Religion must mainly be a matter of principles only. It cannot be a matter of rules. The moment it degenerates into rules it ceases to be a religion as it kills responsibility which is an essence of the true religious act.

Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.

One's own religion is after all a matter between oneself and one's Maker and no one else's.

What's very important is that we build a space that matters in the world one that operates according to democratic rules and that small and large countries enjoy a good relationship.

The cinema began with a passionate physical relationship between celluloid and the artists and craftsmen and technicians who handled it manipulated it and came to know it the way a lover comes to know every inch of the body of the beloved. No matter where the cinema goes we cannot afford to lose sight of its beginnings.

I believe that two people are connected at the heart and it doesn't matter what you do or who you are or where you live there are no boundaries or barriers if two people are destined to be together.

The chief function of the city is to convert power into form energy into culture dead matter into the living symbols of art biological reproduction into social creativity.

It is always a disappointment to turn from forthright consideration of some subject - whether from the Left or the Right a poet or a plumber - to the Beltway version in which the only aspects of the issue that matter are the effects it will have on the fortunes of the two parties and the various men in power.

There is trust in there being a Spirit who loves me and wants me to have love in my life. I trust in this higher power it is what keeps me moving forward no matter what happens.

I think every individual has his or her own power and it's a matter of working taking time and defining what that power is.

Appreciate the power of rumor often malicious no matter how preposterous within the local populations you are seeking to help.

If one can stick to the training throughout the many long years then will power is no longer a problem. It's raining? That doesn't matter. I am tired? That's besides the point. It's simply that I just have to.

Anyone entrusted with power will abuse it if not also animated with the love of truth and virtue no matter whether he be a prince or one of the people.

When anyone has the power to destroy the whole human race in a matter of hours it becomes a moral issue. The church must speak out.

A sense is what has the power of receiving into itself the sensible forms of things without the matter in the way in which a piece of wax takes on the impress of a signet-ring without the iron or gold.

No matter what has happened you too have the power to enjoy yourself.

Power is given only to those who dare to lower themselves and pick it up. Only one thing matters one thing to be able to dare!

No matter what you're going through as long as you have some specific emotion whether it's positive or negative it is all stuff that you can use on stage.

I want to make sure that no matter how long I go through this I don't fall into the trap of changing and modifying how I do things that aren't a positive example. I want to remain somebody that the entire family can listen to or watch.

No matter who you meet in life you take something from them positive or negative.

To me it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport enjoy it be positive and try to win.

No matter what you're going through there's a light at the end of the tunnel and it may seem hard to get to it but you can do it and just keep working towards it and you'll find the positive side of things.

What matters most in politics is personality. It's not issues it's not image. It's who you are and what you represent.

I think Ralph Nader is the biggest liar in American politics when he said it didn't matter who was president.