He was a thorough good sort; a bit limited; a bit thick in the head; yes; but a thorough good sort. Whatever he took up he did in the same matter-of-fact sensible way; without a touch of imagination, without a sparkle of brilliancy, but with the inexplicable niceness of his type.
Quotes about matter-of-fact (13 Quotes)
The grievances of which we complain, be assured, sir, are not imaginary, but real - not local, but universal - not occasional, but continual, everyday matter-of-fact things and have become, to the disgrace of our common country, matters of history.
In place of a world, there is a city, a point, in which the whole life of broad regions is collecting while the rest dries up. In place of a type-true people, born of and grown on the soil, there is a new sort of nomad, cohering unstably in fluid masses, the parasitical city dweller, traditionless, utterly matter-of-fact, religionless, clever, unfruitful, deeply contemptuous of the countryman and especially that highest form of countryman, the country gentleman.
To be matter-of-fact about the world is to blunder into fantasy - and dull fantasy at that, as the real world is strange and wonderful.
She sees herself in a very clear way, which is atypical for an 18-year-old girl. She sees herself for what she is and who she is. If she scores 31 points, she thinks she should have because she's 3 inches taller and 40 pounds heavier than anyone guarding her. If she gets 20 rebounds, she thinks she should have because we missed a bunch of shots. She's very matter-of-fact about the whole thing.
He called. I called him right back. We spoke for 30 minutes. I think it was a matter-of-fact, cordial conversation.
But dawn has power to fertilise the most matter-of-fact vision . . .
When Donald Trump was asked recently what he would do if he had it to do all over again, his matter-of-fact, one-line reply was 'I would get into network marketing.'
To the intellectual, America's unforgivable sin is that it has revolutions without revolutionaries, and achieves the momentous in a matter-of-fact way
Reaction and laughter come easier at an evening performance, when the audience is more inclined to forget its troubles. Matinee customers enter . . . in a more matter-of-fact frame of mind, hanging on tightly before they let themselves go.
It was a delicate act Celebrating debate and criticism while declaring that a key element of that debate -- whether the administration exaggerated prewar intelligence about Iraq -- is off-limits. But Cheney achieved it with matter-of-fact indignation.
From time to time there are certain political statements, but they are not revolutionary, just matter-of-fact observations.
His was a very matter-of-fact approach, where he used very deadpan images, but they pack a lot of punch. He was very good at catching a low moment. It's almost a photojournalism approach, but his work really falls into fine art photography.