Material Quotes

2445 Material quotes by 1790 unique authors

Possessions. The very word is potent - suggestive as it is of ownership both material and erotic. To possess. Possession. Possessed. — Hamish Bowles
I refuse to do shows that are narrowly constructed, that appeal to only one sentiment. I do a lot of Jewish material in front of… — Theodore Bikel
We are material creatures who spend much of our lives on material pursuits (even building a cathedral or writing a novel requires stone and mortar… — Virginia Postrel
At times, some journalists see nothing in the people apart from an opportunity to make material gain. They see them as consumers to whom we… — Wadah Khanfar
All nuclear material in weapons programmes must be subject one day to binding international verification. — Ban Ki-moon
My first plays were amazingly bad, but I had a teacher who thought I had promise, and he kept working with me. I finally went… — David Henry Hwang
At the final day, the Savior will not ask about the nature of our callings. He will not inquire about our material possessions or fame.… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Inordinate desire for material possessions can become an obsession that consumes our thoughts, drains our resources, and leads to unhappiness. — Joseph B. Wirthlin
In a day when broadcasters and publishers have rather free access into our homes, we must seek clean, uplifting entertainment, whether on television, videos, movies,… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
Compliance with the Stop Online Piracy Act would require huge overhead spending by Internet companies for staff and technologies dedicated to monitoring users and censoring… — Rebecca MacKinnon
I would define independent film as a movie that is not financed by any of the smaller film companies. Because then, those are movies that… — Steven Shainberg
Attention is the material I work with. — Tino Sehgal
There are several ways to mess up your life by fighting to make your calendar age match your felt age. I live in the Southwest,… — Martha Beck
Instead of using new technologies to preserve for ready discovery material that might in the past never have been stored, or deleting everything as soon… — Jonathan Zittrain
My works look to how images are produced, but specially based upon how the material reacts. — Walead Beshty
What makes a movie now is a package, a brand, a remake or some preexisting material. — Christopher McQuarrie
My goal is to generate more material for myself. — Casey Wilson
I stopped writing short fiction early on - I was never really good at it, and I never liked the results. So I stopped trying… — Susan Choi
When you do a play, or even a movie, you have weeks to finesse your character. You really understand why they do what they do.… — D. B. Sweeney
I still buy CDs and DVDs, but generally for more obscure material. — Julian Ovenden
One of the key differences between galaxies with super massive black holes is whether or not the black holes are lit up, because they are… — Andrea M. Ghez
As a result of playing Freddy Krueger, I can remember having to look at some medical books, and at some of the disfigurement that fire… — Robert Englund
The Chinese have made a faustian pact with the government, agreeing to forsake demands for political and intellectual freedom in exchange for more material comfort.… — Ma Jian
The studios basically, besides developing some material, their strength is distribution. Distribution in any other business is a cost that you incur. You know, in… — Michael Douglas
Restorers of paintings and pottery follow a code of conduct in their work to distinguish the original material from what they are adding later. — Antony Beevor

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