I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I have discovered that the unasked-for accident can be the salvation of what you are doing.”
“I have discovered that the world over, unusual weather prevails at all times of the year.”
Source: THE LOST WORLD COLLECTION: Out of Time’s Abyss, The Land That Time Forgot, The Moon Men, The Man-Eater and more (Illustrated): Caspak Trilogy, The Pellucidar Series, The Moon Trilogy, The People That Time Forgot, The Moon Maid, The Red Hawk, The Cave Girl, The Eternal Lover, Jungle Girl...
“I have discovered that there are two types of command interfaces in the world of computing: good interfaces and user interfaces.”
“I have discovered that there is a crucial difference between society's image of old people and 'us' as we know and feel ourselves to be.”
Source: Fountain of Age
“I have discovered that we may be in some degree whatever character we choose. Besides, practice forms a man to anything.”
“I have discovered that you can go from nowhere to somewhere, from nothing to something, from a nobody to a somebody, from an empty person to a fulfilled one, if you have faith in God.”
“I have discovered the art of deceiving diplomats. I tell them the truth and they never believe me.”
“I have discovered the dance. I have discovered the art which has been lost for two thousand years”
Source: My Life (Revised and Updated)
“I have discovered the meaning of life. It resides in what I can wrest from each day that I live.”
“I have discovered the missing link between the anthropoid apes and civilized men. It's us!”
Source: Toward a Psychology of Being
“I have discovered the most exciting, the most arduous literary form of all, the most difficult to master, the most pregnant in curious possibilities. I mean the advertisement. It is far easier to write ten passably effective Sonnets, good enough to take in the not too inquiring critic, than one effective advertisement that will take in a few thousand of the uncritical buying public.”
“I have discovered the reason why a man pays for a woman: he wants to be happy.”
Source: Eleven Minutes
“I have discovered the rule of silence is one of the most beautiful things in the world. it gives one time for so many, many ideas and occupations. It also preserves one from the temptation of the idle word, the fresh remark, the wisecrack, the angry challenge, the hot-tempered reaction, the argument about nothing, the foolish question, the unnecessary noise of the human click-clack --Frances Perkins”
Source: Frances Perkins: Champion of American Workers
“I have discovered the secret formula for a carefree old age: iycri = fi (if you can't recall it, forget it).”
“I have discovered the secret of happiness - it is work, either with the hands or the head. The moment I have something to do, the draughts are open and my chimney draws, and I am happy.”
“I have discovered the secrets of the pyramids, and have found out how the Egyptians and the ancient builders in Peru, Yucatan and Asia, with only primitive tools, raised and set in place blocks of stone weighing many tons!”
“I have discovered the value of psychology and psychiatry, that their teachings can undo knots in us and permit life to flow again and aid us in becoming more truly human.”
“I have discovered there are only a handful of good ideas in the whole world. You already know them. You have heard them your entire life. Here are some of the main keys to being more successful: Take personal responsibility. Things change, so be flexible. Work smart and work hard. Serve others well. Be nice to others. Be optimistic. Have goals; want something big for yourself. Stay focused. Keep learning. Become excellent at what you do. Trust your gut. When in doubt, take action. Earn all you can. Save all you can. Give all you can. Enjoy all you've got. Above all keep it simple.”
Source: It's Called Work for a Reason!: Your Success is Your Own Damn Fault
“I have discovered three things which know no geographical borders - classical music, American jazz, and applause as the sign of the public's favor.”
“I have discovered with advancing years that few things are entirely black or white, but more often different shades of grey.”
“I have discovered, passionate grief does not link us with the dead but cuts us off from them. This becomes clearer and clearer. It is just at those moments when I feel least sorrow - getting into my morning bath is usually one of them - that H. rushes upon my mind in her full reality, her otherness. Not, as in my worst moments, all foreshortened and patheticized and solemnized by my miseries, but as she is in her own right. This is good and tonic.”
Source: A Grief Observed
“I have discussed how the goal of feeling happy is unusual; its not like other goals such as learning to bake a pizza, for which the desire to achieve is half the battle and steady application is the rest. Pressing harder on unfulfilled and unrealistic goals for happiness can paradoxically deepen depression.”
