It is understanding that gives us an ability to have peace. When we understand the other fellow's viewpoint and he understands ours then we can sit down and work out our differences.

I do not want the peace which passeth understanding I want the understanding which bringeth peace.

Peace cannot be kept by force it can only be achieved by understanding.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence it can only be attained through understanding.

My wife is the most awesome person in the universe. She's made this experience much less miserable for me with her compassion patience and understanding.

Tolerance compromise understanding acceptance patience - I want those all to be very sharp tools in my shed.

Give your dog or cat respect patience understanding and love. And if you just change to one vegetarian day a week that's a wonderful step that will save animal lives. It means you have chosen something kind instead of something cruel.

There is no doubt that religion had already waned under the onslaught of the Enlightenment but it was Freud who provided the radically new understanding of human nature that made any religious explanation of the whats and whys of our personhood seem naive.

Man masters nature not by force but by understanding. This is why science has succeeded where magic failed: because it has looked for no spell to cast over nature.

The science of the mind can only have for its proper goal the understanding of human nature by every human being and through its use brings peace to every human soul.

The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding.

Understanding the laws of nature does not mean that we are immune to their operations.

We do not see nature with our eyes but with our understandings and our hearts.

But you know if you live an affluent lifestyle there are all types of trappings that are there that you have to be cognizant of and you've got to try and communicate freely and gain understanding about and then keep moving on because you know sometimes lifestyles are chosen for us as opposed to us choosing them.

I was a very interested arts student I was always into that part of school and when I got into high school I went into architectural drafting. It gave me an understanding of how to build things and it's really helped me put things in perspective. With my music and my movies to me it's all art.

Making movies is a way of understanding myself and the world.

My heart is singing for joy this morning! A miracle has happened! The light of understanding has shone upon my little pupil's mind and behold all things are changed!

My mom calls me an older soul because growing up she taught me stuff real early. Now I spend most of my time chasing wisdom chasing understanding.

When I was growing up in New Jersey my mom would regularly take my sister and I into the city to see shows. I have many fond memories of standing in the half-price ticket line in Times Square and going to matinees.

It is not until you become a mother that your judgment slowly turns to compassion and understanding.

Men as well as women are much oftener led by their hearts than by their understandings.

In the sick room ten cents' worth of human understanding equals ten dollars' worth of medical science.

When you're suddenly pregnant and no one is standing by your side even if you're in your 30s it's a hard conversation. I'm a traditional girl and I believe in marriage and I just always thought that's the way I'd be doing this.

The old welfare system was hurting people by discouraging work and marriage. Welfare reform and now this legislation will build on the understanding that work and strong families are the foundation upon which we build our future.