Materials Quotes

2455 Materials quotes by 1763 unique authors

The basis and firm groundwork of the material, and its primary contribution, lies in the concept that consciousness itself indeed creates matter, that consciousness is… — Jane Roberts
Ownership is not limited to material things. It can also apply to points of view. Once we take ownership of an idea — whether it’s… — Dan Ariely
Given the choice between trivial material brilliantly told versus profound material badly told, an audience will always choose the trivial told brilliantly. — Robert McKee
Instead of the primitive raw material economy, we will create a smart economy generating unique knowledge, new useful things and technologies. Instead of the archaic… — Dmitry Medvedev
Looking, touching, material, place and form are all inseparable from the resulting work. It is difficult to say where one stops and another begins. The… — Andy Goldsworthy
I want to get under the surface. When I work with a leaf, rock, stick, it is not just that material in itself, it is… — Andy Goldsworthy
Movement, change, light, growth and decay are the lifeblood of nature, the energies that I I try to tap through my work. I need the… — Andy Goldsworthy
When I’m working with materials it’s not just the leaf or the stone, it’s the processes that are behind them that are important. That’s what… — Andy Goldsworthy
For me looking, touching, material, place and form are all inseparable from the resulting work. It is difficult to say where one stops and another… — Andy Goldsworthy
I can't edit the materials I work with. My remit is to work with nature as a whole. I find nature as a whole disturbing.… — Andy Goldsworthy
Evolutionists ... have a prior commitment, a commitment to naturalism. It is not that the methods and institutions of science somehow compel us to accept… — Richard Lewontin
Man is the result of a purposeless and materialistic process that did not have him in mind. He was not planned. He is a state… — George Gaylord Simpson
A piece of jewelry is in a sense an object that is not complete in itself. Jewelry is a ‘what is it?’ until you relate… — Art Smith
With Material for the Spine, I am interested in alloying a technical approach to the processes of improvisation. It is a system for exploring interior… — Steve Paxton
Software production is like any other production the preceded it, no raw materials are required, no time is required and no effort is required, you… — John McAfee
The combination of both legs leads to social harmony and material abundance. — Marshall Fritz
Science is the greatest creative impulse of our time. It dominates the intellectual scene and forms our lives, not only in the material things which… — Polykarp Kusch
Glass is the most magical of all materials. It transmits light in a special way...Im pleased that my art appeals to so many people of… — Dale Chihuly
This doctrine of the material efficacy of prayer reduces the Creator to a cosmic bellhop of a not very bright or reliable kind. — Herbert J. Muller
I’m interested in vernacular cultures, where people lived a little closer to the source of materials and the making of objects for use. And for… — Martin Puryear
I consider a CD or a comedy collection as a record of what I've been doing, and I try to wrap it up and start… — Kate Clinton
I think the fans of the old-school Internet shorts were a little bit older just because it was racier material. — Andy Milonakis
Set in the remote and harsh high desert landscape of Idaho, Outpost is an artist live/work studio and sculpture garden for making and displaying art.… — Tom Kundig
The bulletproof vest--'bullet resistant,' technically--is made of two double panels of a synthetic material called Kevlar, inside a cloth carrier that holds it around your… — Edward Conlon
Paint is a very sensual material. It's lovely to work with and lovely to look at. — Glenn Ligon

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