"Truth is not a matter of argumentation and conviction; it is not the outcome of opinion."
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"Lois pursues the truth no matter what sort of adversity faces her. I think Superman sees that, and it's the same moral compass that he has from the Kents."
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"Few rash of any modern nation have a proper sense of an aesthetical whole; they praise and blame by parts; they are charmed by passages. And who has greater reason to rejoice in this than actors, since the stage is ever but a patched and piecemeal matter?"
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"The work will stand, no matter what."
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"No matter how much we scorn it, kitsch is an integral part of the human condition."
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"Audiences believe what you believe. It's a matter of believing yourself. If I believe me, then you've got no choice. None at all."
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"The hunger [to success] is the same, no matter what it is that you're doing. It's like an unquenchable thirst to learn more, or to feel like you could have done more, and to be brutally honest and self critical, which is very hard to do. It's easy, and human nature is to just blame somebody else. It's very, very hard to self assess."
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"Why you? Why us for that matter? Why anything? Because this moment simply is."
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"Wearing the correct dress for any occasion is a matter of good manners."
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"The only pictorial matter that is of interest to me is the matter and sentiments brought about by the work itself."
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"Disciples be damned. It's not interesting. It's only the masters that matter. Those who create."
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"It's not a matter of us standing outside it and ticking off the boxes: yes, the Bible is faithful here; yes, it's telling the truth there, and so on, but rather granted that it's God-given. It's the frame of reference that shows us how to live in, tells us how to think about everything."
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"Allow whatever this moment contains. No matter what event or happening or situation, say 'yes' to it. Allow it to be."
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"Whenever you deeply accept this moment as it is - no matter what form it takes - you are still, you are at peace."
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"It was all a matter of control. And Choice. Nothing more, nothing less"
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"It didn't matter how big our house was; it mattered that there was love in it."
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"Men who marry for gratification, propagation or the matter of buttons or socks, must expect to cope with and deal in a certain amount of quibble, subterfuge, concealments, and double, deep-dyed prevarication."
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"Prayer enables you to tap into God's wisdom anywhere, anytime, no matter what's going on."
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"Gentleness is strength under control. It is the ability to stay calm, no matter what happens."
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"Let us begin by doing our best to do our best, every single time, no matter what, forever."
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