Source: The Depths: The Evolutionary Origins of the Depression Epidemic
“I have discussed this with him and he points out that the Rolex Oyster Perpetual weighs about six ounces and would appreciably slow up the use of his left hand in combat. His practice, in fact, is to use fairly cheap, expendable wrist watches on expanding metal bracelets which can be slipped forward over the thumb and used in the form of a knuckle-duster, either on the outside or the inside of the hand.”
“I have disillusionment of all o'clocks”
Source: Rome: Poems
“I have disregarded the order served upon me not for want of respect for lawful authority, but in obedience to the higher law of our being, the voice of conscience.”
Source: Gandhi: An Autobiography
“I have divers times endeavoured to see and to know, what parts the Blood consists of; and at length I have observ'd, taking some Blood out of my own hand, that it consists of small round globuls driven through a Crystalline humidity or water.”
“I have divers times examined the same matter (human semen) from a healthy man... not from a sick man... nor spoiled by keeping... for a long time and not liquefied after the lapse of some time... but immediately after ejaculation before six beats of the pulse had intervened; and I have seen so great a number of living animalcules... in it, that sometimes more than a thousand were moving about in an amount of material the size of a grain of sand... I saw this vast number of animalcules not all through the semen, but only in the liquid matter adhering to the thicker part.”
“I have dogs in my house and much like teenagers at some point, they leave the parents. Even though they're in the same house, they live independently. I think that's how I live with the Chihuahuas.”
“I have dogs, and it's no secret that I find reptiles interesting, but the thing about reptiles is that they really just wanna be left alone, and I understand them. It's, 'Don't pick me up, stop holding me, don't look at me, just leave me alone.' I have to admit, sometimes I feel like that.”
“I have donated money to the kids overseas, the open hand project and the homeless.”
“I have done a bit of recording and the songs are available on iTunes, and I've got some nice comments. It's something I enjoy doing, but I'm not looking for a singing career any time soon. As long as one person gets enjoyment out of it, I'm happy to make it available.”
“I have done a fair bit of meditation practice, but I think through climbing it's definitely an easier way for me to tap into that mental state of being present and in the moment, very in tune with your body. But not in an intellectual way. Just really responding to the moment, where you don't have time to think.”
“I have done a few roles that I've never watched, and if I happen to be flicking through channels and one pops up, I quickly move on. It's hard enough to sustain some self confidence without being reminded of things we'd rather not revisit but, in the end, it comes with the territory.”
“I have done a great deal of work, as much as a man, but did not get so much pay. I used to work in the field and bind grain, keeping up with the cradler; but men doing no more, got twice as much pay.... We do as much, we eat as much, we want as much.”
Source: The autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and related readings
“I have done a lot of theater.”
“I have done a lot of things off the field but I feel like in my heart I dont really have to publicize what I do for people because it is from my heart.”
“I have done a lot of things outside of Science Fiction, but there has been an almost disproportionate amount of that genre in my body of work. I don't know what to make of it.”
“I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations.”
“I have done a series in the '60s, '70s and '80s.”
“I have done a terrible thing, I have postulated a particle that cannot be detected.”
“I have done about 15 movies so far and am on my 5th season on That '70s Show.”
“I have done all of the genres, and the dramatic role is my favorite.”
“I have done all that I came into this world to do. I have worked task work, and have the rest of the day to myself.”
Source: The Essays of Elia and Eliana
“I have done all the work I usually do and a little bit more, so hopefully that will produce results in at least one of the last two Tests.”
“I have done almost every human activity inside a taxi which does not require main drainage.”
“I have done at least one good thing: become a person my father would hate.”
Source: An Unkindness of Ghosts
“I have done bad things. I can't take them back, and they are part of who I am.”
Source: Insurgent
“I have done bad things. I can't take them back, and they are part of who I am. Most of the time, they seem like the only thing I am.”
“I have done business in China for 25 years, so I know that in order to get China to cooperate with us, we must first actually retaliate against their cyber-attacks so they know we're serious. We have to push back on their desire to control the trade route through the South China Sea through which flows $5 trillion worth of goods and services every year.”
“I have done coke off the porcelain backs of public bathroom toilets, but mirrored trays lend some faux class to inhaling cartilage-eating drugs up your nose. The idea becomes alluring and a little more acceptable when mirrored trays are involved. "Excuse me, sir.. I will have some of that high class cocaine".”
Source: Becoming a Matriarch: A Memoir