Material Quotes

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The kernel, the soulâ€”let us go further and say the substance, the bulk, the actual and valuable material of all human utterancesâ€”is plagiarism, — Jonathan Lethem
When I start, my first idea for a building is with the material. I believe architecture is about that. It's not about paper, it's not… — Peter Zumthor
I'm not inventing anything new, I'm just using existing material differently. — Shigeru Ban
I might be writing what people expect me to write, writing from that place where I might be ruled by economic considerations. To overcome that,… — Kathy Acker
The future of cinematography belongs to a new race of young solitaries who will shoot films by putting their last penny into it and not… — Robert Bresson
Spiritual power is a force which history clearly teaches has been the greatest force in the development of men. Ye. we have been merely playing… — Charles Proteus Steinmetz
People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage. — John Kenneth Galbraith
At the end of your lives you will not be judged by academic successes, the degrees or diplomas earned, the positions held, the material wealth… — Howard W. Hunter
Everything is material for the seed of happiness, if you look into it with inquisitiveness and curiosity. The future is completely open, and we are… — Pema Chodron
Greed for enlightenment and immortality is no different than greed for material wealth. It is self-centered and dualistic, and thus an obstacle to true attainment.… — Laozi
There must appear a spiritual and moral leadership rising above economic and political situations. Governments in both their domestic and foreign policies appeal for popular… — John Haynes Holmes
Many people correctly make the point that our only hope is to turn to God. For example, Charles Lindbergh, who said that in his young… — Marion G. Romney
My theory is, independent movies only work if you're willing to push the material and do something different. — Balthazar Getty
What I strive most to achieve in art is to make you forget the material. The sculptor must... communicate whatever struck his sensibility, so that… — Medardo Rosso
The fight against Germany has now been waged for months by every Jewish community, on every conference, in all labor unions and by every single… — Ze'ev Jabotinsky
In today's America He (Jesus) has moved from the central figure of world history to source material for late-night comics and pundits who would not… — David Jeremiah
The general function of dreams is to try to restore our psychological balance by producing dream material that re-establishes, in a subtle way, the total… — Carl Jung
To what faults do you feel most indulgent? To the ones that arise from urgent material needs. — Christopher Hitchens
That is the trouble with many inventors; they lack patience. They lack the willingness to work a thing out slowly and clearly and sharply in… — Nikola Tesla
More than this, even in those white men who professed religion we found much inconsistency of conduct. They spoke much of spiritual things, while seeking… — Charles Alexander Eastman

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