I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I have within me all that I need; I am love and life in action.”
“I have withstood the power of convictions a long time; and therefore I fear I shall be finally left of God.”
Source: Memoirs of the Rev. David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians on the Borders of New-York, New-Jersey, and Pennsylvania: Chiefly Taken from His Own Diary
“I have witness
A love so beautiful
So simple
So complete
A love that dances to jazz
A love that radiates joy
A love so bountiful
I am satisfied
To just be a witness”
Source: Little Dancers
“I have witnessed
A love so beautiful
So simple
So complete
A love that dances to jazz
A love that radiates joy
A love so beautiful
I am satisfied
To just be a witness”
Source: Little Dancers
“I have witnessed and greatly enjoyed the first act of everything which Wagner created, but the effect on me has always been so powerful that one act was quite sufficient; whenever I have witnessed two acts I have gone away physically exhausted; and whenever I have ventured an entire opera the result has been the next thing to suicide.”
Source: Mark Twain's Own Autobiography: The Chapters from the North American Review
“I have witnessed and seen the effects of gossipers in a Christian church, and may I say, gossip is more destruction has caused more damage than any fire could do. Splits, pastors fired, marriages broken up all because a so-called saint felt justified in their sin.”
“I have witnessed boards that continued to waste money on doomed projects because no one was prepared to admit they were failures, take the blame and switch course. Smaller outfits are more willing to admit mistakes and dump bad ideas.”
“I have witnessed evil for which there is no absolution!”
Source: Origin
“I have witnessed first-hand how the power of sport can positively impact the lives of wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women in their journey of recovery. The Invictus Games will focus on what they can achieve post-injury and celebrate their fighting spirit, through an inclusive sporting competition that recognises the sacrifice they have made. I am extremely proud that we are bringing an event like this to the UK for the first time and believe it can have a long-lasting impact on the well-being of those who have served their nations so bravely.”
“I have witnessed firsthand the anguish of this humanitarian tragedy - in Palestine, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, and other conflict and post-conflict zones. The destruction of lives and hopes, the emotional trauma, and the economic, social, and political marginalization of the displaced, the human insecurity, with real and potentially devastating consequences over generations, in ever-widening arenas of conflict. We can and must ensure the human rights of the displaced. That begins by making their voices heard.”
“I have witnessed how education opens doors, and I know that when sound instruction takes place, students experience the joys of new-found knowledge and the ability to excel.”
“I have witnessed how the power of listening, storytelling and embracing gray areas breaks through the rigid 'us vs. them.”
Source: Pro-Voice: How to Keep Listening When the World Wants a Fight
“I have witnessed the pleasant result of producing a human who faithfully claims to be a Christian, but who on some fundamental level does not think Christianity actually works. And just one Christian of this type turns off dozens from trying out Christianity for themselves.”
“I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile.”
“I have witnessed the tremendous energy of the masses. On this foundation it is possible to accomplish any task whatsoever.”
“I have witnessed things the ancients would have called miracles, but they are not miracles. They are the products of someone's dream, and they happen as the result of hard work.”
“I have woken up…quite sloshed
from night-mingled rains
a little drugged, by mountain fogs
I have been kidnapped
for years....by a mere kiss.”
Source: A Thousand Flamingos
“I have women who offer to sleep with me all the time. But not men. They're all talk and nay action - as we'd say in Scotland.”
“I have won elections and I have lost elections.”
“I have won every argument I ever had with myself.”
Source: The Business of Life
“I have won for you a fish, my fair one," he said, and kissed her on the cheek.
It was a sweet kiss, gentle and soft, and Mark smelled like he always did: like cold outside air and green growing things.”
Source: Lord of Shadows
“I have won important things for myself, but I'm going to destroy them, because I tell myself they have lost their meaning. I know that is not true. I know they are important, and that if I destroy them, I'll be destroying myself, as well.”
“I have won many trophies in my time, but nothing will ever top helping win the battle for peace in my country.”
