I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If it was just me and Elvis one on one, which only happened once or twice in the times that I did see him, it was a really comfortable. He was a cool guy... easy laugh, nice guy.”
“If it was just the potatoes that were affected, at the end of the day you will pay the price if you're a fussy eater.”
“If it was me that was struggling, I wouldn't want people harping at me all the live-long day about how I need to change. I'd need time to think, sort things out, and come to terms with life. But before that can happen," he paused, giving her a tender smile. "I'd just want the comfort of knowing that I wasn't alone and had a friend who would sit by me, even when I'm falling apart.”
Source: The Guardian
“If it was my business, I wouldn't talk about it. It is very vulgar to talk about one's business. Only people like stockbroker's do that, and then merely at dinner parties.”
Source: The Importance of Being Earnest
“If it was necessary to tolerate in other people everything that one permits oneself, life would be unbearable.”
“If it was never new and it never gets old, then it's a folk song”
“If it was not for Rajiv Gandhi, urbanization in India would have been history.”
“If it was possible for me to adopt, I probably would, but no one's going to let me adopt.”
“If it was possible for two people to make sparks, simply by connecting at their lips, I would think we would have been a firework display in the dark.”
Source: Crashing Back Down
“If it was possible to objectively measure the spiritual life of a city—through the language of its municipal charter, the legislative influence of its church leaders, the ratio of religious institutions to residents, its weekly church attendance, the judicious enforcement of Blue Laws, and so forth—then Berlin (with Montevideo and San Francisco) would have to be considered as one of the most faithless—or heathen—cities in the Western world. Much of the unvirtuous Berlin ethos can be explained by global events (the mass influx of French Huguenots and Central European Jews; the rise of modern capitalism) and ideological shifts (the weakening of Lutheran doctrine; trickle-down faith in scientific inquiry and Nietzschean vitalism); but, mostly by the creation of a self-conscious urban identity.”
Source: Voluptuous Panic: The Erotic World of Weimar Berlin
“If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks.”
“If it was really the worst thing for you, it wouldn’t have happened[. I]f the Star knew what would happen, and He still let it happen, well then—it’s best as it is.”
Source: Another Homewood Christmas
“If it was really true that predation is God's will, it would have to follow for Christians that the life of Jesus -- what after all is the self-disclosure of God -- manifested and vindicated this predator/prey relationship. Such a gospel would be substantially different from the one we currently have.... Instead of raising Lazarus from the dead, the Predator Jesus could only comment that death is God's blessing. Instead of preaching the good news of the coming kingdom of God, the proclamation would run: "Eat and be eaten.”
“If it was so honorable and glorious to be black, why was it the yellow-skinned people among us had so much prestige?”
Source: Dust tracks on a road
“If it was something that I really committed myself to, I don't think there's anything that could stop me becoming President of the United States.”
“If it was that beautiful, why did I leave you”
Source: Watermelon
“If it was the warmth of the sun, and not its light, that produced this operation, it would follow, that, by warming the water near the fire about as much as it would have been in the sun, this very air would be produced; but this is far from being the case..”
Source: Experiments upon vegetables
“If it was to be a time of momentous changes, then why not allow oneself to be swept along?”
Source: The Coming Storm
“If it was true that lower taxes for the rich and more wealth to the wealthy leat to job creation, today we would be drowning in jobs.”
“If it was true that moss did not have roots, and maternal love could grow spontaneously, as if from nothing, perhaps I had been wrong to believe myself unfit to raise my daughter. Perhaps the unattached, the unwanted, the unloved, could grow to give love as lushly as anyone else.”
Source: The Language of Flowers: A Novel
“If it was true today, it might be untrue tomorrow.”
Source: Tempus with His Right-Side Companion Niko
“If it was up to me, I'd get more oil tanker drivers drunk. I don't value music much. I like the Beatles, but I hate Paul McCartney. I like Led Zeppelin, but I hate Robert Plant. I like the Who, but I hate Roger Daltrey.”
“If it was up to me, if you uttered the word 'gun control,' we'd put you in jail.”
“If it was up to me, I’d choose the hard path with the easy ending, not the easy path with the hard end.”
“If it was up to me, there wouldn't be no such thing as the establishment.”
“If it was up to the studio, everything would be shot with a camcorder.”
