I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I’ve known plenty of men my age who have done the mid-life crisis thing only to wake up one morning and realise what it is they’ve thrown away.”
Source: A Song of Me and You
“I’ve known what it’s like to sit somewhere loud so you don’t have to hear yourself think.”
Source: Silentwhisper
“I’ve known you a long time. I’ve seen you before you made the team and gained the popularity, turning into the jerk that’s standing here now. I’ve seen you care about people even though you didn’t want anyone to know you did. I heard some stuff today and it’s because I know the person you used to be that I’m here.”
Source: Hear Me Now
“I’ve learned a lot about love over these last months. And part of what I’ve learned is that you have to want someone for who they are, not who you want them to be. You have to love a real person, not some dream in your head.”
Source: FrostFire
“I've learned about this need for communication and connection with different departments from personal experience; in fact, this is one of the areas in this book where my knowledge comes not from my success, but from my failure. Fairly early in my career, I had the credit manager of our company come into my office with his hair on fire, wanting to know why I had just agreed to a distribution deal that had 120-day terms. If I'd been thinking further ahead and discussed it with him beforehand, this wouldn’t have been an issue. Fortunately, we talked it through and made it work, but it took some begging, genuine understanding, and empathy to make sure I could repair that relationship.”
Source: Go Glocal: The Definitive Guide to Success in Entering International Markets
“I’ve learned, Agent Sanders, most warriors feel the same way after they’ve come back from the battles where men in expensive suits and leather chairs send them. We keep asking and asking you to do the impossible and even when you succeed it seems the world doesn’t change all that much. Don’t let that diminish your sacrifice, and that of your family waiting at home. Your country is proud of you.”
“I've learned far too much to know everything.”
Source: Everyone Agrees: Book I: Words, Ideas, and a Universal Morality
“I've learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends on our disposition and not on our circumstances.”
“I’ve learned from my own experience that the worst thing I can do when I’m in a low mood is to start analysing my circumstances as to the cause of my low mood. The problem with doing that is that we will view the story of our circumstances through the lens of the low mood that we are currently in.”
“I've learned from past mistakes that you should never own something as fun as a charcuterie board and save it for "special occasions," because it's highly like that the people you saved it for will somehow end up not having been worth it in the long run. Then, you'll just end up lamenting all the missed opportunities you had to enjoy the things all by yourself.”
Source: The Book Proposal: A bookish, second-chance romantic comedy
“I've learned having insight means you can gain an accurate and deep intuitive understanding of a person or thing. In my case, the deep intuitive understanding was of my core self, and how it contributed to my illness. Insight, or what I call "in-sight"-looking in- is the key to developing self-awareness. You need insight to be introspective, to examine and observe your mental and emotional processes and make changes accordingly. It involves the ability to have a flexible perception that can see from many angles, not only
from your pre-existing lens which often gets distorted by your belief system. I can now see cause-and-effect both on my part and by others-how they intertwine with one another and how interactions get filtered through the lens of our experiences, beliefs, and expectations.”
Source: The Truth in Our Scars: Untangling Trauma to Discover Your Secret Self
“I've learned how to be content," said the major, as he realized what Giovanni was thinking. "Year after year I've learned how to desire less and less.”
Source: Il deserto dei Tartari
“I’ve learned is that the pursuit of busyness has become our greatest source of unhappiness.”
“I’ve learned it is inevitable to avoid being a scar in someone else’s heart.”
Source: Hey Humanity
“I've learned it is unavoidable being a scar in someone else's heart.”
Source: Hey Humanity
“I’ve learned more about love, loss and life in the last two months than I did in thirty-two years.”
Source: A Widow's Awakening
“I've learned, my dear—never give your heart away to a man who doesn't want or deserve it.”
Source: The Voyeur's Yacht
“I've learned my lesson. I know nothing.”
Source: The New Land
“I’ve learned not to look outside myself for validation—you can’t base your self-worth on someone else’s feelings”
Source: Tempt
“I've learned not to walk in with pistols drawn, but rather to keep them hidden in my petticoats with a hand surreptitiously upon the heel.”
Source: The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy
“I've learned not to worry about love; but to honor its coming with all my heart.”
“I've learned one thing: you can only really get to know a person after a row. Only then can you judge their true character!”
Source: The diary of a young girl
“I've learned over many decades that people are likeliest to declare their respect when their behavior suggests the opposite.”
Source: Rodham
“I’ve learned silence is power. I save my voice for value, and my energy for execution.”
“I’ve learned that caring for your mental and emotional health isn’t a distraction from your art; it’s what keeps the spark alive so you can continue sharing it with the world.”
“I’ve learned that even people who are — who see the world differently from you, they love something. And if we take the time to share what we love with one another, we can see each other’s humanity, and we can feel each other’s value. And if we can connect in a real way, that’s what we need to accompany each other, because some of what is going to be asked is that you just let me be. You know. As relocation and all of this stuff happens, some people are going to choose something other than what you would choose. And to accompany them is to just understand what they love, and respect it. So I think let’s take the time to connect through love, and stick with each other as we practice our own liberation, our own liberated stance on this thing, which will not always be the answer we want to hear, but it’ll be someone practicing freedom. And that’s the part we have to respect.”
“I’ve learned that everyone has power. It’s not indestructiblity or flying or super-speed— it’s that fire in your soul that pushes you to touch the sky.”
