Actions are always more complex and nuanced than they seem. We have to be willing to wrestle with paradox in pursuing understanding.

Power is the by-product of understanding.

"I hated cats. I was a dog lover," Des says with a shrug. "What's the point of a cat? They're not affectionate. But that's because it's not my cat. I mean, your wife wouldn't jump on my lap. That's...

Misunderstanding of divine truths or lack of understanding are the only things that may prevent a man from becoming God's representative on earth

None of us can study anything properly unless we do it with our whole being.

To understand, you have to love, but to gain wisdom you have to understand with love.

Natural Sciences are all about fascinating causality.

You confuse not speaking with not listening.

The funny thing about facing imminent death is that it really snaps everything else into perspective.

Misunderstanding must be nakedly exposed before true understanding can begin to flourish.

Do not seek the because - in love there is no because, no reason, no explanation, no solutions.

It's not as if our lives are simply divided into light and dark. There's a shadowy middle ground. Recognizing and understanding the shadows is what a healthy intelligence does.

If you can't understand it without an explanation, you can't understand it with an explanation.

Love allows understanding to dawn, and understanding is precious. Where you are understood, you are at home. Understanding nourishes belonging. When you really feel understood, you feel free to...

One of the tasks of true friendship is to listen compassionately and creatively to the hidden silences. Often secrets are not revealed in words, they lie concealed in the silence between the words or...

Feeling very surprised too at myself. I knew what was happening, O my brothers. I was like growing up.

That's what heaven is. You get to make sense of your yesterdays