"What' s the matter with me? Why can't I be cool?"
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"To really achieve any level of greatness, you have to be willing to say yes no matter who says no, and to say no no matter who says yes."
"Always remember that no matter what anyone is saying to you from the outside, the most important conversation is the one you are having with yourself on the inside."
"Focus on things that are small enough to change, but big enough to matter"
"Books: a beautifully browsable invention that needs no electricity and exists in a readable form no matter what happens."
"Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"
"It doesn't matter who they vote for, they always vote for us."
"You will have to make up for the smallness of your size by your courage and selfless devotion to duty, for it is not life that matters, but the courage, fortitude and determination you bring to it."
"No matter what barbershop you go to, there's always that guy who's just hanging around and doesn't do much, but knows everything that's going on in the community."
"No matter how hard it seems...never give up, always believe."
"It's not about what it looks like in the studio or on the runway. It's what it looks like on a real person that matters."
"In America, our origins matter less than our destination, and that is what democracy is all about."
"Keep on keeping on, no matter how hard the going may be."
"Those who occupy their minds with small matters, generally become incapable of greatness."
"This life is what you make it. No matter what, you're going to mess up sometimes, it's a universal truth. But the good part is you get to decide how you're going to mess it up. Girls will be your friends - they'll act like it anyway. But just remember, some come, some go. The ones that stay with you through everything - they're your true best friends. Don't let go of them."
"I feel like, like, how you matter is defined by the things that matter to you. You matter as much as the things that matter to you."
"No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you’d be more productive."
"Hope for the best, be prepared for the worse. Life is shocking, but you must never appear to be shocked. For no matter how bad it is it could be worse and no matter how good it is it could be better."
"It isn't a matter of forgetting. What one has to learn is how to remember and yet be free of the past."
"The beauty of the world is Christ's tender smile for us coming through matter."