- Me
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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
I'm gonna be the rap game Kevin Durant! He is so skilled, and no matter his situation or where he go, he never misses. I'm the same.
- Guitar
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- Nov 07, 2020
I made a promise to myself to write songs I liked. I'm an acoustic singer/songwriter, and I need to be able play every song by myself on guitar. No matter what the production ends up being on the record, I've got to be able to go out and sell it all on my own. It's about connection.
- Book
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- Nov 07, 2020
With literature, sometimes a book is presented in the media as being say, a Muslim story or an African story, when essentially it's a universal story which we can all relate to it, no matter what race or social background we come from.
- Children
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- Nov 07, 2020
You know, I am mainstream America, and it really doesn't matter what party you're in. When you call your children and you say 'How are you?' - and what you are really asking is, 'Do you still have your job? And are you able to make the mortgage payment?', That resonates across the state, not across party lines.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a plan and a purpose, a value to every life, no matter what its location, age, gender or disability.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
You should lead your own life, do what you have to. If people recognize you, it gives you support. If they don't, how does it matter?
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing is, I love a celebrity interview. Doesn't matter how big or how small. It could be Hillary Clinton or the guy who made it to the third round of 'Popstars,' I'll read it.
- Business Model
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- Nov 07, 2020
A new business model based on old principles of social justice where people matter - now that's a revolutionary way to reduce inequality.
- Globalization
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- Nov 07, 2020
Market-led globalization is leading to a race to the bottom, where efficiency and profit matter more than a fair share for working people.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Business is not a spiritual matter, and my business decisions are not based on spiritual considerations. When I founded the Essence of Life, a project aimed at teaching tolerance and respectful dialogue, the person appointed to head it was Irit Atzmon, a former colonel in the army. Can anything be more down-to-earth than that?
- Legal
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- Nov 07, 2020
The entire legal system was built upon the assumption that people would have adequate representation. When they don't, the system fails, and the laws don't matter.
- Nov 07, 2020
It doesn't matter who you are or where you come from - if you put quality work out there, it will be appreciated.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
Go out and chase your dreams no matter how crazy it looks.
- Plan
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- Nov 07, 2020
I will be making films, and I'm going to keep working, no matter what I have to do. And I don't plan to ever ask for permission from anybody.
- Nov 07, 2020