#understood

Scientology is probably one of the most misunderstood things, and it's sad that it's so misunderstood. ↗

— Stanley Clarke

#most #probably #sad #things

You know, people call mystery novels or thrillers 'puzzles.' I never understood that, because when I buy a puzzle, I already know what it is. It's on the box. And even if I don't, if it's a 5,000-piece puzzle of the 'Mona Lisa', it's not like I put the last piece in and go, 'I had no idea it's the 'Mona Lisa'!' ↗

— Harlan Coben

#because #box #buy #call #even

Man is not imprisoned by habit. Great changes in him can be wrought by crisis - once that crisis can be recognized and understood. ↗

— Norman Cousins

#crisis #great #great changes #habit #him

This was a tragic event in human history, but by paying tribute to the Armenian community we ensure the lessons of the Armenian genocide are properly understood and acknowledged. ↗

— Jerry Costello

#armenian #armenian genocide #community #ensure #event

Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job. ↗

— Laura Dern

#already #between #difference #getting #hollywood

I never understood why the metal heads in my school hated the punks. ↗

— Trevor Dunn

#heads #i #metal #never #school

I just kind of understood it, and I threw my love for others and love for life into the character, and was having a blast. I loved playing Dharma. I loved it! ↗

— Jenna Elfman

#character #dharma #having #i #into

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. ↗

— James Thurber

#appreciative #audience #cannot #chuckle #comedy

It means that if they misunderstood Comfort and Joy, they misunderstood my other films. ↗

— Bill Forsyth

#films #joy #means #misunderstood #other

Despite Japan's desires and efforts, unfortunate differences in the ways that Japan, England, the United States, and China understood circumstances, together with misunderstandings of attitudes, made it impossible for the parties to agree. ↗

— Hideki Tojo

#attitudes #china #circumstances #desires #despite