“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.” PeopleThinkingMatterLinesLove IsPeriodsUniversalThread Author:Rachel McAdams
“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.” GivingYearsMatterHardFactsAbleResponsibilityPeriodsGiving UpResearchProductiveMatter Of FactAdministrative Author:George Andrew Olah
“Don't let the workings of adversity totally absorb your life. Try to understand what you can. Act where you are able; then let the matter rest with the Lord for a period while you give to others in worthy ways before you take on appropriate concern again.” WayGivingTryingMatterAbleLordPeriodsConcernAdversityWorthyAppropriateWhere You Are Author:Richard G. Scott
“It is said that history turns on small hinges. A human career, too, results from an accumulating series of decisions about large and small matters over a period of years. But the catch is that you can never know when a seemingly small decision may prove to be, from the vantage of later years, the big decision of your life.” KnowsYearsHumansMaySaidMatterBigsTurnsDecisionResultsCareersPeriodsProveSeriesHingesBig DecisionsLife DecisionSmall Decisions Author:Norman Vincent Peale
“My being consists of matter and form, that is, of soul and body; annihilation will reach neither of them, for they were never produced out of nothing. The consequence is, that every part of me will serve to make something in the world; and this again will change into another part through an infinite succession of change. This constant method of alteration gave me my being, and my father before me, and so on to eternity backward: for I think I may speak thus, even though the world be confined within certain determinate periods.” ThinkingWorldMaySoulMatterBodyFormCertainFatherSpeakPeriodsConsequenceEternityInfiniteMethodConstantConfinedSuccessionAnnihilationAlterationsSoul And Body Book:The Meditations: Translated from the Greek Source: The Meditations: Translated from the Greek
“I had some big ups and downs when I was in my 20s and the one thing I learned was, no matter how low it gets, something good will come along - something always comes out of that dark period.” MatterBigsDarkOne ThingPeriodsLowsGood WillUps & Downs Author:Darren Aronofsky
“It does not matter who you are, or how smart you are, or what title you have, or how many of you there are, and certainly not how many papers your side has published, if your prediction is wrong then your hypothesis is wrong. Period.” IfsDoeMatterSidesPeriodsPaperSmartWho You AreTitlesPredictionsPapersHypothesisYour Side Author:Richard P. Feynman
“I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody.” PeopleHumansDifferentMatterCertainEnjoySeeingConditionsPeriodsUniversalWhere You AreHuman Condition Author:Laura Linney
“Great art is not a matter of presenting one side or another, but presenting a picture so full of the contradictions, tragedies, [and] insights of the period that the impact is at once disturbing and satisfying.” ArtMatterSidesPeriodsArt IsTragedyImpactInsightContradictionSatisfyingGreat ArtDisturbingPresenting Author:Pauli Murray
“Every bit of you has been replaced many times over... The point is that you are like a cloud: something that persists over long periods, whilst simultaneously being in flux. Matter flows from place to place and momentarily comes together to be you. Whatever you are, therefore, you are not the stuff of which you are made.” LongHas BeensMadeMatterTogetherStuffBitsPeriodsFlowCloudsBe YouReplacedPersistFlux Author:Steve Grand
“Forgiveness is key to enchanted love because it is key to living right, period. It is the capacity to see beyond the veil of personality and worldly illusions. No one is perfect or attractive every day. Forgiveness means we are capable of relating to someone on a deeper level than the ordinary self. And that we are committed to doing so no matter what the appearances are, no matter what the situation is.” MeanSelfMatterPerfectLove IsLevelsSituationKeysPersonalityPeriodsCapableOrdinaryIllusionCapacityNo Matter WhatCommittedAppearanceDeeperAttractiveWorldlyVeilsEnchantedLiving Right Author:Marianne Williamson
“It is this that, finally, I will try to teach my sons about sex, after I've explained fertile periods and birth control and all the other mechanics that are important to understand but never really go to the heart of the matter: I believe I will say that when you sleep with someone you take off a lot more than your clothes.” TryingBelieveHeartImportantMatterFeelingsI BelieveSexSleepTeachSonBirthPeriodsClothesMy SonMechanicFertileBirth Control Book:Living Out Loud Source: Living Out Loud
