The more I have studied Lincoln the more I have followed his thought processes the more I am convinced that he understood leadership better than any other American president.

And I'm walking along and we're laughing kidding joking and see he understood the leader the one we called the leader had some knowledge of English although limited.

Without a knowledge of mythology much of the elegant literature of our own language cannot be understood and appreciated.

No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings.

A man can only attain knowledge with the help of those who possess it. This must be understood from the very beginning. One must learn from him who knows.

Science has to be understood in its broadest sense as a method for comprehending all observable reality and not merely as an instrument for acquiring specialized knowledge.

Jealousy would be far less torturous if we understood that love is a passion entirely unrelated to our merits.

Elia Kazan understood my problems. He was able to bring out the very best in me. He gave me credit for my intelligence.

The triple is the most exciting play in baseball. Home runs win a lot of games but I never understood why fans are so obsessed with them.

The appreciative smile the chuckle the soundless mirth so important to the success of comedy cannot be understood unless one sits among the audience and feels the warmth created by the quality of laughter that the audience takes home with it.