I Quotes
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“If a hippo ever wants to fight, just walk away.”
“If a hit came along, I wouldn't be unhappy about that. But I'm a bit too old for that now-doing videos and all those types of TV shows. I've kind of done all that, in the '70s.”
“If a home has many treasures, it is the target of many robbers; likewise, if a person has many gifts, he is the target of many haters.”
“If a homeless person has a funny sign, he hasn't been homeless for that long. A real homeless person is too hungry to be funny.”
“If a horse comes to you in a dream, consider it an honor. For it does so of its own free will.”
Source: Horse Magick: Spells and Rituals for Self-Empowerment, Protection, and Prosperity
“If a horse doesn't want to do something, you're not going to make him do it. They're incredibly powerful animals.”
“If a horse has four legs, and I'm riding it, I think I can win.”
“If a house has a center of gravity, first of all there is stability. From stability there is serenity. I think this leads to a pleasant feeling”
“If a house has no garden, the whole earth becomes its garden!”
“If a house is burning, and bucket of water is thrown on the blaze and doesn't extinguish the fire, this doesn't mean that water won't put out fire. It means we need more water. And so with nonviolence.”
“If a house is priced appropriately, make a bid 10 percent below that amount.”
“If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the peoples desperate need for change.”
“If a human being dreams a great dream, dares to love somebody; if a human being dares to be Martin King, or Mahatma Gandhi, or Mother Theresa, or Malcolm X; if a human being dares to be bigger than the condition into which she or he was born-it means so can you. And so you can try to stretch, stretch, stretch yourself so you can internalize, 'Homo sum, humani nil a me alienum puto. I am a human being, nothing human can be alien to me.' That's one thing I'm learning.”
“If a human being is filled with happiness and positivity, this is what they radiate out into the world. We each affect our environment and that collective consciousness. The more people who are diving within and transcending and are getting that happiness and positivity, the better the world will be.”
“If a human being is to ascend to the heights of life, they must first know who they are, where they currently stand, and what they are actually (in truth, not in their limited idea) capable of doing, becoming, and achieving in the world.”
Source: The Inspirational Messenger: The 5 Pillars to Becoming Inspirational in Everything You Do
“If a human can't be unselfish, what's the point in being a human!”
Source: Mucize Insan: When The World is Family
“If a humanist or an atheist or an agnostic says, "We'll bake you a pie," we can go right into the kitchen and bake it, and you can eat it an hour later. We don't promise you a pie in the sky by and by. It's charlatanry to promise people something that no one can be sure will ever be delivered. But it's even worse to offer people a reward, like children, for being good, and to threaten them with punishment if they're not.”
“If a hundred or a thousand people, all of the same
age, of the same constitution and habits, were suddenly
seized by the same illness, and one half of them were to
place themselves under the care of doctors, such as they
are in our time, whilst the other half entrusted themselves
to Nature and to their own discretion, I have not the
slightest doubt that there would be more cases of death
amongst the former, and more cases of recovery among
the latter.”
“If a hundred people want autographs, sometimes you have to say no because you've got to get up for a 4 A.M. flight or something. In that sense, it really pisses me off when people think you've become a diva. It's not becoming a diva, it's because of the situation, I think.”
“If a hundred-foot oak tree had the mind of a human, it would only grow to be ten feet tall!”
“If a hungry dog looks for food, he does not look in the doghouse.”
Source: The Satanic Verses
“If a hungry lion suddenly appeared, you'd be terrified. So terrified you'd probably run away. Great, fear's doing its job. But you might get so afraid that you lock up and can't move. This would be very bad. Guilt's the same. It can prevent you from fixing the situation, make you feel so bad you can't function at 100% and even lead to more guilt-provoking bad behavior.”
“If a hurricane strikes, we can blame the president for not being there; we can blame Congress and FEMA; we can blame the state governments; but in the end, it's the mayors and the local city governments that have to be prepared for emergencies and be prepared to act.”
“If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut”
“If a jayvee team puts on Lakers uniforms, that doesn't make them Kobe Bryant.”
“If a jazz player is really playing, the classical player will have to respect him.”
“If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.”
“If a Jew is fascinated by Christians it is not because of their virtues, which he values little, but because they represent anonymity, humanity without race.”
“If a job is worth doing, it's worth doing poorly first.”
“If a job isn't worth dreaming about, it isn't worth having.”
“If a job's worth doing, it's too hard.”
“If a job's worth doing, it's worth doing twice.”
“If a journalist calls you a racist, chances are, all other journalists will call you a racist.”
“If a journalist shows a facility for praise he's liable to be offered a job in public relations or advertising and the next thing you know he's got a big office, a huge salary and is living in a fine home with a lovely wife and swell kids - another career blown to hell.”
Source: Give War a Chance: Eyewitness Accounts of Mankind's Struggle Against Tyranny, Injustice, and Alcohol-Free Beer
“If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.”
“If a jury have not the right to judge between the government and those who disobey its laws, and resist its oppressions, the government is absolute, and the people, legally speaking, are slaves.”
Source: An Essay on the Trial by Jury
“If a jury of your peers finds you not guilty, I will reinstate you back into baseball.”
“If a kid calls his grandma "Mommy" and his mama "Pam", he's going to jail!”
“If a kid ever realized what was involved in factory farming, they would never touch meat again.”
“If a kid is old enough to drive a car or buy a gun, isn't he old enough to be held personally responsible for what he does with his car or gun? Or if he's a teenager, should someone else be blamed because he isn't as enlightened as an eighteen-year-old?”
“If a kid is really interested in wanting to have a career in aviation, he's actually learning and getting some of the [basics], not even just fringe. There are things in here that movie [Planes] about like the pulp of an engine, and it's the actual engine, the actual parts and pieces. So I felt like I got schooled as well. I learned a lot just being in there and doing that.”
“If a kid really is retarded and can only come up to a certain level, he will still have more success if what he learns is connected with something important to him.”
“If a king decides that the fate of his kingdom depends on a game of ludo, he must be Yudhishthir.”
“If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic.”
“If a king is energetic, his subjects will be equally energetic. If he is reckless, they will not only be reckless likewise, but also eat into his works.”
“If a king's adviser is wiser than him, let him be the king!”
“If a kiss could be seen I think it would look like a violet,' said Priscilla. Anne glowed. 'I'm so glad you spoke that thought, Priscilla, instead of just thinking it and keeping it to yourself. This world would be a much more interesting place…although it is very interesting, anyhow…if people spoke out their real thoughts.”
Source: L. M. MONTGOMERY – Premium Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Poetry & Autobiography (Including Anne Shirley Novels, Chronicles of Avonlea & The Story Girl Series): Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne's House of Dreams, Rainbow Valley, The Golden Road, Kilmeny of the Orchard, The Watchman, Songs of the Sea & many more
“If a kiss could be seen I think it would look like a violet.”
“If a Korean artist reaches to the top, we're all ready to stand up and applaud for him or her.”
“If a Labour movement, on a bourgeois basis, has hitherto existed in the country where the new movement is awakening it will certainly not disappear all at once.”