I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If I wanted to go crazy I would do it in Washington because it would not be noticed”
“If I wanted to have an easy job, working with the big protection of what I have already done before, I would have stayed at Porto - beautiful blue chair, the Uefa Champions League trophy, God, and after God, me.”
“If I wanted to honor you, I´d let you retire. I am planing to make you run the kingdom and fight the wars while I eat and drink”
Source: A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows
“If I wanted to imprison someone until the end of days, would it not be best to use a prison that he has no desire to escape?”
Source: The Winter of the Witch
“If I wanted to know what a certain future would feel like to me, I would find someone who is already living that future. If I wonder what it's like to become a lawyer or marry a busy executive or eat at a particular restaurant, my best bet is to find people who have actually done these things and see how happy they are.”
“If I wanted to lie, or if we wanted to lie, if we wanted to exaggerate, I wouldn't use my daughter to do so. I could easily buy other people to do it.”
“If I wanted to live my dream life, I’d have to be my own Prince Charming. Because, at the end of the day, the only person who can truly rescue me is myself.”
Source: To Hell With You
“If I wanted to make a quick buck, there's far easier ways of doing it. What I want is to provoke people. If you want a hit song, all you need to do is rewrite an old song. It might have been proven to work, but you won't be remembered the same way.”
“If I wanted to make a record to represent myself, I wouldn't put any (covers on it).”
“If I wanted to make money I would have written another novel.”
“If I wanted to make over my image, I could have given 10,000 interviews in the last 10 years. I haven't done anything wrong that I need to make up for. I am what I am in front of the world.”
“If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make spy movies.”
“If I wanted to order a ring for myself, the inscription I should choose would be: "Nothing passes away." I believe that nothing passes away without leaving a trace, and that every step we take, however small, has significance for our present and our future existence.”
Source: Anton Chekhov: The Collected Novellas and Short Stories in Multiple Translations: Over 200 Stories From the Renowned Russian Playwright and Author of Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard and The Three Sisters in Multiple Translations including Ward No. 6 , The Lady with the Dog and Others
“If I wanted to own some Jack Kirby original art unless it was something that Giacoia or Sinnott had inked I was too close to it. I didn't want to collect his pages inked by me. Of course 40 years later I'd LOVE to have some of that stuff.”
“If I wanted to pitch that bad, I probably would. But I don't think I'm in that stage.”
“If I wanted to play the violin, I had to work. Because anything that one wants to do really, and one loves doing, one must do everyday. It should be as easy to the artist and as natural as flying is to a bird. And you can’t imagine a bird saying well, I’m tired today, I’m not going to fly!”
“If I wanted to see Jonah Hill masturbate at a pool party, I'd go to one of Jonah Hill's pool parties.”
“If I wanted to see your emails or your wife's phone, all I have to do is use intercepts. I can get your emails, passwords, phone records, credit cards.”
“If I wanted to shoot someone’s face, they’d know it.”
Source: Fantastic Tales of Terror: History's Darkest Secrets
“If I wanted to stun anyone at dinner, I'd hit them in the face.”
“If I wanted to use a platform controlled by mindless, privileged, entitled, pestilential, white terrorists, I'd have gone for Truth social.”
“If I wanted to work financially, I would have made a series of different choices. I do get offered lots of movies which you could make a lot of money out of. And I always say, 'Why would I do that, when someone else could do it much better than me? Why would I want to do an action picture? Why?”
“If I wanted to write, I had to be willing to develop a kind of concentration found mostly in people awaiting execution. I had to learn technique and surrender my ignorance.”
Source: The Collected Autobiographies of Maya Angelou
“If I wanted you to get a job, I would ask you to get a job. I'm also not stupid. I'm not going to overwork myself. If I have to chase the money, then I can't do this no more. That's not what I signed up for. I didn't sign up to tire myself out.”
“If I wanted you to understand, I would explain it better.”
“If I wanted you to understand it, I would have explained it better.”
“If I wanted your opinion, I'd slap it outta ya.”
“If I was 14 and knew some gay people, I wouldn't nearly have had the struggle I had. Our world is definitely changing.”
“If I was a bad character that got away with murder like we see on other shows, I do not think I would like it because that sends a message that you can do these horrible things and never pay for it.”
“If I was a bajillionaire, I would spend a lot of time at Barneys just buying all kinds of great things all the time. I would have so many black cashmeres it would be out of control. I like the way nice things feel very much.”
“If I was a betting man, I'd say you intentionally collided with me just to start up a conversation" he starts "but sweetheart, all you had to do was stop by and say hello... no concussions necessary.”
Source: Never Enough
“If I was a betting man, I would bet every cent that the moon will have microplastics all over the moon.”
“If I was a billionaire, I'd be smart with my money.”
“If I was a book, I would be better off left on the shelf. There is no excitement in my life—only struggles.”
Source: Pinwheels and Dandelions
“If I was a book, I would like to be a library book, so I would be taken home by all different sorts of kids.”
“If I was a cabinetmaker or a commercial fisherman, it would be the same question - how to connect to my world. The job we do affords us the opportunity to have people listen to what we say. But a lot of people have a similar situation: They're trying to find a way to do some good.”
“If I was a complete slacker who was just doing nothing but traveling, I don't know if I would have the discipline to be productive and create this job, and on the other hand, if I was always disciplined and productive, I don't think I would have that mystical connection that lead to great work.”
“If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.”
“if I was a dream
I'd want to be yours”
Source: Within the event horizon: poetry & prose
“If I was a fan of someone as a teenager, then it's OK for me to feel completely in awe when I meet them.”
“If I was a fashion designer just following trends or designing for celebrities, I would not be fulfilled.”
“If I was a flower, I would sell perfume.
If I was a plant, I would sell herbs.
If I was a seed, I would sell wood.
If I was a tree, I would sell forests.
If I was a garden, I would sell beauty.
If I was a plant, I would sell medicine.
If I was a fish, I would sell oceans.
If I was a bee, I would sell honey.
If I was a spider, I would sell silk.
If I was a firebug, I would sell light.
If I was a sheep, I would sell wool.
If I was a rabbit, I would sell carrots.
If I was a cow, I would sell leather.
If I was a hen, I would sell eggs.
If I was a stream, I would sell lakes.
If I was a river, I would sell seas.
If I was a bird, I would sell skies.
If I was a monkey, I would sell trees.
If I was a dog, I would sell plains.
If I was a bear, I would sell caves.
If I was a goat, I would sell mountains.
If I was a fox, I would sell wit.
If I was a dove, I would sell peace.
If I was a bear, I would sell valor.
If I was a camel, I would sell grit.
If I was an owl, I would sell wisdom.
If I was a lion, I would sell strength.
If I was an elephant, I would sell might.”
“If I was a girl again, I would like to be like my fans, I would like to be like Madonna.”
“If I was a girl I'd still swing both ways anyway.”
“If I was a Greek citizen I'd be out there trying to bring down this monstrosity that has been put upon those people.”
“If I was a Jewish girl in Hitler's day, I would become his girlfriend. After ten days in bed, he would come to my way of thinking.”
“If I was a kid and my favorite player has a good game, and if I tweet him after the game and he replies back or favorites my tweet, it's essentially like you just had a conversation with him. I couldn't imagine what that would do for me. To me it's the way it should go.”
“If I was a lawyer, I'd be my own best client.”
“If I was a little bit younger I would worry more. I'd want to do one thing at a time but now I try to do a bunch of different things at a time if I can.”
“If I was a locksmith, I'd be pimping that out man. I'll trade you a free key duplication for. That joke made me laugh before I could finish it, which is good, because it had no ending.”