Matter Quotations

It is best to act with confidence, no matter how little right you have to it.

Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners.

All action results from thought, so it is thoughts that matter.

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.

I think that they way my parents raised me, they taught me to always follow my dreams and never give up, no matter what the obstacle.

You will never catch up with the spread of AIDS no matter how much money, no matter how many antiretrovirals are put into the system, unless you stop its growth. And the only way to stop its growth is prevention.

If you're a photographer, they give you a camera. If you're a writer, they give you a typewriter. If you're an umpire, they give you an unseen object and they call it a strike zone, and nobody seems to agree with you no matter what you call.

I think if you're president, color goes away completely: you're president and it doesn't matter if you're white, green or purple.

Nothing matters but the facts. Without them, the science of criminal investigation is nothing more than a guessing game.

What my political views or my constitutional views are just doesn't matter.

Who ever wins today will win the championship no matter who wins.

I was involved with the Nation of Islam. I wasn't doing no marching. I've been involved with the Nation for 50 years. Back in those days, they tried to label us as black Muslims. There are Muslims all over the world. It doesn't have to be black; it doesn't matter what color he is.

For me, if its television, if it's theater, if it's film, and it's good, I don't make much of distinction between the 3. I think there's only so many great stories out there. If you get the chance to be a part of one, it doesn't matter what it is.

I pay attention to the sun. I've worn sunglasses while I play, for years, and apply sunscreen. No matter where I'm playing, there's a rain suit in my bag, too.

There's always haters, no matter what you're doing - whether they're complaining that everything you do sounds the same, or it's too different.

Growing up human is uniquely a matter of social relations rather than biology. What we learn from connections within the family takes the place of instincts that program the behavior of animals; which raises the question, how good are these connections?

I like what I'm doing. Today at 88, I wouldn't think of quitting because I can't think of anything else I would rather do. And now with my lectures on all the charitable things that I do, just as you do, I think that what I'm doing matters

Sometimes you're encouraged, and other times disappointed. It's a matter of going in and precluding all that with, 'This is what I do, not who I am.' I need to be who I am in the process of doing what I do. I need to stay true to what it is I'm really here for. And that's the hardest thing, the biggest challenge.

Every night before bed, I drop down to the floor and do 20 sit-ups, 5 push-ups and stretching. No matter what the day has been like, I drop and give myself 20 every single night.

Sometimes we let life guide us, and other times we take life by the horns. But one thing is for sure: no matter how organized we are, or how well we plan, we can always expect the unexpected.

No matter how you're feeling, a little dog gunna love you.

General relativity predicts that time ends inside black holes because the gravitational collapse squeezes matter to infinite density.

I never thought I had a career. I think Meryl Streep has a career. I have jobs that I am lucky to get... I'm one of those actresses who never turns down a part, no matter how small. I don't have the luxury of picking and choosing. I take everything.

I write novels with a lawyer as the hero, no matter how oxymoronic that might sound.

Set your compass to beauty, humor, and grief; stay the course no matter what, and I'll support you with everything I've got.

Golf is a matter of confidence. If you think you cannot do it, there is no chance you will.

Writing is not a matter of choice. Writers have to write. It is somehow in their temperament, in the blood, in tradition.

Politics is a matter of human transaction. I consider absolutely everything political, because all fiction involves relationships between people, and relationships between people always include matters of power, of equity, of communication.

Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.

What I'd like to pass on to my children is the thirst for knowledge. It's something I experience every day that I learned from my father. He always taught me that no matter how long you've done something, you can always learn something new and be better at what you do.

Anyone can wear my dresses. They will look good on any figure, no matter what shape you are. I want to celebrate a woman's inner strength, to inspire real women and make them feel confident and beautiful.

You feel like a stud out there when people swing and miss. As I've gotten older, I've preached to our young guys that strikeouts are sexy, but outs are outs, man, no matter how you get them. It's a lot cooler for me pitching in the seventh or eighth inning than it is going 5 1/3. Your manager likes it a lot more, too.

Create around one at least a small circle where matters are arranged as one wants them to be.

Latinos are concerned about the same pocketbook issues that matter to most middle class Americans - creating good-paying jobs in this country, making sure our children get a quality education, and ensuring that our families have access to affordable and quality healthcare.

Surround yourself with good people who encourage and love you. There are always ups and downs, no matter how successful you are.

We have to remember that no matter how much hardship we go through in our life, there is always going to be that fragile place in our heart.

I'm a big believer in, no matter what you go through in life, as long as you can laugh your way through it, you're going to be okay.

Every economy exists, no matter what the level of democracy, has elements of crony capitalism. It's - given human nature and given the democratic structures, which we all, I assume, adhere to, that is an inevitable consequence.

What would you do in order to marry Sophia Loren? I think anyone would become French to marry Sophia Loren. Love was more important than nationality. The cultural heritage of that country and my parents is so interlaced that it really doesn't matter that a piece of paper tells them they're French.

My husband is actually the nicest guy in the world. He's my sweetheart and best friend, and one of the things I love best about him is that no matter how terrible I look - and believe me, it can get bad - he makes me feel pretty.

The message is that I was reminding myself and informing others of the fact that God has always been good to me. No matter what you're going through, God is always with us. Life is a journey.

