Matthew Quotes

Nothing corrupts a politician quite as much as friendship. Good politicians don't bribe; they make us like them.

Being an MP feeds your vanity and starves your self- respect.

All three of our major religions in Britain ~ Christianity, Islam and Judaism - have a hateful idea at the very core. That idea is Exclusion: the "othering," if you like, of the unredeemed.

Yes, we rather condemn people for eternity without the courtesy of informing them.

He was outwardly calm but inwardly bleeding to death.

Shakespeare brings us to know ourselves. Dante, with his dissection of all others, bids us to know one another.

...and luckily I have enough in my head to balance what is wanting in my back.

Though a woman tempted man to eat, my dear Longfellow," said Holmes, "you never hear of Eve having to do with his drinking, for he took to that of his own notion.

Well, I was lucky enough to be involved in about 19 failures at an early age, so I'm realistic about the success I'm having and how quickly it can go away. What's important is to be smart about it.

I am fine with the fact that some of my hair is gray. If it was all gray overnight, that would be a scary thing.

If I could walk into the 'Friends' audition again and go or not go, I have to say it's 50-50.

I would always be the kid that got in trouble in school, that's for sure, for joking around.

It's tough to have a movie-star persona when you're on a show as successful as 'Friends.'

As an actor, being on autopilot is the worst thing possible.

In television or a movie I bring my own ego and consequently can mess up. In the theatre I learnt very quickly to shut up and listen. Now I am able to get out of my own way.

I have a well-documented history of trouble with intimacy.

I'm very, very jealous of guys who just go and decide to party and then can work the next day.

I got sober because I was worried I was going to die next year.

I have a huge interest in hockey because I grew up in Canada, where it's kind of the law that you love hockey.

So I'm reading a book on my new iPad, but can't the iPad read it for me? Do I have to do everything?

When people try to take [smoking] away from me I say, 'hey, I stopped everything else.' But, I have to battle that one, too.

I play a guy who is 40. And I am a very good actor, because I'm 41.

I think we need to educate our doctors about addiction.

I've been on a show before where I was on a billboard and then, after like three or four weeks, they took the billboard down and replaced it with nothing. Took my face down and put a white board up.

'The Whole Nine Yards' I liked right away. It was kind of a dark comedy at first. And just the idea of being in a movie with Bruce Willis was pretty exciting.

I know Chandler is similar to me. But if you watched my life for a week, there would be many more boring parts.

I'm just glad that the whole John Wayne persona of a man is sort of old school now, because I'd never be able to do that. If that was the going rate today, I wouldn't be working.

I'm making plans to go away for a month to focus on my sobriety and to continue my life in recovery. Please enjoy making fun of me on the world wide web.

Like, my house has a nice view, because, you know, I was on 'Friends.'

I have never really lived with anyone in my adult years. I just read my sports ticker. And 50 Shades of Grey.

They say that women like a man who can make them laugh, and I find that if you can make a woman laugh on the first and second dates, then you're doing well.

Because it doesn't take much courage to fight when you still believe you can win. What takes real courage is to keep fighting when all hope is gone.

A fight forms a powerful and strange bond between men.

It is only when a person gets into difficulty that one can truly see his heart.

A club hurts the flesh, but evil words hurt the bone.

Who fastest walks, but walks astray, Is only furthest from his way.

The world will break your heart ten times till Sunday,that's guaranteed

Do you like foreign films?” “With subtitles?” “Yes.” “I hate those types of films.” “Me too,” Cliff says. “Mostly because - “ “No happy endings.

I think all it really takes for different people to get along is a common rooting interest and a few beers.

I am practicing being kind over being right.

Also, I sort of let my appearance go, to the point where I was maybe ten to seventy pounds overweight.

When she needed help most, she was abandoned.

I think it's strange to live in a house with someone you cannot talk to-especially when that someone is your father-and the thought makes me a little sad.

That's basically the mantra of Herr Silverman's teaching - think for yourself and do what's right for you, but let others do the same.

You better watch out, or you're going to be defeated by pessimism!

When I run, I always pretend I am running toward Nikki, and it makes me feel like I am decreasing the amount of time I have to wait until I see her again.

I can be a very valuable friend to you, but you do not want me as an enemy.

Miracles happen on Christmas, Pat. Everybody knows that.

What is reality if it isn't how we feel about things?

My other friends are in music relaxation class, which I do not attend, because smooth jazz makes me angry sometimes.