I had a hard time convincing students that they were going to North Africa to understand the North Africans, not to understand themselves.
My native place is Belgaum and I understand Kannada and have a flavor for acting in South Indian languages.
In human intercourse the tragedy begins, not when there is misunderstanding about words, but when silence is not understood.
You just want to play. You don't think about the money, how many followers you've got on Instagram. You just want to make it. You don't understand the demands, how intense it is at times - the scrutiny you're going to get.
That tax relief can spur the economy and thereby benefit all Americans is something that Washington Democrats used to understand. President Kennedy, for example, aggressively cut taxes after being elected to stimulate the economy as a means of helping all Americans.
We can't really do any improv on 'The Big Bang' because we don't understand a lot of what the dialogue means to begin with, because of the physics jargon.
I understand the power of sorrow, and I understand how far it can take us from ourselves if we let it.
The Barcelona players have reached an amazing mutual understanding that they can play with their eyes closed.
Communication will bring understanding and understanding will cause harmonious mutual relationships which can establish peace and stability.