It is such a complex matter we live within, it is impossible to track logic and decision making really, so therefore each choice can actually only be seen as coincidence.

What you can do is a matter of what you will do

The decathlon includes ten separate events and they all matter. You can't work on just one of them.

Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success is absurd. But then, he also noted that not committing to a just cause is equally absurd. But only one choice offers the possibility for dignity. And dignity matters. Dignity matters.

The bass, no matter what kind of music you're playing, it just enhances the sound and makes everything sound more beautiful and full. When the bass stops, the bottom kind of drops out of everything.

Cheerfulness, it would appear, is a matter which depends fully as much on the state of things within, as on the state of things without and around us.

A trial without witnesses, when it involves a criminal accusation, a criminal matter, is not a true trial.

Christmas makes me happy no matter what time of year it comes around.

To me, wrestling is therapy. No matter how bad my personal situation is, when I step into the ring, all my troubles disappear. My baggage stays in the back where it belongs.

Making art is not the matter of a moment, and nor is making an exhibition; curating follows art.

I was cocky and arrogant when I was younger. I thought that if I delivered a good performance, and put my best foot forward, that would be enough to get people's attention. So in my naivety, I cut my legs off at the knees, because I didn't realize that oftentimes it doesn't matter about the performance... it's the media that creates stars.

I wrote a spec script that people really liked: a political serial based on Jeffrey's Toobin's 'A Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy.' It was the first thing I had ever written with any political subject matter in it.

If you know you are on the right track, if you have this inner knowledge, then nobody can turn you off... no matter what they say.

Ultimately it doesn't matter whether you go forwards or backwards: you need to live your life as well as you can.

Not only do I never lie, I never respond to lies, no matter how vicious, no matter how hurtful.

But in its final creation it was not the part of the Father's power to fail as though exhausted. It was not the part of His wisdom to waver in a needful matter through poverty of counsel.

For this is the journey that men and women make, to find themselves. If they fail in this, it doesn't matter much else what they find.

I pass by that it is very culpable to be facetious in obscene and smutty matters.

No matter where I've been overseas, the food stinks, except in Italy.

I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.

We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur

Political conflicts distort and disturb a people's sense of distinction between matters of importance and matters of urgency. What is vital is disguised by what is merely a matter of well being.

No matter when you were born or where, puberty is the same. It's the same for your parents as it is for you - what's happening in your body dictates everything.

There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.

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

There is a plan and a purpose, a value to every life, no matter what its location, age, gender or disability.

I don't care how someone lives or how good their spoken English is. I do all of my interviews on Skype text chat - all that matters is their work.

No matter how great we get with digital formats of instrumentation, nothing really quite duplicates the real thing

Music is such a healing thing, no matter who you are.

Memory and poetry go together, absolutely. It is a matter of preserving and of remembering things.

If nothing else, there's comfort in recognising that no matter how much we fail and sin, death will limit our suffering.

Funny, how moms can tell you what to do no matter how old or big you are.

A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool.

I carry Yeats with me wherever I go. He's my constant companion. I always can find some comfort in Yeats no matter what the situation is. Months and months and months go by and I know I need to switch to Shelley or somebody else, but right now Yeats is enough for me.

No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.

The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.

Nothing else matters except that I have fun, and I'm still having fun.

Fate determines many things, no matter how we struggle.

No matter who you are or what you intend to do, you should not exceed the boundaries of the rule of law.

No matter how well you do, no matter how successful you are, they're always going to criticize you.

If you're Irish, it doesn't matter where you go-you'll find family.

We should have been there shoulder to shoulder with our allies. Our concern is the instability of our government as an ally. We are playing again with national and global security matters.

I'd never painted anything before. I was quite content to take other people's work since I didn't care anyway about the subject matter. I approached subject matter as a scoundrel. I had nothing to say about it whatsoever. I only wanted to make these exciting paintings.

It is of no help to us that there is an absolute truth of the matter of things because unfortunately, none of us are in a position to say definitively what that is - although we all think that we are.

Grief, no matter where it comes from, can only be resolved by connecting to other people.

Just in general, no matter what you're doing, be true to yourself. Never let anyone else dictate how you live your life.

I think there are certain business matters which we must now conduct differently than we used to.

When you step on the treadmill, make a commitment. Do, say, 3 miles a day. And don't get off until you finish. It doesn't matter what speed you're going. Just don't get off.

Our epoch is a time of tragic collision between matter and spirit and of the downfall of the purely material world view.

We must not let ourselves get driven off course, no matter what happens we must stick to our natural game.

It is a hard matter, my fellow citizens, to argue with the belly, since it has no ears.

Life has never been easy. Nor is it meant to be. It is a matter of being joyous in the face of sorrow.

For me, it doesn't matter how difficult something is, it doesn't matter how impressive it is, it's what sounds best that really counts.

Weight doesn't matter as long as you're happy with yourself.

That reasonably intelligent and well-meaning young people are willing to call white black is a matter of concern. It raises questions about our ways of education and about the values that guide our conduct.

I like to play board games a lot with my girl, things like that. We attempt to cook. And even if it goes wrong, it doesn't matter because it's the time you spend doing it that's important.

In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.

It's a matter of reducing the work to its very simplest possible state, eliminating all of the things that lead away from the guts of the work, the thing the work is really about. Anything that's there must build towards its over-all organization and meaning.