Material Quotes

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I have worked with wool all my life as a designer. There's so much more to it than knitwear - it's an amazingly versatile material… — Donatella Versace
By the time a man gets to be presidential material, he's been bought ten times over. — Gore Vidal
Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the barrel. — Gore Vidal
That man has reached immortality who is disturbed by nothing material. — Swami Vivekananda
There is nothing worth having that can he obtained by nuclear war - nothing material or ideological - no tradition that it can defend. It… — George Wald
No man, who continues to add something to the material, intellectual and moral well-being of the place in which he lives, is left long without… — Booker T. Washington
Any good piece of material like Shakespeare ought to be open to reinterpretation. — Denzel Washington
Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs - these are raised to… — Max Weber
It's also that comedians don't have the kind of narcissism that actors have. They're writers who perform their own material. It's more interesting. And they're… — Rachel Weisz
We all drew on the comfort which is given out by the major works of Mozart, which is as real and material as the warmth… — Rebecca West
Man never made any material as resilient as the human spirit. — Bernard Williams
I'm not just a doormat. I'm not just being stepped on all over the place. If you look at the bulk of my material, it's… — Lucinda Williams
I have such a great band. We had played all this material on the road. I just wanted to let it fly. — Lucinda Williams
What material success does is provide you with the ability to concentrate on other things that really matter. And that is being able to make… — Oprah Winfrey
Western women have been controlled by ideals and stereotypes as much as by material constraints. — Naomi Wolf
Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is… — John Wooden
As we get past our superficial material wants and instant gratification we connect to a deeper part of ourselves, as well as to others, and… — Judith Wright
I don't go off and sit down and try to write material, because then it's contrived and forced. I just live my life, and I… — Steven Wright
Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache. — Philip Wylie
When I joined the ANC, I never thought I would be anything. In no way, did I say, 'One day I could be the president.… — Jacob Zuma

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