Sequencing – the careful striptease by which you reveal information to the reader – matters in an article, but it is absolutely essential to a book. – Joshua Foer
Remember that it is not where you come from, or not even where you are; it is where you are going that matters most. – Bo Bennett
Life feels more vivid in a conflict zone. It is clear what matters, and who you can count on, for what. – Alan Huffman
I look at this as a second life. Every game feels like an event. Every pitch matters. I need that. It elevates your aggressiveness. – Al Leiter
The intellectual debility of contemporary conservatism is indicated by its silence on all important matters. – Christopher Lasch
If you’re directing, it doesn’t really matter any more if it’s going straight to TV – what matters is whether you have the resources to make a story that moves you. – Cary Fukunaga
I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I’m pretty strong on, on defense matters. – Colin Powell
I’ve never been on Wall Street. And I care about Wall Street for one reason and one reason only because what happens on Wall Street matters to Main Street. – Ben Bernanke
The claim of the State Socialists, however, that this right would not be exercised in matters pertaining to the individual in the more intimate and private relations of his life is not borne out by the history of governments. – Benjamin Tucker
Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples’ lives, and sometimes that’s very gratifying. But still, there’s this little voice that says you should be doing something that matters. – Blythe Danner
Create around one at least a small circle where matters are arranged as one wants them to be. – Anna Freud
When you kill somebody in the movies, it matters, whereas in literature it can be allegorical. – Barbet Schroeder
Taiwan matters because of its vital role in spreading democracy in East Asia. Taiwan matters because of its strategic importance to promote peace in the Pacific region. – Annette Lu