Understand

Famous quotes containing the word understand:

“When old settlers say “One has to understand the country,” what they mean is, “You have to get used to our ideas about the native.” They are saying, in effect, “Learn our ideas, or otherwise get out; we don’t want you.””
—Doris Lessing (b. 1919)

“...talent is like electricity. We don’t understand electricity. We use it.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)

“You know what I like about your program? Even when I’m running the vacuum, I can understand it.”
—Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909–1993)