#mat

In the wars of the European powers in matters relating to themselves we have never taken any part, not does it comport with our policy so to do. It is only when our rights are invaded or seriously menaced that we resent injuries or make preparation for our defence. ↗

— James Monroe

#defence #does #european #european powers #injuries

I am very puzzled by the fact that young people are getting infected again. They don't take precautions despite an enormous amount of information. It's like riding a race car at 200 kilometers an hour. Some people like the risk. ↗

— Luc Montagnier

#am #amount #car #despite #enormous

A straight oar looks bent in the water. What matters is not merely that we see things but how we see them. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#how #looks #matters #merely #oar

I set forth a humble and inglorious life; that does not matter. You can tie up all moral philosophy with a common and private life just as well as with a life of richer stuff. Each man bears the entire form of man's estate. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#common #does #each #entire #estate

Being the only non-Black was a unique experience. After a few weeks, you're not aware of skin color differences. You see the color; you're not blind, but it doesn't matter. You see the human being first. ↗

— Ricardo Montalban

#aware #being #blind #color #differences

There is no government in Europe where ministers go through that kind of confirmation process, which in fact is modeled on the way the U.S. cabinet members are confirmed. ↗

— Mario Monti

#confirmation #confirmed #europe #fact #go

I'm pursuing soundtrack work in the southern California area and down the line I plan to make a moody, intense acoustic album. Not all acoustic, but an acoustic - oriented guitar record that I've already written most of the material for. ↗

— Ronnie Montrose

#album #already #area #california #down

My feelings, as the last ball travelled over the net, and as I realized that the final match was mine, I cannot describe. I felt that here was a prize for all the games I had ever played. ↗

— Helen Wills Moody

#cannot #describe #ever #feelings #felt

No player can become accustomed to New York's climate in August in a few days. The playing conditions, the courts in New York and France are very different. ↗

— Helen Wills Moody

#august #become #climate #conditions #courts

When a pianist sits down and does a virtuoso performance he is in a technical sense transmitting more information to a machine than any other human activity involving machinery allows. ↗

— Robert Moog

#allows #any #does #down #human