Source: What Makes a Hero
“I’ve learned that everything happens for a reason,” the yogi Krishnan told him. “Every event has a why and all adversity teaches us a lesson... Never regret your past. Accept it as the teacher that it is.”
Source: The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
“I've learned that God sometimes allows us to find ourselves in a place where we want something so bad that we can't see past it. Sometimes we can't even see God because of it. When we want something so bad, it's easy to mistake what we truly need for the thing we really want. When this sort of thing happens, and it seems to happen to everyone, I've found it's because what God has for us is obscured from view, just around another bend in the road.
In the Bible, the people following God had the same problem I did. They swapped the real thing for an image of the real thing. We target the wrong thing and our misdirected life's goal ends up looking like a girl or a wide-brimmed hat or a golden calf. All along, what God really wants for us is something much different, something more tailored for us.
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And when each of us looks back at all the turns and folds God has allowed in our lives, I don't think it looks like a series of folded-overs that have shaped our lives. Instead I think we'll conclude in the end that maybe we're all a little like human origami and the more creases we have, the better.”
Source: Love Does: Discover a Secretly Incredible Life in an Ordinary World
“I’ve learned that I am not just a poet, that poets are not just poets. If I could tell my younger self one thing about being a poet...I’d tell her that we contain multitudes.” @Nic_Sealey”
“I've learned that I'd rather wait for you than be with any other woman when you're all I can think about.”
Source: A Jade's Trick
“I've learned that if someone threatens my peace of mind, self-respect, or self-worth... I must walk away. I owe it to myself... I owe it to my future.”
“I've learned that it's hard to give someone hope for a better life, especially when deep down, you know it might not come true. But I think in those moments, showing kindness is more important because it can make someone feel better.”
“I've learned that it's harder to hate up close.”
Source: Becoming
“I've learned that laughter is the first wall he puts up against the hurt of the world.
[Malia, referring to husband Augie]”
Source: Sharks in the Time of Saviors
“I've learned that Mexicans, our Indigenous ancestors, have always had a footprint in this land. We have many examples to follow of people who resisted assimilation, who fought for equality. We must shine a light on those who came before us, those who showed us decades ago that we are enough. Through them, I have learned this is where I belong, not because white people accept me, but because the same roots that ground me to Mexico ground me here, too.”
Source: You Sound Like a White Girl: The Case for Rejecting Assimilation
“I’ve learned that no matter how inspired, fired up and motivated you might be, the dark clouds will always set in”
Source: Your Dreams Will Not Die
“I’ve learned that no matter what happens, or how bad it seems today, life does go on, and it will be better tomorrow. I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way he/she handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights. I’ve learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you’ll miss them when they’re gone from your life. I’ve learned that making a “living” is not the same thing as making a “life.” I’ve learned that life sometimes gives you a second chance. I’ve learned that you shouldn’t go through life with a catcher’s mitt on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back. I’ve learned that whenever I decide something with an open heart, I usually make the right decision. I’ve learned that even when I have pains, I don’t have to be one. I’ve learned that every day you should reach out and touch someone. People love a warm hug, or just a friendly pat on the back. I’ve learned that I still have a lot to learn. I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
“I've learned that no one is going to give me special permission to make where I live home. There's no magic signal to wait for. So I don't hesitate to hang things on the wall and make every room homey, because we never know when we might have to move again. No one really does.”
Source: The Nesting Place: It Doesn't Have to Be Perfect to Be Beautiful
“I've learned that patience is something you don't "have"; you must create it yourself. It isn't a commodity doled out to all infants in varying amounts at birth. You learn (and earn) patience by making time for it, calming yourself down, relaxing, and letting it happen. The more you practice patience, the more you have. And the more you have, the easier it is to summon when you need it most.”
Source: Stash Envy: And Other Quilting Confessions And Adventures
“I’ve learned that people say they can’t put their goals at the center of life (family, time, travel, faith, health), but they have no problem putting work there at their expense. If that hurt, good. Change something.”
“I’ve learned that people think their “self” is the composition of the walls they hide behind. What are you hiding behind? Have you become the things you use to hide?”
“I’ve learned that regardless of what someone else’s response to a situation is, it doesn’t have to dictate my ability to heal. Whether or not it does…is my choice.”
Source: Jesus and Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between Faith and Mental Health
“I’ve learned that some people take pride in their closed-mindedness. There is such a thing as Boastful Ignorance.”
“I've learned that sometimes during these lengthy times of waiting on God to show up, we can gain comfort by looking at the bigger picture because history proves that the bigger the suffering, the bigger the opportunity for God to really show off.”
Source: Your Life Still Counts: How God Uses Your Past To Create A Beautiful Future
“I’ve learned that sometimes, when you’re afraid but you keep on moving forward, that’s the biggest kind of courage there is.”
Source: Hallowed
“I've learned that the hands that made the light created the darkness, and that no one is good without a good measure of bad.”
“I've learned that the heart does not lie. The thought of never being with him or having him in my life again shattered me. Not a day went by that I didn't think of his smile or remember his laugh, his touch, and how that alluring Scottish accent always made my knees tremble.”
Source: Kilts and Daggers
“I’ve learned that the long-game is the shortcut.”
“I've learned that the more people I love — and I mean really, really, completely, unconditionally love — the happier I am.”
Source: Friends Without Benefits