I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I know the joy of fishes in the river through my own joy, as I go walking along the same river.”
“I know the joy of skating on a clear cold day. I know the joy of getting off a perfect drive in golf. I know the delight of a fine meal after a long walk. These are real and wholesome, but all of them put together can not approach the thrill of ridding yourself of fear!”
“I know the landmarks in the education of my soul are all periods of suffering - Lanoe Hawker 4.5.16”
Source: Hawker VC - RFC Ace: The Life of Major Lanoe Hawker VC DSO 1890-1916
“I know the lies you are telling me, I am also aware of what you are doing behind my back, but I am silently watching. I know one day, the truth will come out, and on that day, you will realize you were smart to lie, but I was wise to be quiet. That day you will know that you didn't lose me because of the lies you used to cover it up.”
Source: Life Simplified: Quote - Unquote
“I know the look of an apple that is roasting and sizzling on the hearth on a winter's evening, and I know the comfort that comes of eating it hot, along with some sugar and a drench of cream... I know how the nuts taken in conjunction with winter apples, cider, and doughnuts, make old people's tales and old jokes sound fresh and crisp and enchanting.”
Source: Mark Twain Himself: A Pictorial Biography
“I know the Lord has a plan for us all, but sometimes, I just don't understand what the message can be.”
Source: A Walk to Remember: Student edition
“I know the Lord is anxious to respond to us if we will only turn to him.”
“I know the M-word makes you nervous, but yeah. I'm talking about the big, permanent friendship. A little different from what Joe and Charles had, though. See, I want to be the kind of best friends who make love every night, who share all their darkest secrets and favorite jokes, and maybe even someday make babies together. I know that kind of friendship requires hard work, but you know, I'm pretty good at hard work. ~ Tom Paoletti, "The Unsung Hero”
Source: The Unsung Hero
“I know the market, coz I am the market”
“I know the meaning of humility. It is not self-disparagement. It is the motive power of action. If, intending to absolve myself, I plead fate as the excuse for my misfortunes, I subject myself to fate. If I plead treason as their excuse, I subject myself to treason. But if I accept responsibility, I affirm my strength as a man. I am able to influence that of which I form part. I declare myself a constituent part of the community of mankind.”
Source: Flight to Arras
“I know the media likes to personalize political debates, and I know the government will demonize me.”
“I know the microphones and cameras are on me. They're looking at my gestures and taking it and running with it because of things that have happened in the past. It's very unfair.”
“I know the mistake I am making. I see the exits in life.”
Source: A Fanatic Heart: Selected Stories of Edna O'Brien
“I know the moment you died,
Jesus' face was smiling on you,
Welcoming you into His glorious city of gold. I know you are enjoying the incredible light and peace of His presence right now”
“I know. The more we know, the less we understand.” Margot smiled at her witty comment. “That’s the way it is, Margot. With Newton and Einstein, we believed we were able to understand something at last. But we weren’t. Quantic physics came along, and it destroyed all our ‘true’ basis. Then came the Genetic Key and we confirmed with astonishment that our DNA had been intentionally modified for us to get ill and old. Not to mention what we’ve been through lately: portals linking dimensions in similar entangled worlds; entangled people; an alleged energetic imbalance that everyone is trying to ‘fix’ somehow. It’s too much, Margot! I miss the days when we knew less but we had the feeling that we could understand more…”
Source: OBSERVADOS: Más allá de Equinoccio
“I know the most important faculty to develop is one for hard, continuous and varied work and living; but the difference between knowing this and doing anything consistent about it is often abysmal.”
“I know the most terrible thing that can happen to a woman. That is the gang-up. Men put you to sleep with their drops and one man after another goes in and takes you.”
“I know the Muslim psychology. It is all pomposity and bravado. I give you my word that if Islam is ridiculed publicly and systematically, it will be defeated. Shame is a great motivator as well as deterrent. Do not underestimate the power of ridicule. This is serious stuff not a laughing matter.”
“I know the nature of comedy, and you never know what will happen with the next movie or whether people will find it funny.”
