I Quotes
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“If the [captured Israeli] soldiers are not returned, we will turn Lebanon's clock back 20 years.”
“If the [Republican] party wants to have an ideological debate, it's never going to win anything in a major way.”
“If the [Vestiges] be true, the labours of sober induction are in vain; religion is a lie; human law is a mass of folly, and a base injustice; morality is moonshine; our labours for the black people of Africa were works of madmen; and man and woman are only better beasts!”
“If the Aborigine drafted an I.Q. test, all of Western civilization would presumably flunk it.”
“If the abortion issue is important to me, this is how you tackle that issue.”
“If the Absolute becomes limited by the mind, It is no more Absolute; It has become finite.”
Source: Jnana Yoga: The Yoga of Knowledge
“If the abstract paintings show my reality, then the landscapes and still-lifes show my yearning.”
Source: Gerhard Richter: text : writings, interviews and letters, 1961-2007
“If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test.”
Source: A Vindication of the Rights of Women & a Vindication of the Rights of Men
“If the abuse be enormous, nature will rise up, and claiming her original rights, overturn a corrupt political system.”
Source: The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order: a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition, never before published; the whole exhibiting a view of literature and literary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished
“If the abuse has taken place for a really long period of time, it becomes more and tougher and challenging as well.”
Source: When Roses are Crushed
“If the abuser is a parent or caretaker, the abuse may be the most attention the child has had from that person. To the child, withholding attention can be a powerful form of coercion. Sexual molestation may be accompanied by physical expressions of affection that are sometimes the only affection the child receives.”
Source: Lost in the Mirror: An Inside Look at Borderline Personality Disorder
“If the abyss is too deep and the bridge is too rotten at a time when it is absolutely necessary to cross, the person who gives up crossing the bridge is not the person humanity seeks! Humanity needs people who always come up with a solution for whatever needs to be done!”
“If the accident of genes has put you in a place where you can be a role model, then be somebody!”
“If the account given in Genesis is really true, ought we not, after all, to thank this serpent? He was the first schoolmaster, the first advocate of learning, the first enemy of ignorance, the first to whisper in human ears the sacred word liberty, the creator of ambition, the author of modesty, of inquiry, of doubt, of investigation, of progress and of civilization.”
Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“If the act of writing is the act of putting aside the masculine, then you might in that way, it may sound almost crazy to say this, say that the act of writing, for a woman, could be a homosexual act.”
“If the acting don't work out, I'll have a future in construction.”
“If the actions used in performing sleights are visible or even suspected by the onlooker, the whole illusion of magic is destroyed.”
“If the actor has a problem, I can just go in and fix it right away. I think it speeds up the process.”
“If the actor points a fake gun and pulls the trigger, and you have to fall to your knees, you really do have to sell it. Otherwise, it takes the viewer out of the moment.”
“If the ad is bad people get turned off. That's 125 million potential viewers, so you just killed reach. But there's also a big potential payoff. I think it does pay off because you get a lot of traffic, a lot of free public relations(in media stories). It helps position themselves for the next round of financing.”
“If the adjustment made by a court can be accepted or not, it will be refused whenever the men can gain more by continuing the strike, with whatever of violence that involves.”
“If the Administration does nothing, high gasoline prices will continue to increasingly burden our economy, taking millions of dollars out of the hands of families and putting it straight into the pockets of OPEC.”
“If the adoption of ploughing increased a village's population from a hundred to 110, which ten people would have volunteered to starve so that the others could go back to the good old time? There was no going back. The trap snapped shut.
The pursuit of an easier life resulted in much hardship, and not for the last time. It happens to us today. How many young college graduates have take demanding jobs in high-powered firms, vowing that they will work hard to earn money that will enable them to retire and pursue their real interests when they are thirty-five? But by the time they reach that age, they have large mortgages, children to school, houses in the suburbs that necessitate at least two cars per family, and a sense that life is not worth living without really good wine and expensive holidays abroad.”
Source: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“If the advice is simply to respect yourself and follow the path that you want to follow, that would be the best advice I could ever pass on.”
“If the advice of a fool for once happens to be good, it requires a wise man to carry it out.”
