#matter

Every great man, every successful man, no matter what the field of endeavor, has known the magic that lies in these words: every adversity has the seed of an equivalent or greater benefit. ↗

— W. Clement Stone

#benefit #endeavor #equivalent #every #field

The idea of the state is, or should be, a very limited, prescribed idea. The state looks after the defense of the realm, and other matters - raising revenue to pay for things which are for all of us, and so on. That idea has turned turtle now. The state isn't any longer perceived as an institution which exists to serve us. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

#any #defense #exists #idea #institution

I am comfortable with anything I sing: jazz, gospel, classical. It doesn't matter. I can do it all. ↗

— Ruben Studdard

#anything #classical #comfortable #gospel #i

We became somewhat household names really quickly, within a matter of - what? - three, four months. So it's hard to get used to, and it's really sometimes hard to understand. ↗

— Ruben Studdard

#four #get #hard #household #matter

These matters having been arranged, I had a temporary awning erected near the river, and was for three or four days busily employed writing an account of our journey for the Governor's information. ↗

— Charles Sturt

#arranged #been #busily #days #employed

A lot of people think I'm cynical when I talk about acting. The truth of the matter is, I just don't want someone to get some lame advice that will send them in the wrong direction. ↗

— Amber Tamblyn

#acting #advice #cynical #direction #get

I am aware of changes gradually taking place in my own designs as part of my thinking on this matter. ↗

— Kenzo Tange

#aware #changes #designs #gradually #i

It's probably a combination of personal and non-personal matters that have led us to where we are musically. ↗

— Serj Tankian

#led #matters #musically #personal #probably

I don't know about five guys against the world. It's more like five guys against these three chords, and we're gonna wrestle 'em down no matter what it takes. ↗

— Benmont Tench

#against #chords #down #five #gonna

What family you were born into matters so much more than it did before in a perverse way. ↗

— David Brooks

#born #did #family #into #matters