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"I have never met a woman, or man, who stated emphatically, "Yes, I have it all.'" Because no matter what any of us has—and how grateful we are for what we have—no one has it all."
"Corporate culture matters. How management chooses to treat its people impacts everything - for better or for worse."
"It matters if you don't just give up."
"It doesn't matter where you start. Only that you begin."
"No matter what medium I'm using, or what subject I'm painting, I do retain a fairly set approach to painting."
"War is a matter of vital importance to the state."
"I am but one more drop in the great sea of matter, defined, with the ability to realize my existence."
"Ultimately, I think authenticity is always key, no matter what you do in life. It's also key to the branding side of things."
"If my head holds one thought wise and clear, it's You. Poor as I am, what I hold dear is You. No matter how I see myself, I'm nothing ... Anything I am entirely is You!"
"It doesn't matter where you're from - or how you feel ... There's always peace in a strong cup of coffee."
"At some point all lies are brought to the surface and truth comes forth no matter how hard we try to hide it."
"Each person's energy matters."
"I've changed my style constantly, so I'm not sure I have one defined style, except perhaps style of subject matter. But you learn as you go, I suppose."
"I tell you Wellington is a bad general, the English are bad soldiers; we will settle this matter by lunch time."
"I'm in a position where it doesn't matter what people think of me now."
"Look at the bright side no matter how old you are, you are younger than you'll ever be again."
"No matter where you are now, whatever you can conceive and believe, you can achieve."
"No matter how you travel, how 'successful' your tour, or foreshortened, you always learn something and learn to change your thoughts."
"It is but a small merit to observe silence, but it is a grave fault to speak of matters on which we should be silent."
"remember this: no matter how politely or distinctly you ask a Parisian a question he will persist in answering you in French."
