A Quote by Isaac Newton

The best way to understanding is a few good examples.

Isaac Newton

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Isaac Newton
English - Mathematician
December 25, 1642 - March 20, 1727

The best movies are made from a point of view of an understanding of human nature and an understanding of history and an understanding of what motivates people, of what makes a good movie from an emotional place.

Harrison Ford

Caution is crediting, and reserve in speaking, and in revealing one's self to but very few, are the best securities both of a good understanding with the world, and of the inward peace of our own minds.

Thomas a Kempis

Of all the commentaries on the Scriptures, good examples are the best.

John Donne

I'm going to obviously do my best as a father to set a good example for my children, and I want them to see good examples from our leaders.

Brad Paisley

There are very few good examples of effective, nurturing leadership that unlocks people's potential or even enthusiasm.

Deepak Chopra

Good people aren't good because they never cause harm to others. They're good because they treat others the best way they know how, with the understanding that they have.

Orson Scott Card

A good stack of examples, as large as possible, is indispensable for a thorough understanding of any concept,and when I want to learn something new, I make it my first job to build one.

Paul Halmos

In this science the illustrations and examples are not confined in their effect merely to the practice they afford in the analytical art, but [...] they also store the mind with independent geometrical and physical knowledge. Besides, it should be considered, that the only effectual method of impressing abstract formulae and rules upon the memory, and, indeed, of making them fully and clearly apprehended by the understanding, is by examples of their practical application.

Dionysius Lardner

Every Body has so good an Opinion of their own Understanding as to think their own way the best.

Mary Astell

What the world wants iz [sic] good examples, not so mutch advice; advice may be wrong, but examples prove themselves.

Josh Billings

It would appear, from the best examples, that the proper way of beginning a preface to one's work is with a humble apology for having written at all.

Ellen Glasgow

What I love about Stevie Wonder is the way he makes people feel. He's one of the best examples of how music can heal.

India Arie

The best way I can get understanding from another person is to give this person the understanding, too. If I want them to hear my needs and feelings, I first need to empathize.

Marshall B. Rosenberg

Misperceiving that there is one correct choice is a common mistake. Coming to understand that there are usually a few good choices--and then there's the one you pick, commit to, and make great--is the best way to make flexible, optimal, good decisions in life.

Katie Couric

Yet I know that good is coming to me—that good is always coming; though few have at all times the simplicity and the courage to believe it. What we call evil, is the only and best shape, which, for the person and his condition at the time, could be assumed by the best good. And so, FAREWELL.