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“If war occurs, that positive adult contact in every shape is needed more than ever. It will be a matter of emotional life and death. There's not a handy one-minute way of talking to your kid about war.”

Ifs Way War Matter Kids Talking Minutes Emotional Needed Shapes Adults Contact Life And Death One Minute Handy Emotional Life Way Of Talking

Author:Richard Louv

“I had a terrible motorcycle accident (in the 1970s), in San Francisco as matter of fact. Doing a picture called... oh, this is terrible. It's a very well-known film and I can't remember the name. That's what happens when you get older... I fell off a bridge in San Francisco and was laid up for two years.”

Years Wells I Can Two Matter Facts Happens Remember Film Names Known Terrible Accidents Bridges Two Years Well Known San Francisco Motorcycle Matter Of Fact

Author:William Lucking

“I went to work. That was a turning point. When you have to do eight shows a week and your name is on the marquee, no matter what is going on at home or what's on the cover of the newspapers, you've got to do your job.”

Matter Shows Home Jobs Names Week No Matter What Eight Newspapers Turning Points Marquee

Author:Marla Maples

“For me, the show must go on - it doesn't matter how ill you are, you get on and do it.”

Matter Shows Goes On Ill

Author:Martine McCutcheon

“You know, every movie you make can't be great, no matter who you are.”

Knows Matter Who You Are

Author:Michael Madsen

“All policy is a matter of gains and losses, upsides and downsides.”

Matter Loss Policy Gains Gains And Losses

Author:Michael Mandelbaum

“No matter what happens, I'm going to protect my kid.”

Matter Happens Kids Protect No Matter What

Author:Mindy McCready

“A lot of people think I'm difficult to work with. It's not like I really want to do that much stuff, so it doesn't really matter. I guess I'm somewhat difficult when it comes to comedy.”

People Thinking Want Matter Stuff Difficult Comedy

Author:Norm MacDonald

“I think love is the through line and it's universal and it doesn't matter what period of time, time or place, or people, that's something we all connect to. That's the thin thread that I think keeps it altogether.”

People Thinking Matter Lines Love Is Periods Universal Thread

Author:Rachel McAdams

“The whole process of getting licenses to broadcast, which took place decades ago, was done behind closed doors by powerful lobbies, and wealthy commercial interests got all the licenses with no public input, no congressional input for that matter.”

Matter Done Whole Process Interest Powerful Behinds Doors Decades Wealthy License Input Closed Doors Behind Closed Doors Licenses

Author:Robert Waterman McChesney

“As an international sportsman, I am very lucky to be supported by people all over the world, many of who treat me as one of their own, no matter what their nationality, or indeed mine. This is the way sport should be.”

People World Way Should Matter Sports Mines Lucky Treats No Matter What International Nationality Sportsman

Author:Rory McIlroy

“As a matter of fact, I am an uncle. I have nine nephews and nieces. I'm not sure if they think I'm all that quick with a quip. But I'm quick with a spank.”

Ifs Thinking Matter Facts Nine Not Sure Uncles Matter Of Fact Nephew Niece Quip Niece And Nephew

Author:Dean Norris

“Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west.”

Ifs Country Matter Law Desire Choices Views Majority Intention West Iran Monopoly Benign Condescending

Author:Azar Nafisi

“For me, it doesn't matter how difficult something is, it doesn't matter how impressive it is, it's what sounds best that really counts.”

Matter Difficult Sound Impressive

Author:Dave Navarro

“I'm just an entertainer. In a way crime stories are boring. A crime's been committed and at the end you know it will be solved. So you've got to make the story interesting besides it just being a plot. And that's why character matters, why you've got to make the characters interesting.”

Knows Way Ends Matter Character Stories Interesting Crime Committed Boring Plot Just Being Entertainers

Author:Jo Nesbo

“It's great to work with people that you like, any job, no matter what you do.”

People Matter Jobs No Matter What

Author:Judd Nelson

“Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.”

Wells Matter Names Polish Czech

Author:Kim Novak

“The only thing I'm looking for in life is incredible passion and honest love, no matter what options are on the table. All I really operate on is the way I feel in my heart when it comes to love.”

Way Feels Heart Matter Life Is Passion Honest My Heart No Matter What Tables Incredibles Love No Matter What Honest Love

Author:Aubrey O'Day

“In the mind of Bill Clinton, political considerations outweigh even life-and-death matters of great concern to his own law-enforcement officials, not to mention the nation.”

