Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but sometimes, playing a poor hand well.
Jack London

Care is a state in which something does matter; it is the source of human tenderness.
Rollo May

Shoot first and ask questions later, and don't worry, no matter what happens, I will protect you.
Hermann Goering

Racism tears down your insides so that no matter what you achieve, you're not quite up to snuff.
Alvin Ailey

No matter what you write or choreograph, you feel it's not enough.
Alvin Ailey

Being black is not a matter of pigmentation - being black is a reflection of a mental attitude.
Steven Biko

To fail is a natural consequence of trying, To succeed takes time and prolonged effort in the face of unfriendly odds. To think it will be any other way, no matter what you do, is to invite yourself to be hurt and to limit your enthusiasm for trying again.
David Viscott

No matter how far a person can go the horizon is still way beyond you.
Zora Neale Hurston

Like the Spitfire it was immensely strong: a pilot had no need to fear the danger of pulling the wings off, no matter how desperate the situation became.
Douglas Bader

The nature of the global business environment guarantees that no matter how hard we work to create a stable and healthy organisation, our organisation will continue to experience dramatic changes far beyond our control.
Margaret J. Wheatley

Look, three love affairs in history, are Abelard and Eloise, Romeo and Juliet and the American media and this President at the moment. But this doesn't matter over time. Reality will impinge. If his programs work, he's fine. If it doesn't work, all of the adulation of journalists in the world won't matter.
George Will

Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.
Imelda Marcos

In an easy matter. Anybody can be eloquent.
Ovid

To whom does design address itself: to the greatest number, to the specialist of an enlightened matter, to a privileged social class? Design addresses itself to the need.
Charles Eames

If the Old Testament were a reliable guide in the matter of capital punishment, half the people in the United States would have to be killed tomorrow.
Steve Allen

I've had confidence in myself all along. It was just a matter of getting the pieces back in place.
Dale Earnhardt

Doesn't matter what you say or do; people can always find a way to call you a dick.
Dave Attell

No matter what age you are, or what your circumstances might be, you are special, and you still have something unique to offer. Your life, because of who you are, has meaning.
Barbara de Angelis

The more dubious and uncertain an instrument violence has become in international relations, the more it has gained in reputation and appeal in domestic affairs, specifically in the matter of revolution.
Hannah Arendt

Admittedly, a homosexual can be conditioned to react sexually to a woman, or to an old boot for that matter. In fact, both homo - and heterosexual experimental subjects have been conditioned to react sexually to an old boot, and you can save a lot of money that way.
William S. Burroughs