Matter Quotes

17001 Matter quotes by 8051 unique authors

As a matter of fact we have to take special precautions during a battle to post police, to prevent more unwounded men than are necessary… — Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig
The marvel is that we did not all die of cold. As a matter of fact, only one of my party actually froze to death… — Wilfred Owen
I wish those people who write so glibly about this being a holy war and the orators who talk so much about going on, no… — Vera Brittain
Remember what Bogie and my mother both used to say: 'Character is the most important thing. All that matters is character!' — Lauren Bacall
Ah, I fancy it is just the same with most of what you call your emancipation. You have read yourself into a number of new… — Henrik Ibsen
I had been involved in animal welfare groups, but DDAL presented an opportunity to actually create and pass legislation aimed at issues which really matter… — Doris Day
So, what we do as individuals matters. It adds up. — Maurice Strong
No matter what the cause, even though it be to conquer with tanks and planes and modern artillery some defenseless black population, there will be… — John T. Flynn
I will make a Star-chamber matter of it. — William Shakespeare
Small to greater matters must give way. — William Shakespeare
Your face is a book, where men may read strange matters. — William Shakespeare
...perhaps that is what ultimately unites us as a world: the fact that, no matter how prosperous a nation, how developed, all share the plight… — Audrey Hepburn
It used to be believed that the parent had unlimited claims on the child and rights over him. In a truer view of the matter,… — William Graham Sumner
You and I want our lives to matter. We want our lives to make a real difference - to be of genuine consequence in the… — Werner Erhard
From my earliest childhood I nourished and cherished the desire to make a creditable journey in a new country, and write such a respectable account… — Joseph Dalton Hooker
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with… — Confucius
Size and synergies between the different segments of the company matter. As far as we are concerned, the Internet is broadening our opportunity, as well… — Rupert Murdoch
Men, I am not a religious man and I don't know your feelings in this matter, but I am going to ask you to pray… — Robert Lee Wolverton
All of a writer that matters is in the book or books. It is idiotic to be curious about the person. — Jean Rhys
One writes such a story [The Lord of the Rings] not out of the leaves of trees still to be observed, nor by means of… — J.R.R. Tolkien
I do not think one can assess a writer's motives without knowing something of his early development. His subject matter will be determined by the… — George Orwell
The truth of the matter is that about 99 percent of teaching is making the students feel interestedin the material. Then the other 1 percent… — Noam Chomsky
Write whatever way you like. Fiction is made of words on a page; reality is made of something else. It doesn't matter how "real" your… — Anne Enright
Sometimes I think creativity is magic; it's not a matter of finding an idea, but allowing the idea to find you. — Maya Lin
The act of writing is an act of optimism. You would not take the trouble to do it if you felt that it didn't matter. — Edward Albee

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