Source: James Cameron: Interviews
“If it was up to the U.N., Saddam Hussein would still be killing his own people.”
“If it was wise, manly, and patriotic for us to establish a free government, it is equally wise to attend to the necessary means of its preservation.”
“If it was woman who put man out of Paradise, it is still woman, and woman only, who can lead him back.”
Source: In the Spotlight: Personal Experiences of Elbert Hubbard on the American Stage
“If it was wrong to persecute heterosexuals in a homosexual society, then the reverse was wrong, too.”
“If it was wrong to seek God in a stone, how was it right to seek Him in a book called the Gita, the Granth Sahib or the Koran?”
Source: Communal Unity
“If it wasn't anti-Semitic to do it to South Africa, it's not anti-Semitic to do it to Israel.”
“If it wasn’t for all those silver wings spread out to help you on your journey, you would’a been dead or someplace screamin’ in a nut house a long time ago.”
Source: The River of Winged Dreams
“If it wasn't for curse words and grandoise hand gestures, I don't know if Brooklynites would even be able to communicate. In fact, I had requested that holograms of me making dramatic hand gestures be included in this book, but my publisher said it was "too expensive", which is total fucking bullshit.”
Source: Robicelli's a Love Story, with Cupcakes: With 50 Decidedly Grown-Up Recipes
“IF IT WASN'T FOR
MUSIC
I WOULD HAVE AMNESIA!
MY MEMORIES LIVE IN THE
MUSIC!
#HOPENATION”
“If it wasn’t for the campaign of King Josiah, Asherah might still be a significant figure within Judaism. In the first temple, built by King Solomon, there were her ritual objects (2 Kings 23:4) and an image of her (2 Kings 23:6). In addition, women would spend time in the temple weaving for Asherah (2 Kings 23:7). She was worshipped on high places and poles were erected in her honor (2 Chronicles 14:3). In addition, throughout Canaan and the lands of Judah and Israel, where the Israelites lived, there was regular worship by the Israelites of various other deities as well: the sun, the moon, the stars, and the hosts of heaven (2 Kings 23:5). It was only with the reforms of King Josiah, who reigned from roughly 640 to 610 BCE, that the argument for monotheism came to the fore, and even he struggled to instill it resorting to violent clashes with adherents. In the end, his reforms did succeed, and it is often said that his ending of Israelite polytheism also signifies the end of the worship of Asherah and the other Israelite/Canaanite deities.
While this is the case with other deities, it is not the case with Asherah. She appears in various forms with-in Judaism.
Excerpt from “Asherah and the Trees” - featured Asherah: Roots of the Mother Tree.”
“If it wasn’t for the series of events we went through during our journey, life would be a lot different, so be happy. These events molded you into the wonderful, confident, respectful person you are today.”
“If it wasn't for thoughts, our feet would never move.”
“If it wasn't for USA medical insurance, doctors would be broke as hardly anyone would pay their expensive fees!”
“If it wasn't important enough for the writers of scripture to elucidate, I'm not sure why we are.”
“If it wasn't a chaotic scene, if it was an orderly evacuation, we would be able to give you specifics about what our preferences would be, such as evacuating first the disabled, then the elderly and infants. That would of course be our preference. But the reality on the scene does not permit that. We're going to do the best we can with the resources we have.”
“If it wasn't because of my high heels, I would still be in Coatzacoalcos with 10 children.”
“If it wasn't for 2 Live Crew videos wouldn't look like they do and rappers wouldn't sound like they do.”
“If it wasn't for Abe Lincoln, I'd still be on the open market.”
“If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery.”
“If it wasn't for baseball, I'd be in either the penitentiary or the cemetery. I have the same violent temper my father and older brother had. Both died of injuries from street fights in Baltimore, fights begun by flare-ups of their tempers.”
“If it wasn't for coffee, I'd have no discernible personality at all.”
“If it wasn't for golf, I don't know what I'd be doing. If my IQ had been two points lower, I'd have been a plant somewhere.”
“If it wasn't for golf, I'd probably be a caddie today.”
“If it wasn't for good," my mother says, "we human beings would have been wiped out a long time ago. Either the monsters would have gotten us or we would have killed each other off with greed and jealousy and anger. So we have to believe in good. We have to look for the good in ourselves.”