- Evolving
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Never
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a viewer, I never want any movie ruined for me, no matter what the genre is.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
All I can focus on is my performance, and that's going to help me be successful, no matter where I am.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's always been difficult to make a good record. To be perfectly honest with you, it's really about the person that's pushing the buttons. No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter what type of equipment you have, you still have to have a certain talent to be able to make a good record.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
Preachers in pulpits talked about what a great message is in the book. No matter what you do, somebody always imputes meaning into your books.
- Effort
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter what, no matter how I feel, always bring effort.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
With a novel, no matter where I am in it, I'm fretting about it. Every time I write a book, it starts with great forward momentum. Then there seems to be a period where it slows down a bit, and other things intervene. Then I gain momentum.
- Control
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- Nov 07, 2020
No matter how much control kids get over the media they watch, they are still utterly powerless when it comes to the manufacturing of brands. Even a consumer revolt merely reinforces one's role as a consumer, not an autonomous or creative being.
- Evening
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- Nov 07, 2020
Imagine what it would be like if you didn't know that the evening news was funded primarily by 'Big Pharma.' You would actually believe the stuff that they're saying. You might even think those are the stories that matter.
- Ecosystems
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- Nov 07, 2020
When we settled our country, the dark forest was considered in some ways evil and something that you needed to plow or, later, bulldoze. We now have a new understanding of the interconnectedness of ecosystems and the need for bird flyways and why all species matter.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's difficult to speak with beautiful people. No matter how hard you try to pretend otherwise, you still want them to like you.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't matter how big the set is or how florid the music is: if it doesn't touch people's hearts, then I don't want to be in it.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
I always told my young umpires, 'Don't get mad. Whatever you do, don't show it. But no matter how long it takes, get even.'
- Nobody
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- Nov 07, 2020