I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I inhabited a territory of loneliness which resembles the place where the dying spend their time before death, and from where those who do return, living, to the world bring, inevitably, a unique point of view that is a nightmare, a treasure, and a lifelong possession.[It is] equal in its rapture and chilling exposure [to] the neighbourhood of the ancient gods and goddesses.”
Source: To the is-land: an autobiography
“I inhale and a zephyr enters my body. The earth tilts its axis, changing my view of the heavens. Two clouds appear in the shape of trumpets. They part and rays of sunlight burst in. The sunlight speaks, 'Seek a new experience.”
Source: Love's Shadow: Nine Crooked Paths
“I inhale, basking in the moment. The world is full of opportunity, like the open sea. My heart is light—lighter than it’s been in ages—floating on a wave of possibility.”
Source: The Thing with Feathers
“I inhale great draught of space...the east and west are mine...and the north and south are mine...I am grandeur than I thought...I did not know i held so much goodness.”
“I inhale hope with every breath I take.”
Source: When Christ and His Saints Slept
“I inhale loneliness like it is the sweet smell of virgin earth conquered by fiery rain drops. Within me, I'm a thousand others.”
“I inhale with the waves flooding the shore. They are easy. They are mine. I can feel my heartbeat slowing. Bea may be in Queens underground, but for now, she is here. We are little girls again, on this shore together. Just for a moment.”
Source: The Queens of New York
“I inhaled deeply and trapped all the air inside, as I realized I had a choice: I could suffocate under the dreams of the life I didn’t get or survive in the one I did.”
Source: Girl, Uncoded: A Memoir of Passion, Betrayal, and Eventual Blessings
“I inhaled his freedom like the pages of a never-ending book, the prose of his life holding me together when the power became too much.”
Source: Thrones of Ash and Arrows
“I inhaled the fresh paint, woodstain and boxes and boxes of brand-new, unread books. To me it was even better than new car, cut grass or freshly washed sheets.”
Source: Love Story
“I inhaled the musty, leathery, old-papery scent and a shiver passed over me. If I had any idea of heaven, it was this: shelves and shelves of books, ten times as many as were upstairs, each with stories or pictures more exciting and beautiful than the next, and two overstuffed chairs big enough for me to sleep in.”
Source: Wild Things
“I inherited a painting and a violin which turned out to be a Rembrandt and a Stradivarius. Unfortunately, Rembrandt made lousy violins and Stradivarius was a terrible painter.”
“I inherited a sick economy and passed on a sound one. But one abiding regret for me is that, in between, I did not have the resources to put in place the educational and social changes about which I cared to much; I made only a beginning, and it was not enough.”
Source: John Major: The Autobiography
“I inherited a vile melancholy from my father, which has made me mad all my life, at least not sober.”
“I inherited depression from my mother's side of the family.”
“I inherited depression from my mother's side of the family. Her father committed suicide. She committed suicide the year before I went to the moon.”
“I inherited from my father and still nourish the notion that Republicans are those who have acquired enough money, often by inheritance and blind luck, to entertain the opinion that their fellow citizens should work harder and be more grateful to the moneyed class while they refrain from work themselves and sit in clean rooms with folded soft hands examining their bank statements and brokerage reports.”
Source: The Heart Can Be Filled Anywhere on Earth
“I inherited good skin from my mother, and I stay away from soap, which dries it out.”
“I inherited half my father's friends and all his enemies”
“I inherited my ability from both parents; my mother's ability for spending money, and my father's ability for not earning it.”
Source: Peter's Quotations: Ideas for Our Times
“I inherited my father's insatiable desire to meet all the beautiful girls in the world.”
“I inherited that calm from my father, who was a farmer. You sow, you wait for good or bad weather, you harvest, but working is something you always need to do.”
“I inherited that penchant for intellectualism, a character flaw that these days can only be thoroughly eradicated by getting Z’ed up.”
“I inherited the knowledge that sometimes (talents) not only skip a generation, but sometimes run screaming from it. Ironically, it was the singing non-ability that helped feed my love of laughter.”
