#matt

You should make something. You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what it is. It doesn't matter if it's a table or a film or gardening-everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and say, 'I did that.' ↗

— Ricky Gervais

#before #bring #create #did #film

Beware of over-confidence; especially in matters of structure. ↗

— Cass Gilbert

#especially #matters #structure

Every day of my life I walk with the idea that I am black, no matter how successful I am. And our success is tempered by that; you're successful in this way given the fact you are black, and most blacks don't get to that point. ↗

— Danny Glover

#black #blacks #day #every #every day

Social distinctions tend to matter only at your own level and above. ↗

— Jonah Goldberg

#distinctions #level #matter #only #own

I think the dual existence thing is a regular pastime for all human beings, and for that matter anything in this universe. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#beings #dual #existence #human #human beings

Quality isn't about where the money came from or which company gets to put their name on the thing. What matters is who made the movie and why they made it. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#came #company #gets #made #matters

Fortunate people often have very favorable beginnings and very tragic endings. What matters isn't being applauded when you arrive - for that is common - but being missed when you leave. ↗

— Baltasar Gracian

#arrive #beginnings #being #common #endings

Research is starting to show that a child should be engaged at least 20 hours a week. I do not think it matters which program you choose as long as it keeps the child actively engaged with the therapist, teacher, or parent for at least 20 hours a week. ↗

— Temple Grandin

#child #choose #engaged #hours #i

The fact of the matter is, when I'm on tour, I'm juggling so hard to keep all the balls in the air that I don't often get to really enjoy what I'm out there doing. ↗

— Amy Grant

#balls #doing #enjoy #fact #get

For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied... whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of. ↗

— Catherine the Great

#already #anything #aware #excited #farther