Matter Quotes - page 5

We owe the Aboriginal peoples a debt that is four centuries old. It is their turn to become full partners in developing an even greater Canada. And the reconciliation required may be less a matter of legal texts than of attitudes of the heart. (Romeo LeBlanc)
The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false. View quote
Thomas Aquinas
The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay. View quote
Martin Luther
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things. View quote
Gerald Ford
Mind moves matter. View quote
Virgil
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. View quote
Avicii
A good story is a good story no matter who wrote it. View quote
Anne McCaffrey
Designing is a matter of concentration. You go deep into what you want to do. It's about intensive research, really. The concentration is warm and intimate and like the fire inside the earth - intense but not distorted. You can go to a place, really feel it in your heart. It's actually a beautiful feeling. View quote
Peter Zumthor
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal. View quote
Bill Cosby
I've encountered a lot of people who sound like critics but very few who have substantive criticisms. There is a lot of skepticism, but it seems to be more a matter of inertia than it is of people having some real reason for thinking something else. View quote
K. Eric Drexler
When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change. (Cameron Sinclair)
Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners. View quote
Loretta Young
Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. View quote
Louis L'Amour
I am going to sing lesbian love songs and support gay rights no matter what. The rest is public relations. View quote
Jasmine Guy
Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns more about a problem than the person at the bottom. View quote
Sandra Day O'Connor
Gentlemen, I take it we are all in complete agreement on the decision here. Then, I propose we postpone further discussion of this matter until the next meeting to give ourselves time to develop disagreement, and perhaps gain some understanding of what the decision is all about. View quote
Alfred P. Sloan
Pick battles big enough to matter, small enough to win. View quote
Jonathan Kozol
It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done. View quote
Harriet Beecher Stowe
No matter how bad things are, they can always be worse. So what if my stroke left me with a speech impediment? Moses had one, and he did all right. View quote
Kirk Douglas
Music does bring people together. It allows us to experience the same emotions. People everywhere are the same in heart and spirit. No matter what language we speak, what color we are, the form of our politics or the expression of our love and our faith, music proves we are the same. View quote
John Denver
To my mind, a well-developed sense of humor is the surest indication of a person's humanity, no matter how black and bitter that humor may be. (Thomas Ligotti)
Ideas matter. Legislative proposals matter. Slick campaigns and dazzling speeches can work for a while, but the magic always wears off. View quote
Charles Krauthammer
No matter how liberal I am, I'm still outraged by crimes of violence. Regardless of whether I can sympathize with the causes that lead these individuals to do these crimes, the effects are outrageous. View quote
Sonia Sotomayor
Willpower is the key to success. Successful people strive no matter what they feel by applying their will to overcome apathy, doubt or fear. View quote
Dan Millman
If a due participation of office is a matter of right, how are vacancies to be obtained Those by death are few by resignations, none. Usually quoted Few die and none resign. View quote
Thomas Jefferson