Whilst I suspect that you will not now agree with it, I hope you can understand my rationale for declining your request to voluntarily reduce my pension entitlement.

BBC: In full: Sir Fred Goodwin's letter

Given the security implications involved you can understand why Downing Street is not keen to discuss the idea.

BBC: Sarkozy's suggested joint trip to Libya to Cameron

' And she said, 'You know, even until now I can not understand what I was led by -- it must have been something from above.

CNN: Bolshoi Prima ballerina's grace under pressure

Even if your dream job is in marketing or sales or another department seemingly unrelated to programming, I'm not going to hire you unless you can at least understand the basic way my company works.

WSJ: Kirk McDonald: Sorry, College Grads, I Probably Won't Hire You

"You can use your hands and body, and trust other people to understand you, but it's really exhausting not to have the full dictionary, " he says.

WSJ: Tomas Alfredson: The Director Who Came In From the Cold

To really understand the value of tablets, you should not look at what they can do better than computers, but what they can do differently.

FORBES: From SoLoMo to ToDaClo

Do you think children understand something like that, that you can have peace even when things are not going the way that you want, even in a very serious situation?

NPR: Justine Simmons of 'Run's House' Pens Book for Kids

The upshot was that if you really want to understand how damaging high fees can be, view them in the context of your returns not your portfolio balance.

FORBES: Evaluate Your Expenses

"I want to reach out and understand why you do not trust any politicians and don't believe any of us can answer the questions you are facing in your lives, " he said.

BBC: Coalition needs 'answers not excuses' says Ed Miliband