W. Matthews Quotes

I am no longer going to go along with this idea that we're going to keep spending and borrowing and taking over and raising taxes, that I'm going to do everything I can to change things.

I have never heard a president in bad times running against - let's face it, that's what he's doing here - running against bad times, when he's the presiding officer.

The reason I had unfaithfulness in one of my marriages is because I was too patriotic.

Around the globe, millions more are mourning the death and celebrating the life of Pope John Paul II .Could any other world leader have drawn so many people to one place?

Pope John Paul II is the great. Only two other popes had that title. Does that suggest there is going to be a move for canonization?

Canonization in modern times is a very, almost scientific process.

What happens to conservatives when they get near the White House? How come they only seem to be talking the good talk at, say, the Senate level, when they don't have to run the show?

I think, any politician, you have to hold them to their word. And conservatives run on fiscal conservatism. .

President Barack Obama benefits from the shared experience and wisdom of top national security and foreign policy advisers, many of them career professionals.

Are Democrats for expanding U.S. trade with the world and perhaps creating new jobs, or are they out to protect existing U.S. jobs?

In the world of late-night comics, Letterman made us feel any hometown boy from Indianapolis could poke fun at celebrities and politicians and do it right to their faces.

[Barack] Obama believes you can hold enemy combatants, unlawful enemy combatants at Gitmo without a criminal trial because this is law of war detention.

I think that the candidates who are doing it [not debating] are doing a great disservice to the party. It's a sign of an unhealthy institution.

Isn't Hollywood - and I love movies - a lot of it about a big lie?

People - Hollywood doesn't talk about how bad cigarette smells when it smells like they wake up in bed with somebody who has been smoking the night before.

I'm reading Joe Eszterhas biography; it's fabulous. Every time he made a movie, he fought with the director or the producer over the ending.

I love what Joe Eszterhas written about Bill Clinton. It's hilarious, Clinton as a rock star, which is the way we should remember him.

The Indians are still winning the battle against the white men, but sooner or later, the white guy will win.

In life, as in death, Pope John Paul II was one of the most visible people on Earth.

The pope has been called many things, historic figure, spiritual leader, moral force. But a growing chorus of voices has begun to refer to him as John Paul II the Great, in other words, as a saint.

Those who saw Pope John Paul II either in person or through the mass media glimpsed a man who millions of Catholics believe may be one of the greatest popes in the history of the church.

Public opinion aside, it will be up to the future pope to continue John Paul II's journey to sainthood. Many of the late pope's followers believe he is already there.

I had the good fortune of living in Rome for seven years, from 1994 to 2001. So, I kind of saw firsthand the impact that Pope John Paul II had on people.

The whole reason we organize grassroots is, we think any politician that gets elected needs to be held accountable 365 days a year.

We in America count on the profit motive to get people to do the right thing. That's our basic American notion when it comes to business.

B.B. King will be remembered for his impressive skills on the guitar, that King defined the blue genre.

Don't convince yourself you're over, don't convince yourself you're done, just because the things around you seem heavy, doesn't mean you can't get off this ground.

Oh look at how she listens She says nothing of what she thinks She just goes stumbling through her memories Staring out on to Grey Street

We have to do much more than believe if we really want to change things.

The idea that we're somehow centrally important to the planet's existence is pretty comical - although I'd like us to be.

Don’t you rob yourself of what you’re feeling; don’t rob yourself of all that you could be.

Don't burn the day away...

Life it seems a struggle between what we think and what we see

Would you not like to be, sittin' on top of the world with your legs hanging free?

The reason I play music is to touch people - for selfish reasons, as well. It feels good to make someone else feel something, whether it's a kiss, a painting, good idea or it's a song.

I use God in my songs a lot but I don't have a relationship. I don't know what that means.

Every day things change, but basically they stay the same.

The problem is someone will try to convince you That they know the answer no matter the question Be wary of those who believe in a neat little world 'Cause it's just ..... crazy - you know that it is

I was just wondering if you'd come along to hold up my head when my head won't hold on.

So let us sleep outside tonight, Lay down in our mother's arms, for here we can rest safely.

I'll be back 'round again, yes, I'll walk in time with you, old friend. And we'll find that place that we had danced in so long ago.

I think we should all talk to our enemies and talk to our friends. Talk! That's the only way we'll find solutions.

Remember that there are hundreds of thousands of things you can eat that are not cheese.

Love, you drive me to distraction.

Part of me wishes some of the more obsessive fans would spend a fraction of the time they spend studying the band.

And when you wake, you will fly away, holding tight to the legs of all your angels. Goodbye, my love, into your blue, blue eyes.

First time I kissed you, I lost my legs.

How we can stay faithful to the people that have supported us from the beginning is a thought in my mind. I always want to keep that part of it alive.

She feels like kicking out all the windows And setting fire to this life She could change everything about her using colors bold and bright But all the colors mix together - to grey

When I step into the light My arms are open wide When I step into the light My eyes searching wildly