“When you want knowledge and understanding as badly as you wanted air, you won't have to ask anyone to give it to you.” WantGivingWantedAsksUnderstandingAirKnowledge And Understanding Author:Sterling W Sill
“We shall not read it for its sociological insights, which are non-existent, nor as science fiction, because it has a general air of implausibility; but there is one high poetic fancy in the New Atlantis that stays in the mind after all its fancies and inventions have been forgotten. In the New Atlantis, an island kingdom lying in very distant seas, the only commodity of external trade is light: Bacon's own special light, the light of understanding.” MindHas BeensLightLyingUnderstandingFictionAirSeaSpecialTradeScience FictionForgottenInsightInventionKingdomsIslandsFancyPoeticCommodityAtlantisSociological Author:Peter Medawar
“A distinction has been made between acuteness and subtlety of understanding. This might be illustrated by saying that acuteness consists in taking up the points or solid atoms, subtlety in feeling the air of truth.” Has BeensMadeFeelingsMightUnderstandingAirDistinctionAtomsSubtlety Book:Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Collected Works of William Hazlitt (Illustrated)
“Drive over to the nearest airport, and enroll in flight classes. You will experience the joy of freedom in the air above, as you study the mechanics of how this is made possible by understanding the construction, the laws of motion, the air that can provide lift when it is moved by propulsion through the air, and stay above the gravity pulling the airplane back down to earth.” MadeEarthLawJoyUnderstandingClassStudyAirMovedFlightLiftsConstructionGravityAirplanePullingMechanicAirportsDown To EarthPropulsionLaws Of Motion Author:Buzz Aldrin
“I turned my air conditioner the other way around and it got cold out. The weatherman said 'I don't understand it. It was supposed to be 80 degrees out today.' I said, oops” WaySaidHomeTodayEnergyUnderstandingAirColdDegreesSupposed To BeWeathermenAir Conditioner Author:Steven Wright
“I had to learn that slower is faster. If you practice every day with patience and correctness, you will get there. It's like preparing for a jump. You can't rush. You must summon the appropriate energy with split-second timing and have an understanding of purpose to get up in the air. It requires training, confidence and mental effort. You can't have a vocabulary without the alphabet. Balanchine used to say, "Do you want to be a poet of gesture or do you want to be a physical entity?"” IfsWantUsedPurposeEnergyUnderstandingEffortPracticeAirPoetTrainingGet UpFasterAppropriateGesturesSplitsTimingEntityPreparingVocabularyCorrectnessAlphabetUp In The Air Author:Edward Villella
“I want to explain the new alchemy [in the "From Earth, Air, Fire, and Water to a New Vision of Mind and Time"], which has to do with understanding what I call the subjective and objective qualities of existence.” WantMindEarthUnderstandingWaterExistenceQualityVisionFireAirObjectivesSubjectiveAlchemyNew Vision Author:Fred Alan Wolf
“The two biggest things to understand when you're tracking the ball as a defensive back is your position on the field and understanding that once the ball is in the air you become the receiver. Too many young defensive backs worry about the receiver catching it or what the receiver is doing instead of focusing on what they should be doing. Just go out and make the play yourself, don't worry about him. Know where the ball is and attack it. Put yourself in position to bat it or catch it and make the play.” KnowsShouldTwoPlayYoungUnderstandingWorryAirFieldsPositionBallsBatsCatchingReceiverTrackingDefensive Backs Author:Antonio Cromartie