Material Quotes

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I have an orthopedic pillow that's made out of a sponge material. I have a plate in my throat, and I have to be careful… — Lee Trevino
And as we continue to improve our understanding of the basic science on which applications increasingly depend, material benefits of this and other kinds are… — Henry Taube
A person might be an expert in any field of knowledge or a master of many material skills and accomplishments. But without inner cleanliness his… — Sathya Sai Baba
Whether your focus is on preserving and strengthening family ties in a world of increasingly unstable relationships, gaining access to a decent job, growing and… — Nathaniel Branden
The modern form of things had begun to appeal to me, also (as material for satire) politics, and the lives of the great and little,… — Laurence Housman
The lonely wanderer, who watches by the seashore the waves that roll between him and his home, talks of cruel facts, material barriers that, just… — Josiah Royce
The greatest untapped reservoir of raw material in the history of our game is the black race. — Branch Rickey
A mathematician ... has no material to work with but ideas, and so his patterns are likely to last longer, since ideas wear less with… — G. H. Hardy
I myself, a professional mathematician, on re-reading my own work find it strains my mental powers to recall to mind from the figures the meanings… — Johannes Kepler
To the average man, life presents itself, not as material malleable to his hand, but as a series of problems...which he has to solve...And he… — Dorothy L. Sayers
If war can indeed be turned into a relic, then the virtue of greed will recede further. From a given society's standpoint, one big upside… — Robert Wright
What is necessary for 'the very existence of science,' and what the characteristics of nature are, are not to be determined by pompous preconditions, they… — Richard P. Feynman
Some form of self-discipline is necessary to transmute material desires into spiritual aspirations. — Paramahansa Yogananda
Possessing material comforts in no way guarantees happiness. Only spiritual wealth can bring true true happiness. — Konosuke Matsushita
There seemed to be nothing to see; no fences, no creeks or trees, no hills or fields. If there was a road, I could not… — Willa Cather
Obviously, if a director doesn't communicative a clear, relevant vision of the material, it will not succeed no matter how good the material. — Tom Skerritt
The word 'christian' means different things to different people. To one person it means a stiff, upright, inflexible way of life, colorless and unbending. To… — Eugene H. Peterson
We have so much, yet many Americans feel dissatisfied. Somehow the full table, symbol of abundance to the pilgrims, is not enough. We yearn for… — Jennifer James
Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and… — Hillary Clinton
People who will not turn a shovel full of dirt on the project (Muscle Shoals Dam) nor contribute a pound of material, will collect more… — Thomas A. Edison

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