#material

In fact, quantitative findings of any material and energy changes preserve their full context only through their being seen and understood as parts of a natural order. ↗

— Walter Rudolf Hess

#being #changes #context #energy #fact

Civilization grew in the beginning from the minute that we had communication - particularly communication by sea that enabled people to get inspiration and ideas from each other and to exchange basic raw materials. ↗

— Thor Heyerdahl

#beginning #civilization #communication #each #enabled

I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is. ↗

— Eric Idle

#charge #commune #decide #i #i think

When I'm reading material, if I'm a little bit afraid of a part and I'm willing to admit that to myself, then I'll do it, definitely. If I'm worried about being able to do it, to get it - I absolutely just love it. ↗

— Jack Lemon

#about #absolutely #admit #afraid #being

I'm always working on stuff. But they never materialize. I'm always working on movies and TV shows. ↗

— Colin Quinn

#i #materialize #movies #never #shows

This country was founded on a core set of family values. These values should not be discouraged and blatantly undermined by the airing of offensive material on broadcast television and radio. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#blatantly #broadcast #core #country #discouraged

I don't love comedy but I can watch someone who's kind of interesting forever. I think a waitress who's having a bad day is a lot more fun than Robin Williams doing forty minutes of material. ↗

— Bruce McCulloch

#bad day #comedy #day #doing #forever

The worst thing that an actor can do is go into any project with a lack of respect for the material. You can have an opinion about it, but you have to respect yourself in doing it. ↗

— Alfred Molina

#actor #any #doing #go #into

Nonfiction that uses novelistic devices and strategies to shape the work. That's material that I really like. ↗

— Rick Moody

#i #like #material #nonfiction #really

Normal is getting dressed in clothes that you buy for work and driving through traffic in a car that you are still paying for - in order to get to the job you need to pay for the clothes and the car, and the house you leave vacant all day so you can afford to live in it. ↗

— Ellen Goodman

#life #materialism #society #truth #humor