Matter Quotes

When push comes to shove, it ain't the science that's going to lift you up-it's the belief, the spiritual side of life, that's going to lift you up, no matter what religion you are.

A competitor will find a way to win. Competitors take bad breaks and use them to drive themselves just that much harder. Quitters take bad breaks and use them as reasons to give up. It's all a matter of pride.

Ella can work nightclubs that Duke might not be able to work, because of having the big band. Where they go now is strictly a matter of their own names and talents.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Here's what I know about political campaigns: no matter what you map out at the beginning, it's always different at the end.

Style is primarily a matter of instinct.

Bureaucrats behave very differently than a private-sector manager because their motivations are different. Permanent bureaucrats, no matter how senior, worry about their next job.

What we really need to be understanding is that all of these things matter and they all stem from the fact that certain people live with power and authority and they want to maintain it.

It doesn't matter what you're saying if you come from an honest place.

I know NBC pays my salary but I have never doubted who I work for. I think about the people who watch. They're the ones who matter to me.

There is nothing the matter with Americans except their ideals. The real American is all right; it is the ideal American who is all wrong.

You would think that Freddy Couples-Nick Price would be the team to beat, but I'll tell you in skins, it's a matter of just hitting it at the right time.

Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.

I have worn myself thin trying to find out about this comet, and I know very little now in the matter.

Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.

I guess one of the reasons I'm doing the Poe piece is that I think Poe demonstrates that no matter how difficult things are, if you continue to move forward in life, you can eventually become victorious, even if it's later in life.

People are negative no matter what you do.

No matter what your choices are, you truly have no control about what people think of you.

Old men are dangerous: it doesn't matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

I don't much believe in the idea of characters. I write with words, that is all. Whether those words are put in the mouth of this or that character does not matter to me.

No partnership between two independent companies, no matter how well run, can match the speed, effectiveness, responsiveness and efficiency of a solely owned company.

What winning is to me is not giving up, is no matter what's thrown at me, I can take it. And I can keep going.

When the darkness comes, keep an eye on the light - whatever that is for you - no matter how far away it seems.

Nothing is as important as passion. No matter what you want to do with your life, be passionate.

It's difficult to do a genre film well, and it doesn't matter if you're talking vampire movies or 'Dawn of the Dead' or 'The Thing' or 'Escape From New York.' Those kind of movies, they understand what the old-school B-movie is supposed to be, they get the throwback of it.

Poetry is a matter of life, not just a matter of language.

Every profession will have its rogues, of course, no matter what oaths are sworn, but many health care professionals have a real commitment to serving the best interests of their clients.

As a matter of fact, if you do not take into account, as Congressman Ross just stated, the Social Security surplus, our fiscal deficit, ladies and gentlemen, is over $700 billion today.

It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart you are. If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.