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Matter Quotes

On what actually counts.

This page starts with a striking reframe of confinement as something that can happen mentally even to people who are physically free, and pairs it with career advice about simply landing that first entry-level role. For related thinking, see Life.

Once we understand how molecules are formed, we can manipulate them. If you can manipulate molecules, you can manipulate genes and matter, you can synthesize new material - the implications are just unbelievable.

Quotes by Ahmed Zewail

If you have a connection to someone, it doesn't matter what their exterior is.

Quotes by Agyness Deyn

Artwork, films, TV - it's always informed my work, no matter what I'm working on.

Quotes by Aesop Rock

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Quotes by Aesop

Always Quotes

No matter if I'm in the ring or on the streets this is going to be Adrien Broner, so you either like it or love it. And if you like it or love it doesn't matter, I'm still going to...

Quotes by Adrien Broner

It shouldn't be a matter of who deserves help or not, but of whether we want to be a country that allows its neediest to continue to need. Condemnation of individuals and their choices mutes all these other really important...

Quotes by Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

It doesn't matter what the weather is like - even if it's minus 10 I will go out there and fish.

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

If I'm on my game it doesn't really matter about anybody else.

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

The unsaid message of that endless rack of juniors' pushup bras? No matter what size you are, it still isn't good enough.

Quotes by Adora Svitak

Good Quotes

It never became an act in the sense of an act. It was always, no matter where we worked, little revues.

Quotes by Adolph Green

The house has to please everyone, contrary to the work of art which does not. The work is a private matter for the artist. The house is not.

Quotes by Adolf Loos

It's not a matter of being choosy as an actor but a matter of liking the right script.

Quotes by Aditya Roy Kapur

As kickers, it's all about being able to block out the crowd noise, being able to block out certain aspects of the game, and just do your job no matter what the circumstances are.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

You try and take every kick exactly the same, no matter if it's the beginning or the last minute.

Quotes by Adam Vinatieri

Life Quotes

It doesn't really matter who's getting the credit. We just love to be on the field and winning games.

Quotes by Adam Thielen

A lot of times you don't see that, doesn't matter when they're drafted, first round or not. You usually don't see guys come in and wow you.

Quotes by Adam Thielen

It doesn't matter who you are in this league: You're always trying to have a bigger role. Anybody who said they weren't trying to do that would be lying.

Quotes by Adam Thielen

It doesn't matter what happened in the season or what happened the last play, there's always an opportunity to make the next play.

Quotes by Adam Thielen

It doesn't matter what play is called, you have to run that play and you have to be successful on it. It just comes down to execution, all 11 players doing the right thing.

Quotes by Adam Thielen

Me Quotes

All money is a matter of belief.

Quotes by Adam Smith

Frequently Asked Questions

Is there a quote about being "locked up" mentally versus physically?
Yes. One quote makes the point that nobody wants to get locked up, though being locked up is a matter of perspective, since some people who are technically free can be in prison mentally and emotionally, and worse off than those behind bars. It's a thought-provoking way of redefining what confinement really means. For more quotes that reframe how you see things, check out Always quotes.
Is there career advice about taking your first job?
Yes - one quote advises taking the first job available in the business you want to get into, since it doesn't matter what that job is, as long as it gets your foot in the door. It's practical, no-nonsense career advice. For more grounded, useful quotes, see Good quotes.
Is there a quote about an unexpected cast background?
Yes. One quote reflects on how difficult it can be, as a matter of fact, noting that many leading cast members have backgrounds people wouldn't expect them to have. It's an interesting behind-the-scenes observation.
Does this page touch on physics, specifically the nature of matter?
Yes - one quote observes that both matter and radiation possess a remarkable duality of character, sometimes exhibiting the properties of waves and at other times those of particles. It's a scientific sense of matter distinct from the more everyday uses on this page. For more life-related reflections, browse Life quotes.
What different meanings of "matter" appear on this page?
Confinement as a matter of perspective, job-hunting where the specific role doesn't matter as much as getting started, an unexpected matter of cast backgrounds, and the physical duality of matter and radiation in science. For more first-person quotes, see Me quotes.

A film industry quote hints at unexpected backgrounds among cast members, and a physics quote explains how matter can behave as both wave and particle. Continue with Good or Me.