Quantum theory also tells us that the world is not simply objective; somehow it’s something more subtle than that. In some sense it is veiled from us, but it has a structure that we can understand. – John Polkinghorne
I don’t have many litmus tests, but this is one: Any candidate who doesn’t understand that we need to balance the budget should not be president of the United States. – Jim DeMint
I have always written only for myself – to clarify things, to clarify things with myself, to understand in an inner way what is actually happening. – Herta Muller
It is difficult to understand these people who democratically take part in elections and a referendum, but are then incapable of democratically accepting the will of the people. – Jose Saramago
I think one of the reasons that I got so good at it, as somebody making radio stories, is that on the radio I can actually – I can understand what’s happening in the interview and can make a connection in a way that makes sense. – Ira Glass
I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying. – Oscar Wilde The Remarkable Rocket
I fail to understand how you can justify a poll tax on the entire population, yet exclude a significant proportion of that population from programmes that this tax is paying for. – Jonathan Dimbleby
I don’t understand the concept of always trying to make F1 go slower and slower and slower and have less and less power. – Jacques Villeneuve
You have to temporarily be the character in order to understand him. It’s sort of what they used to call ‘shape-shifting.’ – Jim Harrison
Every one must understand that, whatever be the evil of slavery, it is not increased by its diffusion. Every one familiar with it knows that it is in proportion to its sparseness that it becomes less objectionable. Wherever there is an immediate connexion between the master and slave, whatever there is of harshness in the system is diminished. – Jefferson Davis
What most entrepreneurs don’t understand is that it isn’t the economy that bursts a bubble, but investor psychology. – Jay Samit
I don’t understand how it’s cheaper to buy a whole steak at the Price Club than spinach. How did that happen? – Jose Andres
I like reading reviews. If they’re clearly hating on you, I try not to read that deeply. But if they really are trying to understand, it’s interesting. – Jon Favreau
A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and not by a but. – John Berger
Historians will tell you that they deal with fact and empirical evidence. But that doesn’t really help me understand a person. – James McBride
I want to make an album my grandma and my fans are going to like. I want to make my grandma understand a drop and make club fans understand a song. – Afrojack
It’s perfectly okay if you don’t understand every single one of them. For one thing, I make a lot of corny jokes, and you have to be 40 years old to get some of them. – Brian P. Cleary
Unless we understand a certain material – metal or resin and plastic – understanding the processes that turn it from ore, for example – we can never develop and define form that’s appropriate. – Jonathan Ive
I think we’re in an era of unprecedented dominance by corporations. I think people understand that deeply; I don’t think that’s even questioned. – Josh Fox
When you’re born again, your DNA changes. You have the ability to understand God’s terms. – Bill McCartney
I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves. – Clifford Geertz
I went a few times, but I felt there was no way that any therapist could understand my particular torment and also felt in some respects they were sicker than I was. – Jerry West