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"The prerequisite of contrapuntal art, more conspicuous in the work of Bach than in that of any other composer, is an ability to conceive a priori of melodic identities which when transposed, inverted, made retrograde, or transformed rhythmically will yet exhibit, in conjunction with the original subject matter, some entirely new but completely harmonious profile."
"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa."
"Words are good, but there is something better. The best cannot be explained by words. The spirit in which we act is the chief matter. Action can only be only understood and represented by the spirit."
"In matters of feeling and of the heart, too much is always better than too little."
"The truth of the matter is rather as Christ says, "He who is not with me is against me." ... He does not say "He who is not with me is not against me either, but merely neutral."
"My view is that, just as in many businesses, brands really matter. There will always be a role for destination sites. Eighty million users come to our destination. I think that will be the vast majority of our future business."
"I am myself the matter of my book."
"No matter what happens, always be yourself."
"In the state of love, no matter what you do, it's going to be good."
"Victory; a matter of staying power."
"But no matter how many fish in the sea, itd be so empty without me."
"In principle, there are only three main components of spending that much matter to monetary policy: consumer spending, business investment and exports and trade."
"If you want to understand the jungle, you can't be content just to sail back and forth near the shore. You've got to get into it, no matter how strange and frightening it might seem."
"A fan is a fan is a friend no matter what current he/she/it operates on, AC or DC. Thanks for being one of mine."
"I think it's odd that grown-ups quarrel so easily and so often and about such petty matters. Up to now I always thought bickering was just something children did and that they outgrew it."
"Something in me will save me from utter ruin no matter what comes."
"A broader reading of history shows that appeasement, no matter how it is labeled, never fulfills the hopes of the appeasers."
"As a matter of fact, we are none of us above criticism; so let us bear with each other's faults."
"I made up my mind to keep my feelings to myself since they did not seem to matter to anyone else but me."
"The stories that you tell yourself can make or break you - no matter who you are."
