Matter Quotes - Page 131
The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.
"A Long Line of Cells: Collected Essays".
On matters of intonation and technicalities I am more than a martinet - I am a martinetissimo.
Leopold Stokowski's statement recalled in obituaries (September 13, 1977), as quoted in "Simpson's Contemporary Quotations" compiled by James B. Simpson, 1988.
Laurence Sterne (1873). “The Works of Laurence Sterne ...: With a Life of the Author”, p.26, London : Bickers, H. Sotheran
I'd never met coffee that wasn't wonderful. It was just a matter of how wonderful it was.
Laurell K. Hamilton (2011). “Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 6-10”, p.224, Penguin
Larry Burkett (1990). “Business by the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for Business Men and Women”, Thomas Nelson Incorporated
It's not intentions that matter. It's actions. We are what we do and say, not what we intend to.
Kristin Hannah (2012). “Home Front”, p.351, Pan Macmillan