Material Quotes

2445 Material quotes by 1790 unique authors

After you do a joke a few times, you have material that you know works. Although sometimes I have a joke that has worked a… — Aziz Ansari
It's the hardest thing to come up with an hour of material that can consistently keep people laughing. — Aziz Ansari
It doesn't matter so much where the material comes from, as long as it's good. — Steve Buscemi
Why should the search for happiness be only or essentially material and mental? Aren't there untold riches too in the moral, the sentimental and the… — Robert Muller
The human species has all but lost its heart; we gave it up for the illusionary fruits of the material world. But a life without… — Marianne Williamson
When we desire to be a blessing, we find that there are many ways in which we can bless others. We can give material goods… — John Templeton
Never will I pray for the material things of the world. I am not calling to a servant to bring me food. I am not… — Og Mandino
But my motivation was more a matter of wanting to create order - to keep track of things. All those boxes full of photographs and… — Gerhard Richter
But I would like to reach the point where I could cut up an illustrated magazine at random and see to it that the parts… — Gerhard Richter
I remember that I felt I had to avoid all these sensational photos, the hanged woman, the man who shot himself, and so forth. I… — Gerhard Richter
In this noisy, restless, bewildering age, there is a great need for quietness of spirit. Even in our communion with God we are so busy… — Alice Hegan Rice
That's the beauty of our show. Comedy or politics. We're sort of a mix. A space age polymer of both. A synthetic comedy-like material. — Jon Stewart
The art of dharma practice requires commitment, technical accomplishment, and imagination. As with all arts, we will fail to realize its full potential if any… — Stephen Batchelor
Many priests and employees at temples work for pay. No one should judge religion on the basis of the shortcomings of such workers. We should… — Mata Amritanandamayi
One summer day, while I was walking along the country road on the farm where I was born, a section of the stone wall opposite… — John Burroughs
The mind of man has perplexed itself with many hard questions. Is space infinite, and in what sense? Is the material world infinite in extent,… — James Clerk Maxwell
Man is still by instinct a predatory animal given to devilish aggression. The discoveries of science have immensely increased productivity of material things. They have… — Herbert Hoover
To prove that tuberculosis is caused by the invasion of bacilli, and that it is a parasitic disease primarily caused by the growth and multiplication… — Robert Koch
My agent says that I'm a 'repeat business guy.' If you hire me to come do a movie, I'll be on time, know all my… — Dean Cain
Let's remember that our children's spirits are more important than any material things. When we do, self-esteem and love blossoms and grows more beautifully than… — Jack Canfield
There are three reasons, . . . apart from scientific considerations, mankind needs to travel in space. The first . . . is garbage disposal;… — Freeman Dyson
More important than the material issue . . . the opening of a new, high frontier will challenge the best that is in us .… — Gerard K. O'Neill
If I waited to be in the mood to write, I'd barely have a chapbook of material to my name. Who would ever be in… — Dani Shapiro
It is a mistake to make propaganda many-sided, like scientific instruction, for instance... As soon as you sacrifice this slogan and try to be many-sided,… — Adolf Hitler
The youthful brain should in general not be burdened with things ninety-five percent of which it cannot use and hence forgets again... In many cases,… — Adolf Hitler

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