, when kids are younger and there's not an understanding of differences. But I built up a very strong, thick skin. Alexander Wang

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