“I have won on Honda and Yamaha so maybe it is interesting to win with a third team, Ducati, who are Italian.”
“I have won the Australian, I won the British, all PGA championships, but I haven't won the PGA championship.”
“I have wondered at times what the Ten Commandments would have looked like if Moses had run them through the US Congress.”
“I have wondered if I might be placed on a watch list of some sort by the government, though. I know that the documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras, who is a friend and who has made documentaries about controversial Middle Eastern terrorists has had trouble at customs when she travels internationally - but nothing like that has happened to me.”
“I have wondered sometimes if there are not perhaps some disadvantages in having really blue blood in one's veins, like grandmamma and me.”
Source: The seventh commandment
“I have wondered why is it that some people are less affected and torn by the verities of life and death that others.”
Source: East of Eden
“I have wonderful band mates that make music that I'm forced to listen to for hours on end until I come up with verses, and that in itself is an inspiration - they're awesome.”
“I have words for this patently pedantic policy and what the mildly misogynistic men who tried to run my life could do with it. And if it rhymed with "dove it up their mass," I'd never tell a soul.”
Source: Chasing Headlines
“I have work to do as a human being.”
“I have work, and then I have a dinner thing. And then I am busy, trying to become who I am.”
“I have worked all my life and believe that women need to be independent. My mum was a good example. When my dad died, we had nothing and she had to start from scratch. That taught me a very important lesson—women must have their own source of income and they must save for their own retirement to be able to take care of themselves.”
“I have worked all my life, wanted to work all my life, needed to work all my life.”
Source: Getting Better All the Time
“I have worked all of my life, so I really don't have any hobbies.”
“I have worked alone and with a cast and enjoy the process both ways. There is more back-and-forth with a full cast, and you can feed off the other actors' performance.”
“I have worked and earned all my life and have found that divorce is an expensive process. Whichever way you look at it, you are going to halve your wealth. If you can avoid it, do. It is an awful process.”
“I have worked at a number of facilities that had health and safety issues. Once the manager identifies safety issues and starts dealing with them, the upper management team undermines the manager involved and either fires them or does not renew their contract.”
“I have worked enough and I am happy to be touring the country speaking about living with MS to give people inspiration and motivation to help themselves.”
“I have worked every day since the age of fifteen, supporting not only myself, but also helping a sizable family when needed.”
“I have worked for three decades as a staunch advocate of building a big tent party that includes both pro-choice and pro-life Republicans.”
“I have worked for YouTube like texting and driving because I was curious to test what's out there and how does it function, can I release something like about texting and driving to very young audiences, at the age where they do their drivers test? And the response was phenomenal, millions of people saw it.”
“I have worked hard to build relationships between Jewish people and black people.”
“I have worked hard to improve my consistency in my driving, irons, short game, and putting.”
“I have worked in a very close and cordial way with Norwegian representatives at many international meetings, and the pleasure I felt at those associations was equaled only by the profit I always secured from them.”
“I have worked in the homes of many successful people and have seen firsthand that everyone fails in life, but failure can be a gift if you don't give up and are willing to learn, improve, and grow because of it. You see, failure often serves as a defining moment, a crossroads on the journey of your life. It gives you a test designed to measure your courage, perseverance, commitment, and a dedication. Are you a pretender who gives up after a little adversity or a contender who keeps getting up after getting knocked down?”
Source: The Carpenter: A Story About the Greatest Success Strategies of All
“I have worked like a dog all my life, honey. Dancing, as Fred Astaire said, is next to ditch-digging. You sweat and you slave and the audience doesn’t think you have a brain in your head.”
“I have worked like a galley slave throughout these eight years, morning till night, and I have given all I could to this work. I am happy with the results.”
“I have worked long and hard to try to reduce my debts, and I am devastated that it came to this conclusion. I now intend to focus on the remaining dates of the Westlife tour and my commitments to the band before looking to rebuild a future for my wife, my three children and myself.”