[on understanding] The definition is this: to understand something is to know what it means, to know what its
significance is. To understand a sentence is to know what it means, to understand a language is to know what its words and sentences mean, to understand a phenomenon more generally is to know its
significance.
View quotes by Tim CraneArt teaches nothing, except the
significance of life.
View quotes by Michael KordaBeyond its entertainment value, 'Baywatch' has enriched and, in many cases, helped save lives. I'm looking forward to the opportunity to continue with a project which has had such a
significance for so many.
View quotes by David HasselhoffCheerfulness is full of
significance; it suggests good health, a clear conscience, and a soul at peace with all human nature
View quotes by Charles KingsleyA religious person is devout in the sense that he has no doubt about the
significance of those superpersonal objects and goals which neither require nor are capable of rational foundation
View quotes by Albert EinsteinA modern building should derive its architectural
significance solely from the vigour and consequence of its own organic proportions. It must be true to itself, logically transparent, and virginal of lies or trivialities.
View quotes by Walter GropiusEven a purely moral act that has no hope of any immediate and visible political effect can gradually and indirectly, over time, gain in political
significance.
View quotes by Vaclav HavelThe temple of art is built of words. Painting and sculpture and music are but the blazon of its windows, borrowing all their
significance from the light, and suggestive only of the temple's uses
View quotes by Josiah Gilbert HollandEvery hardship; every joy; every temptation is a challenge of the spirit; that the human soul may prove itself. The great chain of necessity wherewith we are bound has divine
significance; and nothing happens which has not some service in working out the sublime destiny of the human soul.
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