“I inherited this collection of vinyl records, which at that time numbered 6,000, and I've since continued to collect music. As you know, vinyl records can be very heavy, so every time I have to move into a new house, I need to build a complete new wall of shelves to put all these records, which is a nightmare for the architect.”
“I inherited this longing. I was addicted to it. And so I was at home with those who wanted and never had enough. I was at home in the places that could never be. The places found only in dreams.”
Source: Sonora
“I initially felt shy about doing painting because I wasn't a professional painter. I almost felt like I didn't deserve to paint. But I have gradually adopted a different kind of attitude about this.”
“I initially moved to Switzerland for work on an animated feature film, and have been here ever since.”
“I initially signed up for Twitter just to do jokes I wasn't going to do in my stand-up routine.”
“I initially studied literature [in France], and then I went to cinema school. I discovered the Cinematheque, and saw not only action movies and westerns, but also lots of serious movies.”
“I initially thought I was going to be a teacher. Maybe like an elementary teacher or something like that, which would be fun. Maybe someday.”
“I initially thought it was going to feel weird to be [on Sundance] while [the marches against now-President Donald Trump] was happening. And feel disconnected in that way that feels irresponsible. But the other side of it is that there are people here who believe the right things that are trying to make a difference with art.”
“I initially thought you were ugly, but then you walked closer to me and I realized you were pretty.”
Source: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)(Enhanced Edition)
“I initially told people I wanted to be a dancer and ultimately a "Rockette." I didn't really know what a musical theatre performer was other than the Shirley Temple type.”
“I initially wanted to be a teacher and then I was going to become an engineer and build bridges and highways but pretty soon I went into the business world. I never did get to be a teacher except in a different way.”
“I initially wanted to tell 'Oscillate Wildly' story because it wasn't one I had heard or seen before. The invisibility piece resonated most. Somewhere over the past couple of years I realized that I've essentially been making movies for my teenage self who struggled with isolation and my own brand of invisibility living in rural Ohio.”
“I initially wanted to work in the music industry more on the A&R side. While I was in school, I began working in the New Business department of an advertising firm, and very quickly I was responsible for roughly 70% of their business, so you could say I had a natural knack for the advertising world.”
“I injured myself quite badly when I was seventeen. I broke my ankle, and it didn't heal in such a way that I could keep dancing at the level I wanted to. It wasn't like, 'Oh my god, I'll never play the violin again.' I could, but not at the level I wanted. So, I segued into acting, the other thing that was also meaningful to me.”
“I inquired for Mrs. Reynolds and was shewn up stairs, at the head of which she met me and conducted me into a bed room. I took the bill out of my pocket and gave it to her. Some conversation ensued from which it was quickly apparent that other than pecuniary consolation would be acceptable.”
Source: The Reynolds Pamphlet
“I inquired what wickedness is, and I didn't find a substance, but a perversity of will twisted away from the highest substance – You oh God – towards inferior things, rejecting its own inner life and swelling with external matter.”
Source: Confessions
“I inquired what wickedness is, and I didn't find a substance, but a perversity of will twisted away from the highest substance - You, O God - towards inferior things, rejecting its own inner life and swelling with external matters.”
“I inscribe three lines, hush hush hush, into my skin. Ghosts trickle out.”
Source: Wintergirls
“I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business.”
“I insist on a lot of time being spent, almost every day, to just sit and think. That is very uncommon in American business. I read and think. So I do more reading and thinking, and make less impulse decisions than most people in business. I do it because I like this kind of life.”
“I insist on a Steinway for my recordings, my concerts and my home. It is the only piano I want to hear my music played on.”
“I insist on believing that beauty elevates human beings.”
“I insist on group singing of the names of the Lord.”
“I insist on keeping a level head. I've maintained the same exact home life that I’ve had for 20 years. All I see is more people looking at me than before. But, you know, who cares? You just can't obsess yourself with this fame stuff.”
“I insist on knowing the names, on being interested only in books left ajar, like doors; I will not go looking for keys.”
“I insist on remaining aloof, self-absorbed, lovingly nursing my suspicions.”