Best 5806 quotes in «matter quotes» category

The person who understands Dharma will have the opposite reaction to a "hard" job. That person will be eager to get started, no matter what kind of work is in front of her, because she understands that she's doing God's work. And when you're working for God, nothing is too hard.

The physics of the 21st century shall deal essentially with non-spatial matter and non-spatial mechanics.

The pith of conversation does not consist in exhibiting your own superior knowledge on matters of small consequence, but in enlarging, improving and correcting the information you possess by the authority of others.

The planet belongs to all being; all beings are responsible. We all have to do whatever we can do no matter how small it is; nothing is too small.

The pleasure of working with somebody who's an actor is they don't waste time with stuff that doesn't matter.

The poetry of life must not be replaced with matter-of-fact prose.

The political environment we create matters because a disturbed person cannot always tell the difference between explosive rhetoric and explosive actions.

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

The portrait is the subject matter in photography where the problems of the media are the most visible.

The poll that matters is the one that happens on Election Day.

The pope being informed of the great increase of Protestantism, in the year 1542 sent inquisitors to Venice to make an inquiry into the matter, and apprehend such as they might deem obnoxious persons.

The potential infinite means nothing other than an undetermined, variable quantity, always remaining finite, which has to assume values that either become smaller than any finite limit no matter how small, or greater than any finite limit no matter how great.

The possibilities are endless, so never be discouraged by a setback, no matter how big.

The power is to set the agenda. What we print and what we don't print matter a lot.

The prerequisite of contrapuntal art, more conspicuous in the work of Bach than in that of any other composer, is an ability to conceive a priori of melodic identities which when transposed, inverted, made retrograde, or transformed rhythmically will yet exhibit, in conjunction with the original subject matter, some entirely new but completely harmonious profile.

The present moment, if you think about it, is the only time there is. No matter what time it is, it is always NOW!

The present no matter what I brought couldn’t change the past. The Past was set and sealed.

The President would usually talk to me about matters relating to the immigration problem.

The press doesn't matter as much like it used to matter.

The pressure never lets up. Doesn't matter what you did yesterday. . . Lord, baseball is a worrying thing.

The prevailing view has been that the market will earn a high rate of return if the holding period is long enough, but entry point is what really matters.

The Priestly Code preponderates over the rest of the legislation in force, as well as in bulk; in all matters of primary importance it is the normal and final authority.

The primary rule of business success is loyalty to your employer. That's all right as a theory. What is the matter with loyalty to yourself?

The problem of insufficient security was, until quite recently, a matter of a minority; now it is becoming very quickly a majority matter. That is a major change.

The proceedings of this House in 1790, in reference to petitions on the matter of the slave trade, and of slavery in the States, have been cited. It has been said that those petitions were not received.

The production of children, the nurture of those born, and the daily life of men, of these matters woman is visibly the cause.

The propositions of mathematics are devoid of all factual content; they convey no information whatever on any empirical subject matter.

The proof of a high education is the ability to speak about complex matters as simply as possible.

The properties which differentiate living matter from any kind of inorganic imitation may be instinctively felt, but can hardly be formulated without expert knowledge.

[The publication of his first poem] was wonderful ... but it taught me early on that the only thing that really matters is writing the next poem. Publication is best seen as a happy accident.

The public doesn’t have to be hostile to the rich. ‘Robbing the rich to help the poor’ will only drive the rich away to other countries along with their money. As a matter of fact, their wealth should be respected. All wealth in China belongs to the country.

The purpose of life is not to be happy, the purpose of life is to matter.

The question of religion was a matter for each individual's conscience, and in a great many cases was the outcome of birth or residence in a certain geographical area.

The quantum fluctuations within a zero-point field can start the process that builds the process, which builds into matter, an irreversible process. We have some evidence that suggests that. We don't have a Big Bang, but we have a lot of little pops! A continuous set of little pops!

The qualities we possess should never be a matter for satisfaction, but the qualities we have discarded.

The question of historicity and actuality with regard to gods and unicorns is a relatively trifling matter which may be left to antiquarians and biologists, for both the god and the unicorn had a business to perform greater than any mere existence in the flesh could explain or provide a basis for.

The question of whether or to what extent human activities are causing global warming is not a matter of ideology, let alone of belief. The issue is simply one of risk management.

The question of the origin of the matter in the universe is no longer thought to be beyond the range of science - everything can be created from nothing. It is fair to say that the universe is the ultimate free lunch.

The question you must answer isn't how to get ahead. It's how to go somewhere that matters. And have fun along the way.

The radiations that pour upon the earth cause the biosphere to take on properties unknown to lifeless planetary surfaces, and thus transform the face of the earth. Activated by radiation, the matter of the biosphere collects and redistributes solar energy, and converts it ultimately into free energy capable of doing work on earth.

Therapy is often a matter of tipping the first domino.

The rain of matter upon sense Destroys me momently. The score: There comes what will come.

The realization of justice is, in the actual state of things, a matter of life or death for society and for civilisation itself.

The reality is, that no matter what you do in this life, it’s coming to an end. Once you accept there’s nothing that you can do about your own mortality, then you’re now free. You have no control, so stop pretending you do. And just get on with living your life. Stop living in fear.

The reality of spirit-matter is inevitably translated into and confirmed by a structure of the spirit.

There are a lot of guys out there with skills who have not contributed to the evolution of the instrument. It's about more than that...it's an emotive language, an aesthetic. Skill is an aspect, but it's what you do with that skill, or say with that skill, that matters.

There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what.

There are always late bloomers [in sport], no matter size, although big men are more often late bloomers.

There are always principles to be depended upon in this matter of taxation ... Amidst the inconsistent, the bewildering representations offered, a certain number must be in accordance with true principles.

There are always ups and downs, no matter how successful you are.