“I have, for my own projected works and ideas, only the silliest and dewiest of hopes; no matter what, I am romantic enough or sentimental enough to wish to contribute something to life's fabric, to the world's beauty.... [S]imply to live does not justify existence, for life is a mere gesture on the surface of the earth, and death a return to that from which we had never been wholly separated; but oh to leave a trace, no matter how faint, of that brief gesture! For someone, some day, may find it beautiful!” WorldMayDoeIdeasMatterEnoughEarthBeautifulLife IsWishMy OwnExistenceReturnNo Matter WhatMereSurfaceJustifyGesturesFabricSentimental Author:Frank O'Hara
“I'll be a Houston Astro no matter what ... I would certainly want to leave myself open to a return to the team if that made sense for the organization and for me as well.” IfsWantWellsMadeMatterTeamReturnOrganizationNo Matter WhatHouston Author:Lance Berkman
“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
“There are writers I return to no matter what I'm working on, writers like the South African J.M. Coetzee. He has an ability to make you feel that he is writing for you alone.” FeelsWritingMatterAbilityReturnNo Matter WhatSouthSouth AfricaCoetzee Author:Laila Lalami
“No matter what happens, we'll always be together, always find a way to locate each other. No matter which guise my soul decides to wear, I will always return to you. Just like I always have returned to you.” WaySoulMatterHappensTogetherReturnNo Matter WhatMy SoulGuise Author:Alyson Noel
“[T]he normal and the everyday are often amazingly unstoppable, and what is unimaginable is the cessation of them. The world is resilient, and, no matter what interruptions occur, people so badly want to return to their lives and get on with them. A veneer of civilization descends quickly, like a shining rain. Dust is settled.” PeopleWorldWantMatterReturnCivilizationNormalRainNo Matter WhatShiningEverydayDustResilientUnimaginableInterruptionsUnstoppableVeneer Author:Lorrie Moore