I Quotes
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“If I was going to make one rule change, I would bring the DH to the National League.”
“If I was going to play offense, I'd love to play running back. In high school I played quarterback and wide receiver, but I wouldn't mind running over some folks.”
“If I was going to stop holding myself back, I couldn't live from my insecurity anymore. And since I still felt insecure, I had to find something bigger than myself to be my motivation.”
Source: Dare to Decide: Discovering Peace, Clarity and Courage at Life's Crossroads
“If I was going to sum up my approach to this whole mind issue, I would say this: the question is often formulated in a very bad way - for example, by posing the question in terms of stuff. It's better to start with the things we do know: for example, that there are people and other thinking creatures, who have mental capacities. Our next step should be to say something about these capacities.”
“If I was gonna go to jail, I don't want to go to jail for stealing a bottle of water. I'll steal that $20 million. At least then it was worth it.”
“If I was gonna write a book that was true, and I was gonna write a book that was honest, then I was gonna have to write about myself in very, very negative ways.”
“If I was harsh with you, it was because I cannot bear to see you treat yourself as if you are worth nothing. Whatever part you might act to the contrary, I see you as you really are, my blood brother. Not just better than you pretend to be, but better than most people could hope to be.”
Source: Clockwork Prince
“If I was having a bad day, eating was like self-medicating. But if you abuse food, you still have to use that substance that you abuse every day. You have to learn to use it responsibly.”
“If I was having a bad day, or if something was really getting me down -- boy troubles, whatever -- I wanted to go out and get a new piercing. It was definitely a release for me. Something that made me feel a little more strong or empowered. Because it was something that had to do with me and no one else.”
“If I was hearing something I couldn't do, I would figure out how to do it.”
“If I was in a horrorfilm I’d die first, because I would have no idea what’s going on.”
“If I was in a refugee camp somewhere on the Pakistani border, of course I'd want to come to Australia.”
“If I was in a room with a bunch of skinheads talking about racism, then I would be disturbed, but after we finished a take, we were normal people again.”
“If I was in charge, I'd keep doing The Go-Go's forever, but it's a band so everyone has their say.”
“If I was in Congress, I would not vote to raise the debt ceiling.”
“If I was in deep shit with Lilian before, I was snorkeling at the waste treatment plant now.”
Source: Tanzi's Heat
“If I was in government and running government, I think I would use the government data, because I wouldn't know where else to look, quite frankly. And if I didn't like that data, I would work hard to make sure it got better and better and better, whether it was at the state or local or federal level.”
“If I was in love with someone, I would get their picture out of the school yearbook and do portraits. If I was curious about sex, I would draw pictures of it. There were no books for me to look at. Then I would go find my father's matches to burn the paper.”
“If I was in Sydney, I love the beach. Even though I'm incredibly pale, I put on these terribly long unattractive rashies, and people laugh at me. My kids laugh at me. But that's what I would do.”
“If I was indeed seeking a mate by fishing for him and then eating him, I hoped he'd be the lobster in the fried lobster and waffles. Anything fried well always looked delicious---light brown, glistening slightly with oil---and these chunks of lobster in their coating of crispy batter couldn't have looked more appealing atop the delicate squares of golden waffle smeared with a sunset of sweet potato butter.”
Source: Best Served Hot
“If I was influenced by anything, it was architecture: structure having to do with logic. If you don't do it right, the whole thing is going to cave in. In a certain sense, you can carry that to graphic design. Fortunately, however, nobody is going to die if you do it wrong.”
“If I was insane, everything could be made to make sense. If I was sane, nothing could.”
Source: Educated
“If I was invincible, maybe I would take up some extreme sports.”
“If I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world.”
“If I was just normally intelligent, I could probably get away with it - but I'm fiercely intelligent and that's threatening.”
“If I was kidnapped would you offer yourself in my place? If a double was here would you know it wasn't me? If I lost a limb would you cut off one of yours? There is only ever, of course, one answer. Yes, I say. I know I would.”
Source: Sisters
“If I was left to my own devices, you would see about ten T-shirts in rotation with maybe a few nice pairs of jeans - but I also like to look good. I like feeling really well put together, I just don't have the aptitude and the knowledge to do that.”
“If I was like some of the characters I played, I'd probably be dead by now.”
“If I was lying on my deathbed and I had kept this secret and never ever did anything about it, I would be lying there saying, 'You just blew your entire life.'”
“If I was made of cake I'd eat myself before somebody else could.”
Source: Room: Picador Classic
“If I was made of chocolate I would melt myself in a car to ruin the interior.”
“If I was making a tea advert, I would want to communicate about tea is that it can console you, it can start your day, there is the warmth and the ritual, and you can share it; you make someone a cup of tea and you offer it to them.”
“If I was managing Chelsea, people wouldn't be saying Paul Jewell was a nice guy, they would be saying I had too much money to spend. On balance, I would quite like it at the end of the season if people don't like us.”
“If I was married to a guy like that, chances are good he’d wind up being a suspicious smell in the attic”
Source: A Few Drops of Bitters
“If I was mentoring a young fighter, I'd tell him to spend more time on boxing. That doesn't mean I would ignore kickboxing - you still need to learn the defenses - but in stand-up, it's hard to beat good, solid boxing.”
“If I was more complacent and I let things slide, my life would be easier, but you all wouldn't be as entertained. My misery is your pleasure.”
“If I was not a film-maker I'd probably be a musician. I like Kanye West, Jay-Z, R&B, classical, jazz and all kinds of music, but I'd say soulful World Music is my favorite.”
“If I was not a remarkably modest man, I should probably brag a little, and say that I had done what no American ever before accomplished by visiting the queen at her palace twice within eight days.”
“If I was not allowed to mention that I was in the film industry, I could go six months without getting a kiss.”
“If I was not an actress, I would be a homeopathic doctor.”
“If I was not assured by the best authority on earth that the world is to be destroyed by fire, I should conclude that the day of destruction is at hand, but brought on by means of an agent very opposite to that of heat.”
Source: The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll (EasyRead Large Bold Edition)
“If I was not racing then I would own a ranch where people could come and hunt. It would be fun and laid back every day.”
“If I was on a march at the moment I would be saying to everyone: Be honest with each other. Admit there are limitless possibilities in relationships, and love as many people as you can in whatever way you want, and get rid of your inhibitions, and we'll all be happy.”
“If I was on a third or fourth line I would probably be in the NHL, because you don't have to produce every night.”
“If I was on an airplane, the people in coach would know who I am. But no one in first class would know.”
“If I was on an island, just for melody, I would take albums by the Stones, AC/DC and the Beach Boys' Smiley Smile.”
“If I was on Game of Thrones, I think the nudity and sex questions would probably get irritating, but this is a show about sex.”
“If I was on the air and was just kind of a plain-vanilla personality that took the safe road and the safe way trying to please all of the people all of the time, I'd been gone in two weeks.”
“If I was on the road to Hell, at least I was going in style.”
Source: The Dresden Files Collection 7-12
“If I was one of the leaders...if I was just a leader of one of these studios what I would do is I would go to all my cohorts who run other studios and say let's make a deal. Let's each of us make three 3D movies a year or whatever the number is. Let's not take every movie and make it a 3D movie. Let's take our three tentpoles or whatever movie it is so you have a specialness to it.”