“I think the most important thing you can do is to keep drawing no matter what. And to not be afraid of drawing whatever interests you. If there is something that you want to draw, to make, then I think you should pursue it and not let anybody tell you that you cant do it.” IfsThinkingWantShouldImportantMatterInterestCan DoDrawsNo Matter WhatImportant ThingsDrawingPursueCant Author:Brian Selznick
“In the natural order no matter what ideals may be theoretically possible, most people more or less live for themselves and for their own interests and pleasures or for those of their own family or group, and therefore they are constantly interfering with one another's aims, and hurting one another and injuring one another, whether they mean it or not.” PeopleMayMeanMatterOrderInterestNaturalHurtPleasureGroupsIdealsAimNo Matter WhatInterfereNatural Order Book:The Seven Storey Mountain Source: The Seven Storey Mountain
“If your company matches your 401(k) contribution, then no matter what, contribute to your 401(k) first. You put in a dollar, they put in 50 cents. It's an automatic 50 percent return on your money. You can't pass that up. I'd rather have the 50 percent than pay 32 percent interest on a credit card.” IfsFirstsMatterInterestPayCompanyReturnPercentNo Matter WhatDollarsCreditCardsContributionCentsCredit Card Author:Suze Orman
“Every profession will have its rogues, of course, no matter what oaths are sworn, but many health care professionals have a real commitment to serving the best interests of their clients.” RealMatterCareCoursesInterestCommitmentNo Matter WhatProfessionHealth CareServingClientsOathRogues Author:Peter Singer
“If a being suffers there can be no moral justification for refusing to take that suffering into consideration. No matter what the nature of the being, the principle of equality requires that its suffering be counted equally with the like suffering - insofar as rough comparisons can be made - of any other being. So the limit of sentience is the only defensible boundary of concern for the interests of others. To mark this boundary by some other characteristic like intelligence or rationality would be to mark it in an arbitrary manner. Why not choose some other characteristic, like skin color?” IfsMadeMatterWould BeSufferingInterestAnimalMoralPrinciplesColorLimitsEthicsConcernSkinsMarkNo Matter WhatBoundariesCharacteristicsConsiderationComparisonRoughWhy NotJustificationRationalityArbitrarySkin ColorAnimal Ethics Author:Peter Singer
“When will we address the fact that rich, white people think they know what's in the best interest of children of African-Americans and Latinos - no matter what the parent's income or education level.” PeopleThinkingKnowsChildrenMatterFactsParentInterestWhiteLevelsRichNo Matter WhatIncomeAfrican AmericanAddressesLatino Author:Karen Lewis