We have communion with Christ in His thoughts, views, and purposes; for His thoughts are our thoughts according to our capacity and sanctity. Believers take the same view of matters as Jesus does; that which pleases Him pleases them, and that which grieves His grieves them also.
By dedicating so much concentration to the issue of security, bilateral matters pass to a secondary level.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
The move to tax Internet sales, clothed as a 'fairness' issue, is the typical 'wolf-in-sheep's-clothing' ploy so often used by governments unwilling to cut expenditures to match revenues. It matters not whether its proponents have a 'D' or an 'R' after their name. It is a tax increase in either case.
In any event, colonization and the grant of lands were provincial matters.
When all else fails, complicate matters.
The values of confidentiality of matters occurring before the grand jury is very important.
Even the most cynical can hardly be surprised by the antics of Nixon and his accomplices as they are gradually revealed. It matters little, at this point, where the exact truth lies in the maze of perjury, evasion, and of contempt for the normal - hardly inspiring - standards of political conduct.
FBI Miami is one of the top five offices. Not only are they responsible for all the work that goes on here in South Florida, but they are one of my international offices, so they cover kidnappings or counterintelligence matters or counterterrorism matters in the whole hemisphere.
The crowning feature of the federal system is the supremacy of the judiciary over all other branches of government in matters relating to the rights of persons and property.
Moralities, ethics, laws, customs, beliefs, doctrines - these are of trifling import. All that matters is that the miraculous become the norm.
We all might ask ourselves why we tune in to these more trivial matters and tune out when it comes to Darfur.
I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.
Character matters; leadership descends from character.
Huge numbers of embassy cables are labeled 'unclassified' or 'limited official use' and deal with mundane matters.
The constitution ought to specifically state that every nation is left entirely independent and supreme in its internal affairs, such as regulating emigration and all other similar matters.
Now obviously the propositions of the system have reference to matters of empirical fact; if they did not, they could have no claim to be called scientific.
I do get a lot of offers for endorsing a brand, but for me, the credibility of the brand matters the most.
Energy consumption matters both to our environment and our economy.
Success needs no explanation. Failure does not have one that matters.