Material Quotes

2445 quotes by 1849 authors

You can't be funny if you don't have good material. — Matt LeBlanc
There is no pulse so sure of the state of a nation as its characteristic art product which has nothing to do with its material… — Gertrude Stein
You don't really know when stand-up material is TV ready; it's just at what point you're willing to let it go and not work on… — John Oliver
I want to find material that piques my interest, keeps me outside the box and challenges me. — Kyle Chandler
When you're doing something where you really like the material, it doesn't matter what medium it's in. — Christina Ricci
I would love to have a career that's governed by the material; I always want to be part of stories that I feel are worthwhile. — Lupita Nyong'o
I'm a Brooklyn guy onstage, and I try to really feed my fans with the kind of material they expect from me. — Andrew Dice Clay
In Manhattan, I often do two or three or more shows a night, so I'm always working on new material. — Judah Friedlander
What's great about well-written material is, if you can shock with justifiable actions, that's the best. — Bryan Cranston
The only thing that we as actors really can control is to be able to say 'yes' or 'no' to the material. — Bryan Cranston
I am careful with my material and presentation. — Shelley Berman
I am only a little pencil in the hand of our Lord. He may cut or sharpen the pencil. He may write or draw whatever… — Mother Teresa
Most commonly revolt is born of material circumstances; but insurrection is always a moral phenomenon. Revolt is Masaniello, who led the Neapolitan insurgents in 1647;… — Victor Hugo
God welcomes genuine service, and that is the service of a soul that offers the bare and simple sacrifice of truth; but from false service,… — Philo
Poorly secured nuclear material in the former Soviet Union, or secrets from a scientist in Pakistan could help build a bomb that detonates in Paris.… — Barack Obama
A comic will always be more 'personal' than a DVD or CD, both of which require electronic 'players' to decode their content. With comics, the… — Grant Morrison
Not just personal unhappiness but all strife in life, including war, is the result of an over-emphasis on temporary things; money, power and material possession — Robert S. Jepson, Jr.
Bad things don't happen to writers; it's all material. — Garrison Keillor
Modern idols or false gods can take such forms as clothes, homes, businesses, machines, automobiles, pleasure boats, and numerous other material deflectors... — Spencer W. Kimball
Method means that arrangement of subject matter which makes it most effective in use. Never is method something outside of the material. — John Dewey

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