“Spiritual leaders say that as a matter of course prosperity will come when you are pursuing the right things with your life. To feel truly prosperous, you may have to leave the corporate world for good simply because prosperity and freedom go hand in hand. For some people this means having to give up a substantial amount of their income, at least for a certain period of time.” PeopleWorldGivingFeelsMayMeanMatterHandsSpiritualCertainCoursesLeaderAmountPeriodsGiving UpProsperityIncomeCorporateRight ThingProsperousHand In HandSpiritual LeaderCorporate World Author:Ernie J Zelinski
“Don't let the workings of adversity totally absorb your life. Try to understand what you can. Act where you are able; then let the matter rest with the Lord for a period while you give to others in worthy ways before you take on appropriate concern again. Please learn that as you wrestle with a challenge and feel sadness because of it, you can simultaneously have peace and rejoicing.” WayGivingFeelsTryingMatterAblePeaceChallengesLordSadnessPeriodsPleaseConcernAdversityWorthyAppropriateWhere You AreRejoice Author:Richard G. Scott
“As much as I love performing, nothing juices me up creatively like being in my own studio for an extended period. Songs, ideas, even paintings are pouring out of me. My inspiration and usual subject matter: life.” IdeasMatterInspirationSongMy OwnSubjectsPaintingPeriodsStudiosPerformingUsualJuiceSubject MatterPouring Author:Adrian Belew
“In the old days, land was important as the giver of all things. That period is gone now. Technology and brainpower are all that matters and yet conflicts over land, specially one like on the India-China border, that yields nothing, continue. This is a burden of ancient history that we continue to carry. If tomorrow there is settlement on planet Mars, we will begin to worry if others are interested.” IfsImportantMatterPoliticsTechnologyWorryGoneLandPlanetsTomorrowPeriodsConflictAll ThingsIndiaAncientBurdenChinaBordersYieldMarsGiverOld DaysSettlementAncient History Author:John Kenneth Galbraith
“The first period of getting famous was incredibly strange to me and really fun at the beginning because you didn't realise the consequences of anything. You could say or do whatever you wanted and it just didn't matter.” FirstsMatterWantedFunStrangePeriodsConsequenceRealising Author:Robert Pattinson
“Here is the crux of the matter, the distilled essence, the only thing you need to remember: When considering whether to say yes or no, you must choose the response that feels like freedom. Period.” NeedsFeelsMatterRememberPeriodsEssenceResponseConsideringRemember WhenYes Or NoCrux Author:Martha Beck
“I always say that no matter what the torture is, or the tool is, first of all it's nothing worse than what's been done already and that wasn't done by the church and the state for over a period of 250 years during the European witch trials.” YearsFirstsMatterStatesDoneChurchPeriodsToolsNo Matter WhatTrialsTortureWitchWitch Trials Author:Eli Roth
“What the world wants, what the world is waiting for, is not Modern Poetry or Classical Poetry or Neo-Classical Poetry - but Good Poetry. And the dreadful disreputable doubt, which stirs in my own skeptical mind, is doubt about whether it would really matter much what style a poet chose to write in, in any period, as long as he wrote Good poetry.” WorldWantWritingMindLongMatterWaitingMy OwnDoubtModernStylePoetPeriodsSkepticalModern PoetryGood Poetry Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“The prevailing view has been that the market will earn a high rate of return if the holding period is long enough, but entry point is what really matters.” IfsLongHas BeensMatterEnoughViewsReturnPeriodsRateEntryPrevailing Author:Seth Klarman
“As places of learning, schools have a responsibility to also educate on nutrition, which we all can agree is far more important than algebra, no matter what your third-period teacher claims.” ImportantMatterSchoolResponsibilityTeacherPeriodsThirdsClaimsNo Matter WhatAgreeEducateNutritionAlgebra Author:Lynda Resnick
“Songs give you incredible opportunity to convey a tremendous amount in a relatively short period of time. The first thing that John Powell, our composer, says is, "Is the song engaging you to tap your toe?" If you're not tapping your toe, it doesn't matter what you're doing in the song, it's not going to work. But, if you can get the audience to be engaged by the song, then it gives you the opportunity to accomplish so much, in a very concise way.” IfsWayGivingFirstsMatterSongOpportunityAudienceAmountPeriodsIncrediblesAccomplishEngagedComposerToesEngagingGoing To WorkTappingConcise Author:Christopher Meledandri
“You have a personal legend to fulfil, period. It is of no matter if others support you, or criticise you, ignore or tolerate you. You are doing that because that is your destiny on this earth, and the source of any joy.” IfsMatterEarthJoyDestinySupportSourcePeriodsLegendsTolerateOur DestinyYour DestinySupport YouCriticisePersonal Legend Author:Paulo Coelho
