I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If the flower were not attached to its stem, it would flee at the approach of man, like the insect or the bird; for the attribute of man on the earth, at least as long as he does not better understand his role, is to worry and frighten what he is not interested in taming for utilitarian purposes. Man is skillful in mistreating everything he can use”
“If the flowing water is feminine and the shores are the masculine, a river represents the best relationship. The water flows with grace and dignity held securely by the proud shores.”
“If the focus of our testimony is our changed life, we as well as our hearers are bound to be disappointed.”
“If the food that one ate the night before were somehow able to be seen and identified through one’s clothes throughout the day, millions of employees would each fast ten or so days before their payday.”
“If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise.”
Source: The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
“If the fools do not control the world, it isn't because they are not in the majority.”
“If the foot of the trees were not tied to earth, they would be pursuing me;
For I have blossomed so much, I am the envy of the gardens.”
“If the forest were covered with ten times the number of blue markers I had seen on my hike, the probability of my getting lost would certainly be reduced. One could imagine the markers organized in a more symbolic shape—say a real arrow, instead of a cryptic linear marker. And if we wish to go that far, why not just paint the more explicit text, "This way," on the rocks in 100-point Helvetica so there's no ambiguity whatsoever? Yet at some point, with the successive addition of more sophisticated elements, the true value of the untainted forest suddenly vanishes.”
Source: The Laws of Simplicity
“If the former relationship was characterized by criticism and control, the symptoms of mistrust, then the more desired relationship is one of respect and trust.”
“If the foundation is firm the building can withstand calamities. The practice of yoga is the foundation so that the self is not shaken under any circumstances.”
“If the foundation of a well-ordered society is a healthy, happy home, then the problem of lawlessness will not be solved by more laws or legislation; but by fathers and mothers exerting a moral influence and example in their own families, tempered with love and understanding.”
Source: The worth of a smile: spoken words for daily living
“If the foundation of your house is righteousness then your wealth will not be like a cardboard house that collapses under a gentle blow of wind”
“If the Founding Fathers and other patriots who fought during the Revolutionary War could see the United States today, I believe they would be proud of the path that the thirteen colonies, now fifty strong states, have taken since then.”
“If the Founding Fathers could have looked into a crystal ball and seen AK-47s and Glock semi-automatic pistols, I think they would say, you know, 'That's not really what we mean when we say bear arms.'”
“If the fraud charges are proven, fraud order...is issued, a promoter can receive no funds through the mail..., shut off. All mail sent to him is returned to the sender marked 'Fraudulent'.”
“If the freedom of religion, guaranteed to us by law in theory, can ever rise in practice under the overbearing inquisition of public opinion, [then and only then will truth]prevail over fanaticism.”
“If the French noblesse had been capable of playing cricket with their peasants, their chateaux would never have been burnt.”
Source: English Social History
“If the French were really intelligent, they'd speak English.”
Source: Essays in Disguise
“If the fresh facts come to our knowledge all fit themselves into the scheme, then our hypothesis may gradually become a solution. Sherlock Holmes speaking with Dr. Watson.”
“If the Frieze Art Fair catches on, I imagine at least two great things happening. First, we will once again have a huge art fair in town that isn't too annoying to go to. More importantly, Frieze may finally show New Yorkers that we can cross our own waters for visual culture. That would change everything.”
“If the frontline people do count, you couldn't prove it by examining the reward systems in most organizations.”
Source: Service America!: Doing Business in the New Economy
“If the fruit is green it will not fall to the ground even if you beat it with a sharp stick. When it is ripe it falls of its own accord in the silence of the night.”
“If the function of the artist is to see, the first duty of the critic is to understand what the artist saw.”
“If the fundamentalists call you infidel because of your inclusive spirit, know that you are doing something right for a change - you are doing something human for a change.”
Source: Mukemmel Musalman: Kafir Biraz, Peygamber Biraz
“If the furnace is hot enough, anything will burn, even Big Macs.”
