Matter Quotes

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.

I tried so hard with movies like Vertigo and Middle of the Night and others. I felt those would show me that it's only a matter of time before I'd find the right one to reach out and touch people.

'Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.

Don't follow any advice, no matter how good, until you feel as deeply in your spirit as you think in your mind that the counsel is wise.

The political satirist usually votes against their own interests, but the bottom line is that it doesn't really matter.

When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours, it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

No matter what it is, if you get 10 people in the business talking about something, you get 10 different opinions, but you know, they're amazingly well informed.

Always render more and better service than is expected of you, no matter what your task may be.

A lot of people resist transition and therefore never allow themselves to enjoy who they are. Embrace the change, no matter what it is; once you do, you can learn about the new world you're in and take advantage of it.

No matter what size I am I love performing no matter how big or little I am! I feel good.

I have a profound empathy for people who are in the public eye, whether they manifest it themselves or whether it happened by accident - it doesn't matter to me. I think there's a great misunderstanding of what it is to be famous.