Mind Matter Law Political Nations Concern Bills Clinton Officials Consideration Life And Death Law Enforcement Enforcement

Book:The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House

Source: The Final Days: The Last, Desperate Abuses of Power by the Clinton White House

“The factor most ignored in discussing interstellar flight is the kinetic energy that must be invested in the ship to make its tons of matter move at a substantial fraction of the speed of light.”

Matter Light Moving Energy Speed Ships Factors Flight Ignored Fractions Discussing Speed Of Light Interstellar Kinetic Energy

Book:The Selected Papers of Bernard M. Oliver

Source: The Selected Papers of Bernard M. Oliver

“Of course awards matter.”

Matter Courses Awards

Author:Frank Ocean

“It was in 1969 that I was able to give up my administrative responsibility. As I worked hard my research never suffered during this period and as a matter of fact these were probably some of my most productive years.”

Giving Years Matter Hard Facts Able Responsibility Periods Giving Up Research Productive Matter Of Fact Administrative

Author:George Andrew Olah

“I like dark subject matter. I'm not sure what that means about me!”

Mean Matter Dark Subjects Not Sure Subject Matter

Author:Tea Obreht

“When I hit a block, regardless of what I am writing, what the subject matter is, or what's going on in the plot, I go back and I read Pablo Neruda's poetry. I don't actually speak Spanish, so I read it translation. But I always go back to Neruda. I don't know why, but it calms me, calms my brain.”

Knows Writing Matter Speak Brain Subjects Calm Block Plot Translations Subject Matter

Author:Tea Obreht

“Congress seems to thrive on breaking promises and passing unfunded mandates down to local government. It's really just a matter of priorities.”

Matter Seems Government Promise Congress Priorities Locals Passing Passings Thrive Mandates Breaking Promises Local Government

Author:Jared Polis

“Gratuitous fat jokes always hurt, no matter what.”

Matter Hurt Jokes No Matter What Fats

Author:Josh Peck

“As human beings, we have the blessing and the curse that we're able to adapt to almost anything. No matter how extreme the circumstances you're in, they become normal.”

Humans Matter Able Human Beings Circumstances Blessing Normal Extremes Curse

Author:Kevin Powers

“She never managed to find herself in these books no matter how hard she tried, exhuming traits from between the pages and donning them for an hour, a day, a week. We think in some ways, we have all done this our whole lives, searching for the book that will give us the keys to ourselves, let us into a wholly formed personality as though it were a furnished room to let. As though we could walk in and look around and say to the gray-haired landlady behind us, "We'll take it."”

Thinking Way Giving Looks Book Matter Hard Done Whole Hours Walks Rooms Behinds Week Keys Personality Pages Whole Life Gray Traits Sister

Author:Eleanor Brown

“Now, I know that he's taken some flak lately, but no one is prouder to put this birth certificate to rest than The Donald. Now he can get to focusing on the issues that matter. Like, did we fake the moon landing? What really happened in Roswell? And where are Biggie and Tupac?”

Knows Matter Political Issues Taken Happened Birth Moon Fake Get Back Landing Certificates Birth Certificate Moon Landing Biggie

Author:Barack Obama

“God will have the body partake with the soul-as in matters of grief, so in matters of joy; the lanthorn shines in the light of the candle within.”

Soul Matter God Body Light Joy Grief Shining Gods Will Candle

Book:The Works of the Reverend Richard Sibbs, D.D. Late Master of Catharine-Hall in the University of Oxford, and Preacher of Gray's Inn, London: To which is Prefixed, a Short Memoir of the Author's Life

Source: The Works of the Reverend Richard Sibbs, D.D. Late Master of Catharine-Hall in the University of Oxford, and Preacher of Gray's Inn, London: To which is Prefixed, a Short Memoir of the Author's Life

“When we realise our oneness with our RULER, then the matter shall have no longer power over us, and we shall see it as the unreality it is.”

Matter God Oneness Realising Rulers Unreality

Book:A Study in Consciousness: A Contribution to the Science of Psychology

Source: A Study in Consciousness: A Contribution to the Science of Psychology

“It is not what you say that matters. It is what you are and how you live.”

Book:God Spoke to Me

Source: God Spoke to Me

“All religions are branches of one big tree. It doesn't matter what you call Him just as long as you call.”

Long Matter God Bigs Tree Branches

Author:George Harrison

“The citizens of the United States cherish sentiments the most friendly in favor of liberty and happiness...beyond the Atlantic. In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, nor does it comport with our policy to do so. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries.”

