"It's the friend you call up at four o'clock in the morning that really matters."
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"Don't be too concerned about what others think of you. It's what you think about yourself that matters!"
"It doesn’t matter how much you love someone, you are never going to be what that person wants you to be."
"Everything is a matter of courage."
"Be persistent and just keep going to open mics no matter what, even if just to watch and not perform. You'll find that even at your worst keep your head up because you'll still be better than other people's best."
"I think it matters whether someone has a good heart."
"I like better for one to say some foolish thing upon important matters than to be silent. That becomes the subject of discussion and dispute, and the truth is discovered."
"The actions you take today not only impact you; they influence generations. Every matter matters for eternity."
"I know every girl has her own form of beauty, its just a matter of discovering it and celebrating it."
"Decide exactly what you want and resolve to persist, no matter what, until you achieve it."
"All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary-it's just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences."
"I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real."
"Life is progressive, no matter what our intentions."
"When people in authority want the rest of us to behave, it matters-first and foremost-how they behave."
"The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution."
"You have to go forward: It's the only way. You have to go forward no matter what happens. This is the universal law."
"No matter how much money you've got, it doesn't necessarily make you happy. You have to find your happiness with the problems you have, not worry too much about them, and chant Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare."
"In matters of truth the fact that you don't want to publish something is, nine times out of ten, a proof that you ought to publish it."
"Unless you have courage, a courage that keeps you going, always going, no matter what happens, there is no certainty of success. It is really an endurance race."
"Let me be, was all I wanted. Be what I am, no matter how I am."