“The power of a thing or an act is in the meaning and the understanding.”

“It is not that things give meaning to words; it is that meaning makes things “things.” It does not make things in their subsistence; but it does make things in their discreteness for the understanding.”

“Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating.”

“See, people with power understand exactly one thing: violence.”

“It would be a great thing to understand pain in all its meanings.”

“I want to perceive and understand the hidden powers and laws of things, in order to have them in my power.”

“We shall not act unfairly in any way. We shall not allow our understanding to let us down. For a leader who has to take care of a volk/people, cannot govern, driven by emotions or vengefulness. It is our task in these heavy times, while the heart often wants to speak, to let understanding dominate; understanding and faith. Carried by faith in God, the government will not be able to govern unfairly. Faith and understanding does not, however, say that we have to act timidly when greater evils may follow. Power is sometimes the best means to get peace.”

“Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on.”

“My top priority is for people to understand that they have the power to change things themselves.”

“The problem posed by indirect speech acts is the problem of how it is possible for the speaker to say one thing and mean that but also to mean something else.”