Material Quotes

2445 quotes by 1790 authors

The beauty of existence is that we get past the superficialities and material world and hopefully move into - lord - hopefully a bit of… — Gwendoline Christie
When I want to work on my material, I go to Benihana or the barbershop. — Tracy Morgan
As scientists have discovered - or perhaps explained is a better word, or perhaps identified - we now live in the age of the Anthropocene.… — Kate Bernheimer
What I try to do - and I think this is the former librarian in me - is to get primary source material. — Theresa Breslin
In addition to exploring imaginative worlds, I believe that young people should have access to reading material that validates their life, that gives them a… — Theresa Breslin
If a mother is sitting in a chair at the office, someone needs to be at home with her child. In some cases, that is… — Mona Simpson
Writing, for me, is an inherent part of understanding the material on a deeper level. — Cary Fukunaga
We live in a material world, not a dramatic one. And truth resides not in melodrama, but in the precise measure of material things. — Richard Flanagan
Writing tips are like mini skirts. Sometimes they fit perfectly, sometimes they make you cry, and sometimes you can reuse the material and sew yourself… — Chelsea Cain
I shall not today attempt further to define the kinds of material but I know it when I see it. — Potter Stewart
Memory is a magnet. It will pull to it and hold only material nature has designed it to attract. — Jessamyn West
The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by… — Orrin Hatch
Is the proposed operation likely to succeed? What might the consequences of failure? Is it in the realm of practicability in terms of material and… — Chester W. Nimitz
In every place there are 100 people who can say no and only one person who can say yes. You have to get a good… — Robert Evans
There is no essential difference between the material of comedy and tragedy. All depends on the point of view of the dramatist, which, by clever… — George Pierce Baker
It is the small owner who offers the only really profitable and reliable material for taxation. He is made for taxation. — Auberon Herbert
And as you said, everyone contributed; certain areas of material came from certain individuals. — Billy Sherwood
Nasser Hussain is brilliant. I am very impressed with him. With no disrespect to the current players, he has had to work with material which… — David Gower
We are united in the hope that every individual will someday enjoy at least the intellectual privileges we have had, if not always the material… — Sidney Altman
I seem to find different material every four to six months and I frequently forget it which is a shame because it would be nice… — Leo Kottke

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