“I know the new comedy god is surrealism, but it doesn't touch my heart.”
“I know the next best thing is often the very best.”
“I know the next level for me is to make my teammates better, to win a championship, and to where they have confidence that they can score 20 or 15 points a night and be consistent.”
“I know the next year will be trying, but you must keep faith." His eyes bore into mine, and I fear he can see into my very soul.”
Source: To be a Fae Guardian
“I know the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist, and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started.”
Source: A Farewell to Arms
“I know the number of steps to the top of every spire. I know every corner that a child could hide in, every place she could be dragged out from.”
Source: The Stolen Heir
“I know the odds are all against me and I know you might not feel this way too but I know I would rather die trying to know if I could mean something to you”
Source: The Realm of Possibility
“I know the one time I tried therapy, I did after a month or two, and I only lasted a few months, because I started to worry about being entertaining. I kept driving there once a week for an hour and I'm thinking "What am I going to talk about today?"”
“I know the only reason that I haven't gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times.”
“I know the other side. I know what awful golf is.”
“I know the outer world as well as you do, and I judge it. You know nothing of my inner world, and yet you presume to judge that world.”
Source: The collected works of Aldous Huxley
“I know the pain is bad,” said Elizaveta as she drifted through the thicket. “But the thorns will keep you from forcing the darkness to recede.”
Source: King of Scars
“I know the pain was awful, but to never make yourself vulnerable again, to never step into areas that suggest new warmth and light, is to continue living under the cold shadow of the same awful pain.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“I know the past will drag you backward and down, have you snatching at whispers of wind and the gibberish of trees rubbing together, trying to decipher some code, trying to piece together what was broken. It's hopeless. The past is nothing but a weight. It will build inside you like a stone.”
“I know the pieces fit 'cause I watched them fall away.”
“I know the place
I know the place.
It is true.
Everything we do
Corrects the space
Between death and me
And you.”
“I know the pleasure you get from making your films. The intense involvement in every aspect: the acting, the camera, the colors, the costumes, even the hair and makeup. Editing is thrilling. Everything to do with films is absorbing - everything but the money part, the business. But I'm deeply glad I've had that experience.”
“I know the police cause you trouble
They cause trouble everywhere
But when you die and go to Heaven
You'll find no policemen there.”
“I know the police cause you trouble
They cause trouble everywhere
But when you die and go to heaven
You find no policeman there”
“I know the polling data shows people have a negative view but if you listen to everything out there, you think, my God. We're in such deep trouble. We created more jobs than every other industrial country in the world combined.”
“I know the Pollock novel. Read it last year and liked it. Daniel Woodrell is awesome. I especially like the book Winter's Bone, and the film made from it. Larry Brown is terrific, all his work, but for me Joe in particular, also a good film, but a much better novel.”
“I know the Pope is opposed to the use of condoms. All I can say is, I am a spiritual man and I've been happily married for 21 years. I don't even know what a condom is anymore.”
“I know the power obedience has of making things easy which seem impossible.”
Source: The Interior Castle: or the Mansions
“I know the power of the Israeli lobby and the other lobbies, but we need a foreign policy that puts our own country first.”
“I know the President [Barack Obama]. I like him and respect him. That does not mean I agree with all of our government's policies, whether they come from Democrats or Republicans.”
“I know the president is quick. I have friends who played with him during the campaign; they say he's very good. I told the president that whenever the next pickup game is, I'll get on the plane to Washington - but sometimes they play so early in the morning.”
“I know the pressure I'm under. I know who I'm following.”
“I know the pressures of being the daughter of a great actress. But it's inspiring. You learn so much that other people don't get to learn until later on. My father being a director, I learnt a real work ethic.”
“I know the prettiest word in the world is ‘money.’ But I believe that words like ‘loyalty’ and ‘patriotism’ are very beautiful as well.”
“I know the price of lettuce. You need to understand price and value. You buy the best lettuce you can at the best price you can.”
“I know the price of success: dedication, hard work, and an unremitting devotion to the things you want to see happen.”