“I support a total ban on handgun ownership for anyone under eighteen. Uzis should be absolutely banned from entering this country. Automatic weapons of any kind should not be for sale in America. For that matter, toy Uzis should not be available for kids, either. There would be a minimum seven-day waiting period between applying for a gun permit and obtaining a gun.” ShouldKindCountryMatterWould BeKidsAmericaWaitingSupportPeriodsWeaponsGunSevenAvailablePermitToysOwnershipMinimumEnteringEighteenBansBannedObtainingSeven DaysHandgunsAutomatic Weapons Author:Joycelyn Elders
“You grow up inside these neighborhoods and these communities, and you have friends, friends that you love, friends that you grew up with since elementary. And you have their trust, and you have their loyalty. So it brings influence. So no matter how much of a leader I thought I was, I was always under the influence, period.” MatterGrowsCommunityLeaderGrowing UpInfluenceGrewPeriodsGrew UpLoyaltyNeighborhood Author:Kendrick Lamar
“As a writer I'm committed to exploring what I call "The invisible things" - the things that people aren't talking about. I think that's where the juiciest conversations and the juiciest drama lives. My goal with the series is to get people talking about and reflecting on how issues of race play out in their own lives. Since I've spent a fair amount of time watching time travel shows and movies where the leads are White (and can blend in really easily no matter the time period) I thought I would turn that on its head and see what might happen.” PeopleThinkingMatterPlayShowsMightHappensTurnsGoalWhiteRaceTalkingIssuesAmountPeriodsDramaConversationFairsSeriesCommittedInvisibleTime TravelExploringReflectingPeople TalkingTime PeriodsInvisible ThingsDrama Life Author:Steven C. Harper
“It is the US government's desire for the Iraqi people to lead themselves, not for any outside power to be the leadership for Iraq in the future. There may be some transition period where the international community would have to help the Iraqi people put in place a representative government. But that is the goal, not for the United States, or any other nation, for that matter, who might be in such a coalition, if one is formed, to serve as the leader of the Iraqi nation.” PeopleIfsMayMatterStatesHelpingGovernmentMightDesireNationsGoalCommunityUnitedLeaderUnited StatesPeriodsInternationalIraqTransitionRepresentativesCoalitionsInternational CommunityRepresentative Government Author:Colin Powell
“I think it [Trouble In Mind] was the only time Divine didn't appear in drag, or certainly one of the few times, anyway. Alan created a time and place that was no time and no place, so it was not identifiable with any particular period or any particular city or any particular country, for that matter. I mean, everybody spoke English, but that was about it. So you couldn't pigeonhole that film.” ThinkingMindMeanCountryMatterFilmCitiesTroubleDivineParticularPeriodsSpokesDragOnly Time Author:Keith Carradine
“I just wanted to stop and try to get some perspective. [ A Period of Transition] it was just a matter of wanting to review the whole thing...to try and get some relationship to what I was doing.” TryingMatterWholeWantedPerspectivePeriodsReviewsTransition Author:Van Morrison
“There is one way, only one way to solve it, and that is through legislation. It cannot be through an unconstitutional executive order that violates the Constitution. That is, it doesn't matter here what you think about immigration: here you cannot violate the nation's Constitution, period.” ThinkingWayMatterOrderNationsPeriodsConstitutionSolveImmigrationOne WayExecutivesLegislationUnconstitutionalExecutive Orders Author:Marco Rubio
“The Biblical text does not have punctuation marks like periods and question marks. Where we end sentences is a matter of interpretation.” DoeEndsMatterPeriodsMarkSentencesInterpretationBiblicalPunctuationQuestion MarkPunctuation Marks Author:Elie Wiesel
“As a practical matter, it is hard to think of any society in human history in which a majority population has said that as a consequence of historic wrongs, we are now going to take a big chunk of the nation's resources over a long period of time to make that right.” ThinkingHumansLongSaidMatterHardBigsNationsPeriodsConsequenceResourcesMajorityPopulationPracticalsHistoricHuman HistoryChunksLong Periods Of Time Author:Barack Obama
“I have been so deeply, profoundly lucky to have friends in my life that have always just loved me exactly as I am no matter what time period I'm in.” Has BeensMatterPeriodsLuckyNo Matter WhatTime Periods Author:Emma Stone