Doe War Matter States United Liberty United States Taken Rights Policy Citizens Jew Favors Injury Friendly Cherish Sentiments Resent

Author:James Monroe

“Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region.”

Matter Roles Democracy Importance East Regions Asia Strategic Pacific Taiwan East Asia

Author:Annette Lu

“It's just a matter of understanding what's necessary and discipline yourself to do it.”

Matter Understanding Discipline

Author:Arthur Lydiard

“I don't like swearing on the air. As a matter of fact, I'm not a prude, but I go to the movies and then wonder - I asked myself the same question, and I watch HBO and some of the comedy stuff, and I'm constantly asking myself, why have we gone there? It seems like it's unfortunate. It's so cheap.”

Matter Facts Seems Easy Stuff Watches Gone Comedy Air Asking Unfortunate Matter Of Fact Swearing Hbo Prudes

Author:Brian Lamb

“I'm very much a believer that it's action that matters much more so than, you know, the flurry of political promises and statements and slogans that are used during political campaigns.”

Knows Matter Action Political Used Promise Believer Campaigns Statements Slogans Political Campaign Political Promises

Author:Christine Lagarde

“It's not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money aren't the purpose of all this. No actor's going to say, 'I don't want to be famous.' But the main purpose for doing what I'm doing is the passion in the work.”

Want Matter Purpose Passion Actors Becoming Fame Superstar

Author:Christopher Lambert

“My Food Network shows, 'Emeril Live' and 'Essence of Emeril,' are not in production right now, but I wouldn't say that I'm necessarily leaving Food Network. I have a lot of television still in me. I enjoy teaching people, so it's just a matter of time before I do something new.”

People Stills Matter Shows Enjoy Teaching Television Right Now Essence Leaving Productions Something New Matter Of Time Food Network

Author:Emeril Lagasse

“If whiteness were of no particular advantage, then having a fuller color wheel of skin tones would be purely a matter of celebration. But whiteness - just a drop of it - does still carry privilege. You learn that very young in America.”

Ifs Doe Stills Matter Would Be America Young Particular Color Advantage Skins Privilege Tone Wheels Celebration Whiteness Skin Tone Color Wheel

Author:Eric Liu

“The day when the scientist, no matter how devoted, may make significant progress alone and without material help is past. This fact is most self-evident in our work.”

May Self Matter Facts Helping Past Progress Materials Scientist Significant Devoted Evident Odds And Ends

Author:Ernest Lawrence

“What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues; it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.”

Matter Issues Personality Who You Are What Matters

Author:Frank Luntz

“I started putting down my own pen and spending some time searching for the best songs out there possible. It doesn't matter if I wrote them or not.”

Ifs Matter Song My Own Spending Pens

Author:Jake Owen

“Everyone has their own path in life, no matter if it's being a celebrity or a singer. Quite frankly, I didn't move to Nashville and tell myself I wanted to be a singer because I wanted to be a celebrity or I wanted to be somebody that people admired. I wasn't about that. I just loved music.”

People Ifs Matter Wanted Moving Path Singers Nashville

Author:Jake Owen

“If I'm happy with the song and it's a hit song or not, for the rest of my life, I can hang my hat on knowing I did the best I could, and I'll enjoy getting out there and doing it. That's all that really matters for me. The icing on the cake is people actually enjoy it and sing it back to you. That's when you know that you've done something great.”

People Ifs Knows I Can Matter Done Song Enjoy Knowing Hats Cake Icing Icing On The Cake

Author:Jake Owen

“I know people want me to sort of defend myself, to sit here and be like, 'I'm a boy, but I wear make-up sometimes.' But, you know, to me, it doesn't really matter.”

People Knows Want Sometimes Matter Boys Want Me

Author:Andrej Pejic

“No matter how much you like your local school teacher, he or she is a government agent.”

Matter Government School Teacher Like You Locals Agents School Teachers

Author:Nancy Pearcey

“In Gnosticism, the physical world did not ultimately matter - which meant physical suffering did not matter either. Seeking 'enlightenment' meant cultivating an attitude of detachment, even indifference.”

World Matter Suffering Attitude Enlightenment Seeking Indifference Detachment Cultivating Gnosticism

Author:Nancy Pearcey

“Almost any movie, no matter how original, is borrowing from some other movies.”

Matter Originals Borrowing

Author:Oren Peli