Matter Quotes - Page 115

No matter what they take from me, they can't take away my dignity.

In the lead-up to the launch of my new book I Was Here, I’ve seen a lot of discussion about depression and suicide and mental health and YA dealing with such intense matters. What I haven’t seen discussed is kittens.

Trust is not simply a matter of truthfulness, or even constancy. It is also a matter of amity and goodwill. We trust those who have our best interests at heart, and mistrust those who seem deaf to our concerns.

Ask yourself: Does the action I am considering have any potential for dealing with the wrong and helping the relationship? And is it best for the person at whom I am angry? The two most constructive options are either to confront the person in a helpful way, or to consciously decide to overlook the matter.

A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough.

What matters," said the prince at last, "is that you have a child's trusting nature and extraordinary truthfulness. Do you know that a great deal can be forgiven you for that alone?

Unexplained, obscure matters are regarded as more important than explained, clear ones.

The right understanding of any matter and a misunderstanding of the same matter do not wholly exclude each other.

Manner, as much as matter, constitutes eloquence.

Reason alone is insufficient to make us enthusiastic in any matter.

The surest way to prevent seditions...is to take away the matter of them.

It seems impossible that you can love one person so much, no matter what happens, no matter what they do.

Selfishness is one of the more common faces of pride. 'How everything affects me' is the center of all that matters-self-conceit, self-pity, worldly self-fulfillment, self-gratification, and self-seeking.

The older I get, the more obvious it is that you're not really in control of your life, you're a part of a larger wave, no matter who you are.

I've seen disgusting excess in business, and I've seen disgusting excess in Washington. But at the same time, I've certainly learned that Washington matters and that you can't ignore it, especially when you get into telecom.

As long as I'm facing the right direction, it doesn't matter the size of my steps.

It is impossible for someone to dispel his fears about the most important matters if he doesn't know the nature of the universe but still gives some credence to myths. So without the study of nature there is no enjoyment of pure pleasure.

But I am learning that perfection isn't what matters. In fact, it's the very thing that can destroy you if you let it.

Is it raining? That doesn't matter. Am I tired? That doesn't matter, either. Then willpower will be no problem.

It does not matter how the facts occur in life. It matters how they are told.

No persons professing to be Christians should enter the marriage relation until the matter has been carefully and prayerfully considered from an elevated standpoint, to see if God can be glorified by the union.

I used to beat myself up about weight and working out, and no matter what I did I never felt good about myself. I decided to accept myself and know that I am good.

I believe in mind over matter and doing anything you set your mind on.

It doesn't matter who you vote for, the government always gets in.

No matter what Donald Trump says, it's clear that global warming is rapidly changing conditions on our planet.