Materials Quotes

2455 Materials quotes by 1763 unique authors

The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain. Its ultimate purpose is the… — Nikola Tesla
There are very important and practical issues raised by following this alternative route which says, lets look to material conditions, to the systems of production,… — Marvin Harris
My work is like digging, it's archaeological research among the arid materials of our times. That's how I understand my first films, and that's what… — Michelangelo Antonioni
The biggest things in life are not materials. — Carlos Slim
My riches are my family and my foster children. I try to store any material wealth in my hand, not my heart, so that I… — S. Truett Cathy
I never want to cannibalize my act, and I'm really excited that I am going to be able to perform new material. I'm not a… — Daniel Tosh
The Pacific coral reef, as a kind of oasis in a desert, can stand as an object lesson for man who must now learn that… — Eugene Odum
If you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all the things you… — Zhuangzi
Failure of management to plan for the future and to foresee problems has brought about waste of manpower, of materials, of the machine-time, of all… — W. Edwards Deming
If there is anything material and we're not reporting it, we'll be breaking the law. We don't break the law. — Kenneth Lay
According to materialistic science, any memory requires a material substrate, such as the neuronal network in the brain or the DNA molecules of the genes. — Stanislav Grof
I could design an $800 shoe line it's easy. You use the best materials and you can make beautiful shoes. It's easier than making great… — Steve Madden
Ive been making my living with this material for over 15 years. — Jay Sankey
I don't follow any of what the pop world is doing. Sometimes I feel like that's a weakness, actually, that I'm too in my own… — Jason Mraz
By the end of the writing process, which is about 80 songs per album, I look at the material and think, what's going to make… — Jason Mraz
There is no Sixth Commandment in art. The poet is entitled to lay his hands on whatever material he finds necessary for his work. — Heinrich Heine
Haitians weren't screwed-up, but everything political, intellectual, and material around them is. — P.J. O'Rourke
Cage's Music of Changes was a further indication that the arts in general were beginning to consciously deal with the given material and, to varying… — Earle Brown
Transformation is the shift of the principle which orients the person’s life, which is ordinarily the principle of gaining satisfaction. Essentially what organizes life for… — Werner Erhard
I quickly convinced myself that the true key to material happiness lay in a modest standard of living which could be achieved with little difficulty… — Benjamin Graham
In our own time we have seen domination spread over the social landscape to a point where it is beyond all human control. Compared to… — Murray Bookchin
Collage – SS13 offers a very controlled and pure do-it-yourself attitude. The collection shows a juxtaposition of very different materials, prints and colours, therefore giving… — Raf Simons
I have always thought of our Service as an institution, more than any other bureau, engaged in a field essentially of morality--the aim of man… — Freeman Tilden
We live in a vastly complex society which has been able to provide us with a multitude of material things, and this is good, but… — Euell Gibbons
Permaculture principles focus on thoughtful designs for small-scale intensive systems which are labor efficient and which use biological resources instead of fossil fuels. Designs stress… — Bill Mollison

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