Material Quotes

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Despite its flaws, Marxism still seems to explain the material world better than anything else. — Alexei Sayle
I began to see that the short texts I was writing were poster material. — Jenny Holzer
My incarceration was actually a positive thing from the beginning. I needed a gimmick to get my act going again, it gave me material. — Tommy Chong
These things I sample, or clip, are things that we share - music, films, sounds. It triggers a layer of participation from the audience as… — Christian Marclay
Currently under FCC policy, indecency determinations hinge on two factors. First, material must describe or depict sexual or excretory organs or activities. Second, the material… — Doug Ose
The goal is always to do B material in an A fashion. — J. J. Abrams
Despite our very recent appearance on the planet, humanity combines arrogance with increasing material demands, even as we become more numerous. Our toughness is a… — Lynn Margulis
With Shakespeare, because you invest so much time in working on material, it always sort of stays with you to some degree. — Christian Cooke
Without a doubt, if I had it to do all over again, I would do whatever it takes to be a one-person studio. You need… — James Woods
Life clearly does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes. Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life… — James Lovelock
Twitter and Facebook are brilliant tools, the journalistic uses of which are still being plumbed. They are great for disseminating interesting material. They are useful… — Bill Keller
One thing I believe completely is that the human heart remains the human heart, no matter how our material circumstances change as we move together… — Geraldine Brooks
The North Koreas of the world are trying very hard to acquire the material they need to acquire nuclear weapons, as is the case with… — Richard Fadden
Working as a musician, I have to constantly generate new material, so school keeps me sharp. Reading and writing all the time helps me to… — Kate Voegele
We know from the material that was recovered from the bin Laden compound that bin Laden was looking at the 10th anniversary of 9/11 as… — John O. Brennan
All novels must be autobiographical because I am the only material that I know. All of the characters are me. But at the same time,… — John Banville
The older I get, the less I obsess about material stuff. In fact, stuff has become the enemy. There always seems to be more of… — Rick Riordan
Collective freedom is one devoid of material bondage and one that supports the institutions necessary for democracy. — Henry Giroux
Even with college, the reason I wanted to go so badly is because I wanted to major in film. I want to take screenwriting classes… — Miranda Cosgrove
My career is based primarily upon finding a balance with a director and their vision, and that means sublimating my own personal ego toward their… — Robert Richardson

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