“If the future and the past really exist, where are they?”
“If the future changed, and the time traveler we're talking about was from that future, and was the product of events that created that future, why wouldn't the time traveler also change when those events changed?”
Source: The Dream of Perpetual Motion
“If the future historians were to digitally unearth our generation, they would decipher the facial expressions on the "Selfie's" as the generation of people suffering from wide spread constipation!”
“If the future is a scary prospect to you then even more reason anchoring yourself in the present moment will be positive for you. If thinking ahead makes you feel as if a vast expanse of life lies in front of you without a plot, try sitting in the now. Let the fear dissipate and leave room for other emotions and energy.”
Source: Happy: Finding Joy in Every Day and Letting Go of Perfect
“If the future is to remain open and free, we need people who can tolerate the unknown, who will not need the support of completely worked out systems or traditional blueprints from the past.”
“If the future of the free world depends on me, please accept my apology in advance”
Source: Life's Big Zoo
“If the future was to be defined by a more honest and nuanced sexual culture, one in which sexual diversity was valued, the people with maximalist ambitions were futurists, and they had knowledge unavailable to those who had not considered their extremes. A better sexuality, if such a thing were possible, would be discovered by people who explored the widest range of sexual practice, not those who treated it as resistant to literal representation. I valued the ideas of feminism that spoke of liberating feminine sexuality from masculine ideas of sexiness, but it was as if, having cleaned out the clutter of masculine pornographic language and imagery, the only inoffensive concept left was a spartan white room dotted with patches of sunlight, starched curtains gently blowing from the open floor-to-ceiling windows.”
Source: Future Sex: A New Kind of Free Love
“If the future would have been revealed to me, at that moment, if I could have seen what was ahead for me in that house, would I have changed my mind?”
Source: Wounded Dove
“If the future's looking dark, We're the ones who have to shine. If there's no one in control, We're the ones who draw the line. Though we live in trying times, We're the ones who have to try. And we know that time has wings, So we're the ones who have to fly.”
“If the gag is complicated, you spend more time thinking about the way you’re drawing it.”
“If the gains from trade in commodities are substantial, they are small compared to trade in ideas”
“If the game designer produces more content than he can consume per month, some fraction of the people will say more quests, more tests, more challenges, more whatever, and they will be compelled by it.”
“If the game is designed for you to lose, don't play that game. Play a different one.”
Source: Linchpin: Are You Indispensable?
“If the game is run properly as a professional game, you do not need 57 old farts running rugby.”
“If the game of life ended tonight, would you be a winner?”
“If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake.”
Source: Memoir, correspondence, and miscellanies from the papers of T. Jefferson
“If the game shakes me or breaks me, I hope it makes me a better man.”
“If the garbage man calls, tell him we don't want any.”
“If the gas pedal on your car is shaped like a bare foot, you might be a redneck.”
“If the gay community finds me attractive, I hope women feel the same way.”
“If the general attitude of Canadians toward their mighty neighbor to the south could be distilled into a single phrase, that phrase would probably be "Oh, shut up."”
Source: Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada
“If the general attitude of Canadians toward their mighty neighbor to the south could be distilled into a single phrase, that phrase would probably be "Oh, shut up." The Americans talked too much, mainly about themselves. Their torrid love affair with their own history and legend exceeded-painfully-the quasi-British Canadian idea of modesty and self-restraint. ... They were forever busting their buttons in spasms of insufferable yahoo pride or all too publicly agonizing over their crises.”
Source: Thin Ice: Coming of Age in Canada
“If the General Government should be left dependent on the State Legislatures, it would be happy for us if we had never met in this room.”
“If the general opinion is pessimistic, fantasy is going to hold its own.”
“If the general population took more time to carefully choose what they put into their bodies and set aside a portion of non-perishables for those less-fortunate the impact would be earth shaking.”
Source: The Magic of Nature: Meditations & Spells to Find Your Inner Voice