I was asked to memorise what I did not understand; and, my memory being so good, it refused to be insulted in that manner. – Aleister Crowley
I can totally understand why people say: ‘I’m going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat’. But you’ve got to see what’s of value to you as an actor. – Andrew Scott
The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11. – Brent Scowcroft
For people who know McQueen, there is always an underlying message. It’s usually only the intellectual ones who understand what’s going on in what I do. – Alexander McQueen
One can understand a person by the way he removes his wallet and puts his hand to take out money. – Boman Irani
People have a right to have their lives witnessed; if we coexist with the systems that abuse people, then we have a duty to understand. – Beeban Kidron
That’s what the ‘Doctor’ is about, essentially – having that energy that you just can’t understand. – Billie Piper
What the United States does best is to understand itself. What it does worst is understand others. – Carlos Fuentes
We find Japan a little more difficult to understand because it has proven its 20th century prowess though the ancient traditions still persist. – Arthur Erickson
I just don’t understand how people can get so caught up in having their picture taken. – Anthony Mackie
The real excitement is collaborating with computer scientists and neuroscientists and starting to understand in detail how children learn so much so quickly. – Alison Gopnik
My overall message for labor members is… that we understand that the benefits of trade are clear, but the disruption and the dislocation are painfully concentrated and we can’t ignore them. – Alexis Herman
When trouble strikes, which it always does – bad economy, bad quarter, activists, takeover – when trouble strikes, those board members who don’t understand or are not committed are not helpful. – Carol Bartz
Our people could not talk with these white-faced men, but they used signs which all people understand. – Chief Joseph
I can’t understand the conditions of a corporate product being designed and getting millions. I admire it, it’s great, but I don’t know how to do that. I have to have the wheel. – Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Every individual acts and suffers in accordance with his peculiar teleology, which has all the inevitability of fate, so long as he does not understand it. – Alfred Adler
We shall never understand the ethical system taught by Jesus unless we realize that he was a Jew, not only by birth, but that he lived and taught as a Jew; the Sermon on the Mount was addressed to his distracted fellow nationals. – Arthur Keith
The fact of the Watergate cover-up is not nearly as interesting as the step into making the cover-up. And when you understand the step, you understand that Richard Nixon lied. That he was a criminal. – Bob Woodward
Investors have been too willing to buy stocks with strong reported earnings, even if they do not understand how the earnings are produced. – Alex Berenson
Honestly, I still don’t use my computer. My kids use the computer more than I do! I understand that a lot of people are into it, and I have days where I write and stuff, but it’s really not for me. It’s not my thing. – Britney Spears
What is divine? It is simply that which man has not been able to understand. Once you do, it loses its divinity. – Ashwin Sanghi
To understand a name you must be acquainted with the particular of which it is a name. – Bertrand Russell
The United States isn’t a dictatorship ruling with a brutal army and an iron fist, so our police departments must understand that they are there to serve and protect us – all of us. And when they do commit crimes, they must be arrested and prosecuted like anyone else, bottom line. – Al Sharpton
I wanted to get away from the Mexican vernacular and do more ‘nuevo Latino.’ Americans are starting to understand regionality in Mexican food. It is very regional in terms of ingredients. – Aaron Sanchez
