"Matter is motion outside, mind is motion inside."
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"Body is the name of a stream of matter continuously changing."
"There cannot be any form unless it is the result of force and matter; and all combinations must dissolve."
"A form comes out of a combination of force and matter."
"The Hindus have a peculiar slovenliness in business matters, not being sufficiently methodical and strict in keeping accounts etc."
"Just in general, no matter what you're doing, be true to yourself. Never let anyone else dictate how you live your life."
"Consciousness does affect matter."
"No matter where you're from or what you've done, you're never stuck in a particular circumstance, relationship, or cycle unless you say you are."
"The person who understands Dharma will have the opposite reaction to a "hard" job. That person will be eager to get started, no matter what kind of work is in front of her, because she understands that she's doing God's work. And when you're working for God, nothing is too hard."
"No matter how many lawyers and lawsuits Obama throws at Arizona, we will have the American people and the Constitution on our side."
"I was no fool; I was aware that when another man is too anxious to force money on one, it is time to examine the cards, for there is almost certainly something illegal, or dangerous, or both, involved in the matter."
"I am not going to talk about religious beliefs, but about matters so obvious that it has gone out of style to mention them."
"When the room brightens when you walk in, you matter."
"When the legacy you leave behind lasts for hours, days or a lifetime, you matter."
"Sure, compare. But compare the things that matter to the journey you're on. The rest is noise."
"They say that I am a poet I wonder what they would say if they saw me from the inside I bottle emotions and place them into the sea for others to unbottle on distant shores I am unsure as to whether they ever reach and for that matter as to whether I ever get my point across or my love"
"My talent matters more to me than the money does."
"But you're dead,' said Harry. 'Oh, yes,' said Dumbledore matter-of-factly. 'Then... am I dead too?' 'Ah,' said Dumbledore, smiling still more broadly. 'That is the question, isn't it? On the whole, dear boy, I think not."
"You’re not supposed to dislike your own child. You were supposed to like them no matter what, even if they were not what you wanted."
"I'm organizing documentary films, and whenever scriptwriting gets too tedious I go to my editing room and start to edit the documentary, even if I don't have the full funding yet. So you have to keep yourself busy, you have to like the subject matter."