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For any culture which is primarily concerned with meaning, the study of death - the only certainty that life holds for us - must be central, for an understanding of death is the key to liberation in life.

Stanislav Grof

Death

It is no longer a question of a Christian going about to convert others to the faith, but of each one being ready to listen to the other and so to grow together in mutual understanding.

An understanding is perhaps better than an alliance, which may stereotype arrangements which cannot be regarded as permanent in view of the changing circumstances from day to day.

They have an understanding regime; they work hard and get results, they are a happy team.

We are glorious accidents of an unpredictable process with no drive to complexity, not the expected results of evolutionary principles that yearn to produce a creature capable of understanding the mode of its own necessary construction.

I believe that nothing is more important to our ability to effectively address our present than understanding the lessons learned from those who have come before us.

My art is an attempt to reach beyond the surface appearance. I want to see growth in wood, time in stone, nature in a city, and I do not mean its parks but a deeper understanding that a city is nature too-the ground upon which it is built, the stone with which it is made.

If one is master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time, insight into and understanding of many things.

Vincent Van Gogh

Time

Understanding

Vocal study before age 20 is likely to be injurious, though some survive it in the hands of very careful and understanding teachers.

I think Shakespeare had a lot to contribute with his understanding of the human condition.

Sharon Gless

Shakespeare

Understanding

Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding.

Khalil Gibran

Pain

Understanding

Conversation enriches the understanding, but solitude is the school of genius.

Either your understanding of the meaning of music is there from the beginning or it is not.

Computers are magnificent tools for the realization of our dreams, but no machine can replace the human spark of spirit, compassion, love, and understanding.

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