“When I do research, I cast my net very widely and then snatch what feels right out of that. Occasionally I'll read a specific book for a specific book, but usually I'm trying to increase my general understanding.” FeelsTryingBookUnderstandingResearchIncreaseCastsFeels Right Author:Brandon Sanderson
“We have endless books about whether Jesus existed, or whether the Jesus we have learned about is really accurate and historical or mythical. We have endless complicated tracts on fine technical issues, but we don't explore Jesus' way to happiness and peace, or try to understand his feelings about God and creation of how he views our relationship with God, or his attitude toward human weakness. Understanding these things could help us immensely in our own search for inner peace and a meaning to life.” WayTryingHumansBookHelpingFeelingsJesusUnderstandingViewsAttitudeChristianityIssuesCreationFineWeaknessHistoricalComplicatedInner PeaceEndlessChristian LifeAccurateOur RelationshipRelationship With GodMeaning Life Author:Joseph Girzone
“In our quest to quickly make three-dimensional objects, we can miss out on the experience of making something that helps give us our first understandings of form and material, of the way a material behaves--'I press too hard here, and it breaks here' and so on. Some of the digital rendering tools are impressive, but it's important that people still really try and figure out a way of gaining direct experience with the materials.” PeopleWayGivingTryingFirstsStillsImportantHardHelpingFormThreeUnderstandingBreakMissingFiguresObjectsMaterialsToolsDirectPressesBehaveDigitalQuestsImpressiveRendering Author:Jonathan Ive
“You have these relationships with people that you care about, but I also try to stick to my job as filmmaker and be fair and truthful about what I saw and my experience of the people, hopefully informed by a deep understanding of them.” PeopleTryingCareJobsUnderstandingSawsFairsSticksHopefullyFilmmakerTruthfulDeep Understanding Author:Lauren Greenfield
“If you'd like to have a better incarnation, then have one now. If that's your attitude, just let go and meditate and try to be as wise and compassionate, as understanding as you can.” IfsTryingUnderstandingAttitudeWiseLetting GoCompassionateRebirthIncarnationJust Let Go Author:Frederick Lenz
“I would like to try to understand what is. We know very little, and I am trying to do it by creating analogies. Almost every work of art is an analogy.” KnowsTryingLittlesArtUnderstandingCreatingArt IsWorks Of ArtAnalogies Book:Gerhard Richter: writings 1961-2007 Source: Gerhard Richter: writings 1961-2007
“I remember when A love Supreme was released - I heard it at a friends house. ... Man it was incredible. That record sounded different than the rest. I was trying to gather my spirituality together, trying to get an understanding of life ..... I felt Coltrane was the first musician who made a transition from one side to the other.” MenTryingFirstsMadeDifferentTogetherRememberSpiritualityHouseFeltUnderstandingSidesRecordsHeardMusicianIncrediblesSupremeTransitionRemember WhenColtrane Author:Maurice White
“We can’t change the world. The only thing we can change is ourselves, by trying to get a better understanding of our own messed-up wiring.” WorldTryingUnderstandingChanging The WorldCan't ChangeMessed UpWiring Author:Guy Spier
“We have to realize only in communication, in real knowledge, in real reaching out, can there be an understanding that there's humanity everywhere, and that's what I'm trying to do.” TryingRealHumanityUnderstandingRealizingCommunicationReachingReach OutReal Knowledge Author:Mira Nair