Material Quotes

2445 Material quotes by 1790 unique authors

Demon mean knowledge in Greek, especially about the material world. Science means knowledge in Latin. A jurisdictional dispute is exposed, even if we look no… — Carl Sagan
Animal experiments occupy a central place in the material and spiritual edifice of our whole civilization. We are speaking here of one of those foundation… — Unknown Author
That's a nice tie... Do you have any knickers in that material? — Prince Philip
The true end of Art is not to imitate a fixed material condition, but to represent a living motion, — George Inness
I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the… — Ai Weiwei
The idea to use backpacks came from my visit to Sichuan after the earthquake in May 2008. During the earthquake many schools collapsed. Thousands of… — Ai Weiwei
Proust, more perspicaciously than any other writer, reminds us that the 'walks' of childhood form the raw material of our intelligence. — Bruce Chatwin
I have very mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I’m concerned that the rampant downloading of my copyright-protected material over the Internet is severely… — Al Yankovic
A cold atheistical materialism is the tendency of the so-called material philosophy of the present day. — Adam Sedgwick
The Catholic church is the biggest financial power, wealth accumulator and property owner in existence. She is a greater possessor of material riches than any other single… — Avro Manhattan
Poverty is not just a material problem. Poverty is something wider: it is about powerlessness, about being deprived of basic opportunities and freedom of choice. — Johan Norberg
A life without love is of no account. Don't ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern… — Elif Safak
Many years before I had left a beautiful country and a rich nation and I returned to that country six years later to find it… — Fritz Sauckel
The real wealth of a nation is its people. And the purpose of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long,… — Mahbub ul Haq
Mosts scientist are unable to arrive at a specific definition of biological evolution. “Biological evolution is… change in the properties of populations of organisms (you… — Douglas J. Futuyma
We’re taught at an early age that we’re not good enough. That someone else has to choose us in order for us to be…what? Blessed?… — James Altucher
Learning is by nature curiosity... prying into everything, reluctant to leave anything, material or immaterial, unexplained. — Philo
Make notes—I’ve lost more material than I’ve ever written. Contrary to popular opinion, it’s not still up there in one’s brain. It’s in outer space… — Judith Guest
Thought assists memory in enabling it to order the material it has assembled. So that in a systematically ordered memory every idea is individually followed… — Jan Potocki
Small wonder our national spirit is husk empty. We have more information but less knowledge. More communication but less community. More goods but less goodwill.… — Randall Robinson
The material world may be nothing but illusion... — Anodea Judith
Christ himself wrote nothing, but furnished endless material for books and songs of gratitude and praise. — Philip Schaff
If the material consumption of a fraction of humanity is already harming the planet, is there an alternative path that enables all of humanity to… — Duane Elgin
Work with the raw material you have, namely you, and never let up. — Helen Gurley Brown
The first time I ate organic whole-grain bread I swear it tasted like roofing material. — Robin Williams

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