77 Movie Quotes about Understanding (Sound Clips)

Updated: Jun 29, 2025

Memorable quotes about understanding, selected from famous or less known movies and other sources by Movie-Sounds.org's visitors, accompanied by short mp3 and wav audio samples.

1 No. Forgive me for not understanding that you have always been one of us.

Lance Henriksen as Kerchak in Tarzan (1999)

2 Had you fallen on our world, it might have been different. We understand more.

Quote from It Came from Outer Space

3 Man has no understanding. He can be taught a few very simple tricks, nothing more.

Dr. Zaius in Planet of the Apes (1968)

4 A tear for Moley, too, for his loyalty, his sympathy, his understanding.

Quote from The Adventures Of Ichabod And Mr. Toad

5 If there's any kind of magic in this world, it must be in the attempt of understanding someone, sharing something.

Julie Delpy as Céline in Before Sunrise

6 Us men are so stupid. We don't understand anything about women. -Mm-mmm.

Julie Delpy as Céline in Before Sunrise

7 The time to make up your mind about people... is never.

Katharine Hepburn as Tracy Lord in The Philadelphia Story (1940)

8 Come on, man! Hey! See, that's the difference between us. You think we're fightin', and I think we're finally talkin'!

Quote from Jerry Maguire

9 I'm willing to empty my cup in order to taste your tea.

James Franciscus as Mike Longstreet in Longstreet

10 And furthermore, you have to be understood. The judges must be able to understand you! Your diction must be perfect!

Lucy Van Pelt in A Boy Named Charlie Brown