I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I am not being overly harsh. Overtly hostile, yes, but exactly the right amount of harsh.”
“I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours.”
“I am not better than anyone else just because I play football.”
“I am not better than you because of my religion, color, culture, education, status, wealth, etc. I am not, and neither are you, I must accept, and so should you, that there are differences between us that we were born into. Why do we focus on these differences? Put your hand in mine and let us accept that our differences should not come in the way of us uniting for the basic human values that we share: compassion, peacefulness, respect, honesty, innocence, humbleness and sympathy. Does a baby born here smile differently from a baby born anywhere in the world? Do they cry any differently? We may not speak the same language and we may not live the same lifestyle, but a smile I put on my face when I see you puts a smile on your face before you can even think of it. Now, THAT is powerful. I hope that every sense of arrogance or greed in my heart is deviated to a sense of humility, so the wall of ignorance to the real issues in the world can be shattered by the common rights that I share with all of my brothers and sisters in humanity.”
Source: Mind Platter
“I am not better than you, some of you are even more spiritual than me. But the path we walk is a very delicate and sensitive one that requires diligence and divine wisdom to navigate. And as we navigate, put into consideration these two: Humility and Service.”
“I am not biased against the rich because they are rich, but the most lively people are those without money who would like to have some”
Source: My Wicked, Wicked Ways: The Autobiography of Errol Flynn
“I am not big on jewelry, but I do love hats as an accessory, specifically snap backs and beanies.”
“I am not bigoted enough for a system-and not even for my system.”
Source: Nietzsche: Philosopher, Psychologist, Antichrist
“I am not bisexual. I am not gay. I have never had sex with men.”
“I am not Black, I am Cocoa.”
“I am not blaming the past. ... But I want the peace of God to settle on the future.”
“I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit.”
Source: History of the Peloponnesian War
“I am not blind. I can sense things much better than people with eyesight. I believe in morals and I value my dignity. I'm the truth and I firmly believe in the aspects of honesty and loyalty.
It takes so many years of prudence, self-discipline, and hard work to earn respect and goodwill. I value my achievements more than any other materialistic immoral pleasure in the world.
I love my being. I love the people around me and I admire their presence in my life. I have preferred goodness over evil and I do believe in choosing people wisely.”
“I am not blind to the shortcomings of our own people.”
“I am not blind to the shortcomings of our own people. I am not unaware that leaders betray, and sell out, and play false. But this knowledge does not outweigh the fact that my class, the working class, is exploited, driven, fought back with the weapon of starvation, with guns and with venal courts whenever they strike for conditions more human, more civilized for their children, and for their children's children.”
“I am not blonde, yes. Have I dreamt about having a model contract? No. But have I dreamed about winning Wimbledon? Absolutely.”
“I am not bored at all. I am not bored in the least.”
“I am not boring!”
Something advanced on me. I whirled, arms up. Cristiano stopped and raised hands in surrender. I dropped my defensive stance and my inner spotlight began to fade. Cristiano raised his brows. “After everything she said, calling you boring is what upsets you?”
“Yes!”
Source: Demons in Disguise
“I am not born because I am given birth but I am born because I have been blessed with a perfect spiritual master.”
“I am not born dumb, either it is my mother tongue”
“I am not born from a single place. My country is the whole world.”
“I am not born to just become an actor”
“I am not born to make dreamy movies.”
“I am not born to sit still and do nothing. If I lose the game, it shall not be from not striving for it.”
Source: Mansfield Park
“I am not bossy, I am the boss.”
“I am not bothered about fashion's speed-up. I find it quite exciting!”
“I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.”
“I am not bothered by the silence.
For all the noise I make with my friends, I am still not comfortable talking about my feelings in front of others - especially not classmates.”
Source: Tuesdays With Morrie: An old man, a young man, and life's greatest lesson
“I am not bound by law, for my law is my accountability towards society, which itself makes me do what's right and best for the society. I am not here to be guided by the illusive societal paradigms, legal or any other, I am here to point those paradigms in a humane direction, so that they can recognize their shortcomings and evolve into something better. But if ever the dark day comes when I commit an inhumanity, I will sentence myself to death.”
Source: Ain't Enough to Look Human
“I am not bound by material things. It's being successful that drives me forward. I love success. I don't wake up in the morning thinking 'Great - I've got one million pounds in the bank'. I wake up happy because I am a successful part of a successful team. It's that success that brings all the media coverage, the first-night parties, the endorsements. I will never lose sight of that. It has come very quickly - sooner than even I expected. But it's great to know that if I continue in the same vein, then I can do exactly what I want with the rest of my life. I will be financially secure.”
“I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed up into the healing shadow of the woods.”
Source: New Collected Poems
“I am not bound over to swear allegiance to any master; where the storm drives me I turn in for shelter.”
“I am not bound to please thee with my answer.”
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true.”
Source: The Wit & Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to the light I have. I must stand with anybody that stands right - stand with him while he is right and part with him when he goes wrong.”
“I am not bound to win, but I am bound to be true. I am not bound to succeed, but I am bound to live up to what light I have.”
Source: The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln
“I am not brand conscious. I wear what suits me.”
“I am not brave enough to not pay my income tax and risk going to jail. But I can say rather freely what I want to say with my art.”
“I am not breaking my rules,' I snapped, hating that I'd ended up on the advice-recieving end of things, jumping from Dear Remy to Confused in Cincinnati all in one summer.”
“I am not brutal or cruel to animals. My mission has always been to save dogs - especially troubled and abandoned dogs. I've dedicated my life to this.”
“I am not built for academic writings. Action is my domain.”
Source: The Essential Writings
“I am Not, but the Universe is my Self.”
“I am not buying another Microsoft Windows computer until entry level models have at least 8 processors and 8GB RAM.”
“I am not by any stretch an enthusiast or fan of marijuana. I don't use it. I don't want any kids anywhere to use it; if I ever find one of my kids using it, they are in big trouble.”
“I am not by any stretch of the imagination a tidy person, and the piles of unread books on the coffee table and by my bed have a plaintive, pleading quality to me - 'Read me, please!'”
“I am not by nature the kind of creator who is transgressive in order to be transgressive.”
“I am not called to be successful, I am called to be faithful.”
“I am not capable of doing big things, but I want to do everything, even the smallest things, for the greater glory of God.”
“I am not capable of true friendship. One of the two friends is always the slave of the other, although, often, neither of the two admits this to himself.”
Source: A Hero of Our Time
“I am not capitulating.”
Source: Rhinoceros and Other Plays: Includes: The Leader; The Future Is in Eggs; It Takes All Kinds to Make a World