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"I will entertain anything; it doesn't matter. You know, it's not obviously about the price, it's not about who, it's kind of about when and what. It's material, that's all."
"No matter how difficult your situation may be you have to follow the Lord of the Second Advent completely."
"Reserving judgements is a matter of infinite hope."
"Every murder or other injury, no matter for what cause, committed or inflicted on another is a crime against humanity."
"It seems no matter what I read I think 'this is not Harry Potter.'"
"Me and hip-hop have a relationship that has nothing to do with no other rapper, no matter where you from or nothing. Every n*gga got his own personal relationship with hip-hop and this is mine."
"I do not regard the procuring of peace as a matter in which we should play the role of arbiter between different opinions ... more that of an honest broker who really wants to press the business forward."
"I know that the whole point—the only point—is to find the things that matter, and hold on to them, and fight for them, and refuse to let them go."
"The power is to set the agenda. What we print and what we don't print matter a lot."
"No matter how much we ask after the truth, self-awareness is often unpleasant. We do not feel kindly toward the Truthsayer."
"Youth is a quality, not a matter of circumstances."
"I am alone; I am always alone no matter what."
"The months before my son was born, I used to yell from night to morn, 'Whatever it is, I'm against it! No matter what it is or who commenced it, I'm against it!'"
"one sex of voice in public matters, and that we could in no way so increase the attention , the intelligence and the devotion which may be brought to the solution of social problems as by enfranchising our women ."
"When self control is lacking in small things, the ability to apply it to matters of importance withers away. Every day in which one does not at least deny himself some trifle is badly spent and a threat to the day following."
"I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter."
"Evolution is nothing but matter become conscious of itself."
"There will always be crazy things that happen in our lives, but love is the central connector. If we commit to love and partnership, the other stuff doesnt matter."
"With religion I was always like, 'Does it matter if it's true if it makes you happy?'"
"Good money management alone isn't going to increase your edge at all. If your system isn't any good, you're still going to lose money, no matter how effective your money management rules are. But if you have an approach that makes money, then money management can make the difference between success and failure."
