Befriended Matt Quotes & Sayings

He that feares death lives not. — George Herbert

I don't believe in being interested in a subject just because it's said to be important. I believe in being caught by it somehow or other. — Joseph Campbell

I'm trying to cultivate a long-term career rather than get every job right this minute. That'd be putting too much pressure on myself. I'd go crazy if I thought like that. — Tamsin Egerton

Since they are our right, let us be vigilant to preserve them uninfringed, and free from encroachments. If animosities arise, and we should be obliged to resort to party, let each of us range himself on the side which unfurls the ensigns of public good. Faction will then vanish, which, if not timely suppressed, may overturn the balance, the palladium of liberty, and crush us under its ruins. — Benjamin Franklin

Once one is convinced of the idea of eternal life or death, the person may do almost anything to achieve the reward or avoid punishment. He may fly an airplane into a building or become a missionary to another county. She may become a celibate nun or vow to raise a quiver full of children and homeschool them according to her religion. At the very least, the person will attend church regularly, give money, pray and do other things to ensure good standing with the deity. The root of this action is the hope for a reward and avoidance of punishment. — Darrel Ray

Accepting others' life choices is something most people only learn with age. — Neil Strauss

Wisdom oft times consists of knowing what to do next. — Herbert Hoover

These charges that have been made against me, that Prof. Prescott has made, has charged against me, that I denied the atonement in conversation with him, are absolutely false. — John Harvey Kellogg

If you are an avid reader that loves to discover new books and authors, Kindle Unlimited is going to provide you an amazing deal. — Edward Franklin

Do we elect a man because of what he stands for, because of where he stands on the issues, because how he makes the nation feel? — Peter Jennings

O Lord open our hearts to heed to thy holy word. — Lailah Gifty Akita

In really fancy restaurants they never point to the bathroom, they just gesture toward the bathroom or they'll lead you to the bathroom. The fancier the restaurant, the less pointing there is. — Nico Muhly

She went out and took a last long look at the shabby little library. She knew she would never see it again. Eyes changed after they looked at new things. If in the years to be she were to come back, her new eyes might make everything seem different from the way she saw it now. The way it was now was the way she wanted to remember it. — Betty Smith

We live lives of illusion and miss the incredible reality that exists in every present moment. — Marshall Stern

I don't know who explained this rule to me; maybe it was the product of my own speculations and fantasies. That would have been typical: I was always inventing stories and machinations to make sense of things I didn't understand, and I understood almost nothing. — Cesar Aira