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"God's Providence controls the universe. It is present everywhere. Providence is the sovereign Logos of God, imprinting form on the unformed materiality of the world, making and fashioning all things. Matter could not have acquired an articulated structure were it not for the directing power of the Logos Who is the Image, Intellect, Wisdom, and Providence of God."
"Official history is a matter of believing murderers on their own word."
"It matters that you don't just give up."
"No matter what it is, you're going to have the bad days, but if you have hope throughout, you won, no matter what the results, Life is so beautiful."
"Concerning matter, we have been all wrong. What we have called matter is energy, whose vibration has been so lowered as to be perceptible to the senses. There is no matter."
"Lord Polonius: What do you read, my lord? Hamlet: Words, words, words. Lord Polonius: What is the matter, my lord? Hamlet: Between who? Lord Polonius: I mean, the matter that you read, my lord."
"After you're dead [...] it's not gonna matter if you have a few scars. It will matter if you didn't live."
"I don't belong here. It doesn't matter, because even if I don't belong in this place, she's here and I want to be where she is."
"The existence of poverty in the US should not be accepted as a necessary evil or insoluble problem, but should be considered a crisis requiring emergency measures. It is a matter of will and priorities, not a matter of resources."
"How can we create a cultural legacy of happiness? Let other people matter."
"We have great work ahead of us, and it needs devotion and much, much energy. To grow, to discover, we need involvement, which is something I experience every day - sometimes good, sometimes frustrating. No matter what, you must let your inner light guide you out of the darkness."
"It's all about where you're going, no matter where you've been."
"When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change."
"Don’t romanticise your ‘vocation’. You can either write good sentences or you can’t. There is no ‘writer’s lifestyle’. All that matters is what you leave on the page."
"A man's got to have a code, a creed to live by, no matter his job."
"It doesn't matter if you fall down, it's whether you get back up."
"Make sure that your religion is a matter between you and God only."
"Falling in love is the easiest thing in the world. It's standing in love that matters."
"Every man should be master of anything he does and should do it in a masterly manner, with love, no matter what it is, whether hard physical work, menial or boring work, or inspirational work."
"No matter what you do or say, there's nothing that you can do to make people understand you."
