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"The basis of shame is not some personal mistake of ours, but the ignominy, the humiliation we feel that we must be what we are without any choice in the matter, and that this humiliation is seen by everyone."
"Never give up. No matter what is happening, no matter what is going on around you, never give up."
"Only one thing matters, one thing; to be able to dare!"
"Hardware works best when it matters the least."
"If there is no God, nothing matters. If there is a God, nothing else matters."
"I have suffered a great deal from writers who have quoted this or that sentence of mine either out of its context or in juxtaposition to some incongruous matter which quite distorted my meaning, or destroyed it altogether."
"When the impossible has been eliminated, all that remains no matter how improbable is possible."
"Those who are serious in ridiculous matters will be ridiculous in serious matters."
"You wanna be remembered for making an impact and changing things. I guess for the good or for the bad, it don't matter. But I guess you just wanna be remembered when it's all said and done."
"We must learn to do economic work from all who know how, no matter who they are. We must esteem them as teachers, learning from them respectfully and conscientiously. We must not pretend to know when we do not know."
"Being a male is a matter of birth. Being a man is a matter of choice."
"Give the brethren a chance to do something, anything, no matter how small or unimportant. A brother convinced that he is helpful is enthusiastic."
"Determination. No matter what field you're in, determination will surely get you to the top."
"No matter how qualified or deserving we are, we will never reach a better life until we can imagine it for ourselves and allow ourselves to have it."
"Very good orators, when they are out, they will spit; and for lovers, lacking--God warn us!--matter, the cleanliest shift is to kiss."
"No matter what amount of negativity you are presented with, 5 minutes from now could be the best moment of your life."
"A critique is not a matter of saying that things are not right as they are. It is a matter of pointing out on what kinds of assumptions, what kinds of familiar, unchallenged, unconsidered modes of thought the practices that we accept rest."
"Good music is good no matter what kind of music it is."
"Faith is the ability to have trust in powers greater than yourself, to confidently stride into the unknown, and to believe in your own abilites-no matter what."
"I would never stop watching film. The reason why I say I like the old ones is I like the subject matter better. I thought they had more variety to them, they had more romantic comedies and things that appealed to me more."
