Matt Quotes

Everybody jokes about that old story about the world only needing five computers, but when you think about it, that's where we're heading.

I got a .30-30 for Christmas in the seventh grade. It wasn't what I asked for, by the way.

I think Father Christmas is real because the belief is real. The belief becomes the reality.

Parents can only do what they think is best, with the experience they have. The learning curve for every parent is that there's a limit to how much they can shield children from.

I think there's a lot of learning process in figuring out what things you want to do and shouldn't do. Maturing in that way is something that comes with experience and time.

If you are the person who gets the lion's share of attention in good times, guess what: you get the lion's share of attention in bad times.

I always see people tweeting about these crazy amazing things their boyfriend or girlfriend did for them. You shouldn't have to constantly be trying to prove your love when you're in a relationship.

Ubuntu is doing amazing things, and I think it's going to change the face of the desktop.

I feel very, very thankful to have the family that I do.

I'm so thankful to have been born in the times that we live in.

If you sell the film rights to your book, it doesn't mean there will be a film. I have sold the rights to five books and had zero films made. Take the money and be thankful.

I would encourage you: be informed - knowledge is power.

We need, ultimately, to be able to view mental health with the same clear-headedness we show when talking about physical health.

When I travel, which is most of the year, I live in TripIt.

The themes in WordPress drive a lot of design trends. It democratizes design... You make a theme, and suddenly it's on hundreds and thousands of sites.

We're used to boy meets girl, boy likes girl, instant attraction on TV. But you throw a son in there, you throw a marriage in there, and you've got some really good character stuff.

There aren't any fences to the imagination, and so there shouldn't be any for books.

The promise of the early web was that everyone could have a website but there was something missing. Maybe the technology wasn't ready.

There was always an unspoken generosity about my mom.

I don't do a lot of dating. I guess it's kind of like everyone is always trying to set me up with somebody, so we go out and hang out at a club or somewhere. I think dates are weird.

When you're young and dating someone, just play it safe and don't try so hard.

It'll be interesting to see if I ever have to play a typical, bland romantic interest. I'm quirky, and playing it kind of straight and bland doesn't interest me a whole lot.

I love to make songs out of some of those shadows - you know, some of the things you lie awake thinking about, social anxieties and romantic insecurities and all that stuff.