Substance Quotes

“What I have to say is far more important than how I look.”

“We are not interested in titles and grand names. What we are interested in is the substance of the work that is being done, and the results that are being achieved.”

“It is all very well, but I would rather have my seed corn.”

“What you say is more important than how you say it.”

“I'm not interested in the texture of a rock, but in its meaning.”

“The best movies are the ones that are about something.”

“Pretty isn't beautiful, Mother. Pretty is what changes. What the eye arranges is what is beautiful.”

“Style is the feather in the arrow, not the feather in the cap.”

“I don't like movies that are just about special effects. I like movies that are about ideas.”

“Every present state of a simple substance is the natural consequence of its preceding state, in such a way that its present is big with its future.”

“I'm interested in the meaning of things. I'm not interested in the surface of things.”

“If you don't have a voice, you're just a pretty face.”

“What really decides consumers to buy or not to buy is the content of your advertising, not its form.”

“Fifty percent of life is showmanship. The other 50 percent is what you have behind it.”

“I would rather be good than interesting.”

“For me, it's all about the song. It's not about the image or the haircut.”

“You just want to be known for what you do. You don't want to be known for what you look like.”

“You can't just have a slogan and expect it to work. You've got to have some substance behind it.”

“Substance is enduring, form is ephemeral.”

“The brains of people are more interesting than the looks I think.”