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the matter
«In the matter of ideas the public prefer the cheap and nasty»
Author: Charles Sanders Peirce
(Astronomer, Inventor, Logician, Mathematician, Philosopher, Scientist, Writer)
| Keywords:
nasty, the matter
«I was extravagant in the matter of cameras ? anything photographic ? I had to have the best. But that was to further my work. In most things I have gone along with the plainest ? or without.»
Author: Edward Weston
| Keywords:
cameras, extravagant, have the best, photographic, plainest, the matter
«Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.»
Author: Ulysses S. Grant
(President)
| About:
Church,
Nations,
Religion
| Keywords:
altar, church school, contributions, private school, separate, supported, The Church, The Family, the matter
«In three minutes, 98 percent of all the matter there is or will ever be has been produced. We have a universe. It is a place of the most wondrous and gratifying possibility, and beautiful, too. And it was all done in about the time it takes to make a sandwich.»
Author: Bill Bryson
(Writer)
| Keywords:
gratifying, produced, sandwich, sandwiches, Sandwich Is, the matter, wondrous
«It is in vain, sir, to extenuate the matter. Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace--but there is no peace. The war is actually begun! The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!»
Author: Patrick Henry
(Lawyer)
| About:
America and Americans,
Death,
Freedom,
Liberty,
War
| Keywords:
Almighty, Almighty God, begun, brethren, bring to, chains, clash, clashed, clashes, clashing, extenuate, extenuates, forbid, gale, gales, gentlemen, god of war, in the north, in vain, North, North A, North by, purchased, resound, resounded, resounding, resounds, sweeps, The Clash, The Field, the matter, the North, The War, to the north, war cry
«In the matter of religion, people eagerly fasten their eyes on the difference between their own creed and yours; whilst the charm of the study is in finding the agreements and identities in all the religions of humanity»
Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
(Essayist, Lecturer, Poet)
| About:
Religion
| Keywords:
agreements, creed, eagerly, fasten, fastening, fastens, identities, the matter
«I believe marriages would in general be as happy, and often more so, if they were all made by the Lord Chancellor, upon a due consideration of characters and circumstances, without the parties having any choice in the matter»
Author: Samuel Johnson
(Critic, Poet, Writer)
| About:
Marriage
| Keywords:
chancellor, Chancellors, characters, consideration, Marriages, Parties, the matter, without consideration
«I can't work without a model. I won't say I turn my back on nature ruthlessly in order to turn a study into a picture, arranging the colors, enlarging and simplifying; but in the matter of form I am too afraid of departing from the possible and the true.»
Author: Vincent van Gogh
(Painter)
| Keywords:
arranging, colors, departing, enlarging, model, ruthlessly, simplified, simplifies, simplifying, the matter, to enlarge, true color
«I do not much dislike the matter, but the manner of his speech.»
Author: William Shakespeare
(Dramatist, Playwright, Poet)
| Keywords:
dislike, manner, speech, the matter
