I Quotes
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“If the vision is there, the means will follow.”
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“If the voice of the brook was not the first song of celebration, it must have been at least an obbligato for that event.”
“If the voice that came out of you asked to sign a remixed mixtape of your name without its handwriting, how many left-handshakes would you say it takes to make a sound foot?
Poem - Help Me Solve This Puzzle In Between The Middle Of My Midbrain.
December 14, 2022”
Source: EvolutionR
“If the voice was meant to be silent we wouldn't have ears for listening.”
“If the voices and perspectives we assess ourselves by
are stuck in systems of their own
they can be another trap.
If they're stuck in their own agendas--
their needs and desires--
then they're another "wicked temptation"
to sell out our deepest truths
to please or pacify someone else.
Which is why I advocate multiple mirrors,
offering different ways of seeing,
of feeling,
of processing,
angles and views we might otherwise miss,
and
reminding us to revere just how complex reality is.”
“If the voices around you lose their warmth, becoming mere echoes of what once was, and the rhythm of conversation fractures into dissonance, allow yourself to lean into the silence that follows. There, in the stillness, the noise of the world gives way to the gentle cadence of your own heartbeat, a sound that reminds you of your innermost self, waiting patiently to be heard.”
“If the voices in your head make you cry, you're a lunatic. Put their words on paper, and you're a writer.”
“If the voices in your head talk to you, no one cares until they tell you to start killing people. Then you’re crazy.”
Source: Mission: Subhero
“If the voters really understood what we were up to they'd vote us out of office.”
“If the waitress comes, order me a coffee and something that involves bacon.”
Source: Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)
“If the waitress has dirty ankles, the chili is good.”
“If the walls weren't made of glass, I would have lain down on it to see how it felt. Maybe that's what he did. Maybe that's what power would feel like, napping publicly while everyone in the office scurries on with their tasks around you.”
Source: Severance
“If the war had a noble purpose, it was this - to end the inhumanity those photographs showed. While India rarely spoke about its imperative as the moral one, and few people steeped in realpolitik can shed their cynicism when a politician speaks in moral terms, and the intervention certainly suited India's strategic interests, the fact remains that in the annals of humanitarian interventions, few were as swift, successful, purpose-driven and with humanitarian goals as the Indian intervention to liberate Bangladesh. India went in when it was attacked, and left before its troops became unpopular.”
Source: The Colonel Who Would Not Repent: The Bangladesh War and Its Unquiet Legacy
“If the war had taught Charlie one lesson, it was that killing accomplished only death.”
Source: It Wasn't Always Like This
“If the war had taught her anything, it was to take nothing for granted: that it wasn’t safe to put off what mattered. Life could snatch away the things you treasured, and there was no getting them back.”
Source: The Light Between Oceans
“If the war is lost, the nation will also perish. This fate is inevitable. There is no necessity to take into consideration the basis which the people will need to continue a most primitive existence. On the contrary, it will be better to destroy things ourselves because this nation will have proved to be the weaker one and the future will belong solely to the stronger eastern nation [Russia]. Besides, those who remain after the battle are only the inferior ones, for the good ones have been killed.”
“If the war on terror is endless, you could forget about democracy.”
“If the watchdog doesn't bark, how do you know there's a burglar in the basement? And the press is supposed to be a watchdog.”
“If the water is calm, the boat is also calm! If your thoughts are calm, your life is also calm!”
“if the way ahead is not clear, time is often the best editor of one's intentions.”
“If the Way is made clear, it is not the Way.”
“If the way of heaven be narrow, it is not long; and if the gate be straight, it opens into endless life.”
“If the way of the sage is true, that we are all dreaming our world into being, then it has to apply not only to our private, personal universe but to the world at large.”
“If the way of wisdom was easy, anyone would have walked in. Wisdom is not a whore she is a shy mademoiselle so only those who strives wins her heart.”
“If the way someone loves you doesn't make your heart happy, it means they're not loving you enough.”
“If the way they make the show makes it fresh, then it's worthwhile. I think all of these forms have to be blown up every now and then and start again.”
“If the way to do good to my country were to render myself popular, I could easily do it. But extravagant popularity is not the road to public advantage.”
“If the way which I have pointed out as leading to this result (i.e., power over the emotions by which the wise man surpasses the ignorant man) seems exceedingly hard, it may nevertheless be discovered. Needs must it be hard, since it is so seldom found. How would it be possible, if salvation were ready to our hand, and could without great labour be found, that it should be by almost all men neglected? But all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”
“If the way you've been treating me is a mark of fondness, maybe you'd better take a fresh look at your interpersonal communication skills.”
Source: Dream a Little Dream
“If the weak hand, that has recorded this tale, has, by its scenes, beguiled the mourner of one hour of sorrow, or, by its moral, taught him to sustain it - the effort, however humble, has not been vain, nor is the writer unrewarded.”
Source: The Mysteries of Udolpho: Horror and Romance
“If the weather is good I go into the nearby wood - there I am painting a small beech forest (in the sun) with a few conifers mixed in. This takes until 8 'o clock.”
Source: Gustav Klimt Artworks
“If the weather is summer in your mind, even the coldest winter will be hot for you! If the weather is winter in your mind, even the hottest summer will be cold for you!”
“If the weather is sunny, it is good; if the weather is rainy, it is good; if it is foggy, it is good; if it is stormy, it is good; if it is damn cold, it is good; if it is damn hot, it is good! With a positive attitude of mind, all becomes good!”
“If the weather is too cold or rainy, I take shelter in the Regence Cafe, where I entertain myself by watching chess being played. Paris is the world center, and this cafe is the Paris centre for the finest skill at this game.”
Source: Rameau's Nephew and Other Works
“If the weather's nice, I like to be outside exercising, but when it's colder, I'm a real homebody and I catch up on my reading.”
“If the web can be evolved to include the missing APIs and have better performance, [developers] won't need to go beyond the web.”
“If the weeds are pulled out of the garden too soon, the too shallow roots of the plants developing around it get pulled up with the weed also. Time is what is needed before criticism can be useful.”
“If the weeds are removed and there is nothing planted, it is the weeds that will keep growing.”
Source: The Mountain of Ignorance
“If the West believed in something, it would prevail overnight. The problem is you can't beat bad faith with no faith.”
“If the West can claim superiority in anything, it is . . . in science and scientific technique.”
Source: Bertrand Russell's Best
“If the West wants to have peace, then they have to accept Islamic rule.”
“If the White House could do more to tell parents that getting children reading is their business too, we'd see a big difference. Hollywood and the NBA or NFL could step in, too. In England they have an event called Book Day, where every child receives a pound to use at any bookstore.”
“If the white man ain't the devil, he's been aiming at the history of the Americans.”
“If the white man can come here uneducated and as an immigrant, and within 10 or 15 years set up an industry that provides job opportunities and educational opportunities for black people, then if the black man, the black leadership, who has access to all of this money and has all of these degrees today, can't use his talent and his know-how to set up business opportunities, job opportunities, housing opportunities for the black people the same as the white leaders have done for white people, then these black leaders need to get off the boat.”
“If the white man gives you anything - just remember when he gets ready he will take it right back. We have to take for ourselves.”
“If the white man wants to hold on to it, let him do so; but the Negro, so far as he is able, should develop and carry out a program of his own.”
Source: The Mis-Education of the Negro
“If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace.”
“If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow.”
“If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian, he can live in peace. Treat all men alike. Give them all the same law. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers. The Earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to think and talk and act for myself, and I will obey every law, or submit to the penalty.”
“If the whole charade of nationality feels meaningless to you, then you may come and walk beside Naskar.”
Source: With Love From A Blue Rock