#mat

The simple fact of the matter is, as I know everyone in this room knows, that the recession that this country faced when this President took office was the worst since the Great Depression. ↗

— Jay Carney

#depression #everyone #faced #fact #great

With my somewhat vague aspiring mind, to be imprisoned in the rude details of a most material life was often irksome. ↗

— Edward Carpenter

#details #imprisoned #life #material #mind

Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America. ↗

— Elliott Carter

#america #europe #get #i #i do

I remember many a time, going into someplace like Wrigley Field - where you could cut the humidity with a knife - and playing a doubleheader. I loved to play the game. It didn't matter if it was a doubleheader, or a single game, or a day game after a night game. I wanted to play. ↗

— Gary Carter

#could #cut #day #field #game

Government disinformation is an intelligent joke for smart generation. ↗

— Toba Beta

#intelligent-joke #smart-generation #intelligence

To turn the tide of materialism in the Christian community, we desperately need bold models of kingdom-centered living. Despite our need to do it in a way that doesn't glorify people, we must hear each other's stories about giving or else our people will not learn to give. ↗

— Randy Alcorn

#christianity #community #encouragement #example #giving

Ask not what your teammates can do for you. Ask what you can do for your teammates. ↗

— Magic Johnson

#teammates #you #your

The condition every art requires is, not so much freedom from restriction, as freedom from adulteration and from the intrusion of foreign matter. ↗

— Willa Cather

#condition #every #foreign #freedom #freedom from

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany. ↗

— Nick Cave

#artist #artistic #duty #epiphany #information

I had taken on the color of the climate around me and had driven back all the emotion that rose from the Brooklyn streets so that I could belong to the exclusive club of Congress. ↗

— Emanuel Celler

#back #belong #brooklyn #climate #club