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But I could never have done it," he objected, "without everyone else's help." "That may be true," said Reason gravely,"but you had the courage to try; and what you can do is often simply a matter of what you will do.

But I didn't walk a single step. I stopped a lot to stretch, but I never walked. I didn't come here to walk. I came to run. That's the reason-the only reason-I flew all the way to the northern tip of Japan. No matter how slow I might run, I wasn't about to walk. That was the rule.

But in every matter the consensus of opinion among all nations is to be regarded as the law of nature.

But in life we don't usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we're in.

But in his experience it was only a matter of time before the normal balance of the universe restored itself and started doing the usual terrible things to him.

But in my book, it was basically bad taste to stare at someone's assets, no matter how much on display they were.

But in fact, when you try to model that on a computer you find that because of the very structure of matter and of the chemical bonds that are the basis of every organism, evolution is not random at all. It will tend to follow certain paths.

But in the act of attempting to imitate I discovered that I had a voice of my own. Whether I liked it or not was another matter. I found that I was my best or that I pleased myself most or came closest to my goals when I was tapped into something autobiographical.

But I see no reason why a woman should not grow and develop in all those outlets which are suited to her nature, it matters not at all what they may be.

But I think if you treat people well, they embrace you. The other stuff, it just doesn't matter.

But it is a writer's duty to write and speak and record the truth, always the truth, no matter whom may be offended.

But I remember seeing a mess of leaves suddenly go skittering in the wind and into the creek, then floating rapidly down the creek towards the sea, making me feel a nameless horror even then of 'Oh my God, we're all being swept away to sea no matter what we know or say or do

But it turns out that even if I don’t talk a lot, when it’s something that matters I still have a lot to say.

But I want to feel like life matters. I had something real with you, but then the realness scared me. I decided to go for other things instead.

But it seems an irony of creation that man's mind knows how to handle things the better the farther removed they are from the center of his existence. Thus we are cleverest where knowledge matters least.

But no matter what happens to the surviving humans, there will always be the walking dead.

But no matter how much planning you do, one tiny miscalculation, one moment of distraction, can end it all in an instant.

But no matter what the outcome, how the friends turn out in the end, it should not stop you from making new friends. Once bitten, twice shy should not be applied to friendship.

But no matter for that, you can be tolerably happy, perhaps, notwithstanding; but as for guessing how happy I am, or knowing anything about the matter,--- O! its quite beyond what you can understand.

But our society does not grant nontraditional forms of intelligence equal recognition, no matter how much it would help us get along or truly enrich our lives.

But of course I love my Japanese fans and the show must go on, no matter the daily aftershocks or husband kidnappings! It's not right but it's okay

But sons are a different matter to a man. More a duty than an indulgence.

But sooner or later, no matter who you are, life uses everyone as its whipping boy.

But she knew that no matter what beauty lay behind, it must remain there. No one could go forward with a load of aching memories.

But the moment a bird was dead, no matter how beautiful it had been in life, the pleasure of possession became blunted for me.

But the Progressive Conservative is very definitely liberal Republican. These are people who are moderately conservative on economic matters, and in the past have been moderately liberal, even sometimes quite liberal on social policy matters.

But the truth of the matter is, to live a good life, as a good person, it doesn't matter how you got there. It just matters that you do.

But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That's why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil.

But they love each other. Isn't that what love means? That you're supposed to be there for the other person to turn to, no matter what?

But this road doesn't go anywhere,” I told him. “That doesn't matter.” “What does?” I asked, after a little while. “Just that we're on it, dude,” he said.

But when you flee someone, no matter how far you roam, that person will follow you as doggedly as the stars.

But what is significant is that if you don't want to like and accept somebody, one excuse is as good as another. The objective facts don't matter, and the reasons are never as ‘reasonable' as we like to think they are.

But what really matters is not what you believe but the faith and conviction with which you believe.

but you could also look at it the other way. Like you’re saying no matter how bad things are for you, I can still relate.

But why would it matter? We aren't ... or...uh...weren't ..." Which is it, Jess? "Aren't" or "weren't"? Present or past tense? Now or then? "We haven't been talking to each other." Past imperfect tense. How appropriate.

But you can't kill me, Lord Tyrant. I represent that one thing you've never been able to kill, no matter how hard you try. I am hope.

But words is like th spots on dice: no matter how y fumbles em, there's times when they jes wont come.

But you've got to have money for comfort, which obviously doesn't matter as much when you're young, but even so. I always like to bloody eat well and be warm. Have a drink when I want it.

By dedicating so much concentration to the issue of security, bilateral matters pass to a secondary level.

By being impatient, matters are damaged and great works cannot be done

By doing his share in the associated activity, the individual appropriates the purpose which actuates it, becomes familiar with its methods and subject matters, acquires needed skill, and is saturated with its emotional spirit.

By itself, the question of the liturgy's essence and the standards of the reform has brought us back to the question of music and its position in the liturgy. And as a matter of fact one cannot speak about worship at all without also speaking of the music of worship.

By God! I will not tell you more to-day, Judge any way you will - what matters it?

By the time the Deputy Minister presents a matter for decision to cabinet, he or she tends to present three options: ' the unacceptable', 'the politically courageous', and 'the bureaucrat-preferred' options. As such, it is usually best to get down into the department to the person doing the first drafts of any policy.

California is our biggest economy. California is our biggest agricultural producer. So what happens here matters to every working American.

Calling is not only a matter of being and doing what we are but also of becoming what we are not yet but are called by God to be.

Cannot you tell that? Every fool can tell that. It was the very day that young Hamlet was born, he that is mad and sent into England." "Ay, marry, why was he sent into England?" "Why, because he was mad. He shall recover his wits there, or, if he do not, it's no great matter there." "Why?" "'Twill not be seen in him there. There the men are as mad as he.

Carbon dioxide is unusual because it doesn't go through the usual three phases of matter, from solid to liquid to gas, but it goes straight from solid to gas. The volume of the gas is much greater than the volume of the solid. When a solid turns into a gas, we say it sublimes. The process is sublimation.

Call me old-fashioned, but I believe that morality is not just a matter of opinion.

Calonice: My dear Lysistrata, just what is this matter you've summoned us women to consider.What's up? Something big? Lysistrata: Very big. Calonice: (interested) Is it stout too? Lysistrata: (smiling) Yes, indeed -- both big and stout. Calonice: What? And the women still haven't come? Lysistrata: It's not what you suppose; they'd come soon enough for that.