Source: Nathan the Wise: A Dramatic Poem
“If the affairs of the world were put in the hands of the screwball artists, it couldn’t be in a worse state than it is now !”
“If the affluent cannot afford hope, you cannot expect the destitute to pay for desperation.”
Source: Ghostwritten
“If the Africans and Arabs were ruling Spain from 711 to 1492, had they destroyed the Catholic church, they still would be ruling Spain to this day because that's the institution that held them together. The institute that gave them the only hope was their church. This is why we are so depressed because the institutions of hope that would cause fulfillment amongst us has either been destroyed or laughed at.”
“If the afternoon had been blue,
there might have been less desire.”
Source: Travelling in the Family: Selected Poems
“If the Age of Sport has been all champagne and roses hitherto, then expect our love affair with its newly-acquired prominence to become increasingly tainted by scandals about cheating. Sport is losing its shine and allure.”
“If the age of the Earth were a calendar year and today were a breath before midnight on New Year's Eve, we showed up a scant fifteen minutes ago, and all of recorded history has blinked by in the last sixty seconds. Luckily for us, our planet-mates--the fantastic meshwork of plants, animals, and microbes--have been patiently perfecting their wares since March, an incredible 3.8 billion years since the first bacteria. ...After 3.8 billion years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival.”
“If the Agency could become a container for something neither Anna nor Mary had known before: a family. Now, without Caroline depending on her, Anna was alone. It did not taste good. There were voices inside: I am risking everything; I could lose everything.”
Source: The Alchemy Fire Murder
“If the agenda in a country is constantly changing, sometimes even hourly, you must know that you are governed by ignorant and incompetent! And perhaps worse, you are run by traitors who only serve foreign country interests!”
“If the agent aims to make the attempt if and only if it would be apt, then a distinctive element of risk assessment becomes relevant: How probably would the agent succeed in attempting that fuller end?”
“If the aging process is controlled in a similar way in worms and humans, then we can use what we learn about worms to speed our study of higher organisms.”
“If the aim is globalization without marginalization, we can no longer tolerate a world in which there live side by side the immensely rich and the miserably poor, the have-nots deprived even of essentials and people who thoughtlessly waste what others so desperately need. Such countries are an affront to the dignity of the human person. He further said, Ethics demand that systems be attuned to the needs of man, and not that man be sacrificed for the sake of the system.”
“If the aim is to keep "Christ" in the shopping-mall Christmas or to ensure that pagan trees and mistletoe don't lose their Christian labels, then it might make sense to attack presidents and business owners who commit the "happy holiday" sin. But if the goal is to restore the religious meaning of the Christian holy day, then they are aiming at the wrong Target.”
“If the aim of physical theories is to explain experimental laws, theoretical physics is not an autonomous science; it is subordinate to metaphysics.”
“If the air is jam-full of sounds which we tune in with, why should it not also be full of feels and smells and things seen through the spirit, drawing particles from us to them and them to us like magnets?”
Source: Hundreds and Thousands: The Journals of Emily Carr
“If the alignment between author, audience, topic and timing is synchronized correctly, the audience will want to imagine themselves in the story.”
Source: Sending Signals: Amplify the Reach, Resonance and Results of Your Ideas
“If the all powerful god controls satan he is an accomplice, and if he doesn't, he is not an all powerful god.”
“If the Almighty directs our steps, we've no need to look back over our shoulders.”
Source: Here Burns My Candle: A Novel
“If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that order.”
“If the Almighty in his mercy allows us to settle peace among the christian leaders, we shall press on not only to destroy completely the bad seeds, but also to expand the territories of Christ, and, supported by these achievements, we shall go forward, with God favouring his own purposes, to the most holy expedition against the infidels, the desire for which is deeply fixed in our heart.”
“If the Almighty is the Almighty, the last word for each of us belongs to Him.”
Source: Night
“If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.”
“If the Alpha female wolf was there, then they were plotting a search party. Great”
Source: A Tiger's Claim
“If the alternative to believing in God is believing in men, then the answer as to why I should believe in God is not only simple, it’s blatantly obvious.”
“If the alternative to believing in God is to believe in men, the myth is that there’s an alternative.”
“If the ambiance is right, you'll get your high on a mocktail in a cocktail glass, as it is a guilt-free drink.”