I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If there is one thing I long for above all else, it's that the years to come may see Christianity in this country able again to capture the imagination of our culture.”
“If there is one thing I object to, its actors talking about how tough their jobs are.”
“If there is one thing I think I have accomplished, it's that I always thought of myself as a very literal songwriter, and as I look at some of those older records, I don't hear it now the way I did when I was 20. I think it is undeniable that the songs have become more instantaneously descriptive and literal. I'd like the songs to be more storytelling, but also have the turns of phrase within them that would hopefully distance my writing from the pack. I feel like on those older records there are a lot of attempts at clever turns of phrase.”
“If there is one thing I will never have, it is an eating disorder. I won't have girls - even if it is just one or two who care - thinking that. Because it is a serious sickness, not something to plaster on the cover of a magazine. And I am the opposite. I want girls to love themselves. I want them to feel good about who they areThe thing is, I'm lucky because I was loved. But I have seen so many young women who can't feel good about themselves because they just don't have that love.”
“If there is one thing I will not abide it is the folly of a willful pride.”
“If there is one thing I've learned in my short life, it's this: Never repress anything.”
“If there is one thing I've learned in thirty years as a psychotherapist, it is this: If you can let your experience happen, it will release its knots and unfold, leading to a deeper, more grounded experience of yourself. No matter how painful or scary your feelings appear to be, your willingness to engage with them draws forth your essential strength, leading in a more life-positive direction.”
“If there is one thing in life that I have learned about life it is... it goes on.”
“If there is one thing in life that you should be very proud of about yourself, it should be this: I have never used violence against anyone in my life, I was given a gun in the war, I threw the gun on the ground; I neither clenched my fist nor drew a sword at anyone!”
“If there is one thing in mathematics that fascinates me more than anything else (and doubtless always has), it is neither "number" nor "size", but always form. And among the thousand-and-one faces whereby form chooses to reveal itself to us, the one that fascinates me more than any other and continues to fascinate me, is the structure hidden in mathematical things.”
“If there is one thing in mathematics that fascinates me more than anything else (and doubtless always has), it is neither ‘number’ nor ‘size,’ but always form.”
“If there is one thing in this planet that has the power to bind people it is soccer.”
“If there is one thing in this wonderful world of ours that is worth preserving, defending, and promoting, it is the White Race.”
“If there is one thing in this world that I was raised and trained to know, it is that there is only so much you may ask of the gods. Victory in battle is their lightest gift; a quiet heart is your own concern.”
Source: The Innkeeper's Song
“If there is one thing I’ve learned in my years on this planet, it’s that the happiest and most fulfilled people I’ve known are those who devoted themselves to something bigger and more profound than merely their own self interest.”
“If there is one thing left that I would like to do, it's to write something really beautiful. And I could do it, you know. I could still do it.”
“If there is one thing more difficult than submitting oneself to a regime it is refraining from imposing it on other people.”
Source: Remembrance of Things Past
“If there is one thing of which I am most proud, it's that I made being ginger cool!”
“If there is one thing that all players have in common it is that winning, competitive gene; the ability to overcome obstacles and fight for what you want from your career.”
“If there is one thing that has helped me as a coach, it's my ability to recognize winners, or good people who can become winners by paying the price.”
“If there is one Thing that I utterly hate about human Imperfection, it is SNOARING.”
“If there is one Thing that I utterly hate about human Imperfection, it is SNORING.”
“If there is one thing that is constant in this world, it is the power of music.”
Source: Josh Groban (Songbook)
“If there is one thing that is foreign to me it is shopping for pleasure. On the other hand, I believe that it is right to honor all those who create beautiful things and give satisfaction to those who see me wearing them.”
“If there is one thing that is really cheerful in the world, it is cheerfulness. I have noticed it often. And I have noticed that when a man is right down cheerful, he is seldom unhappy for the time being. Such is the nature of man.”
Source: The Chicago of Europe, and Other Tales of Foreign Travel
“If there is one thing that marks families with money in the long term it is this: delayed gratification.”
Source: Family Fortunes: How to Build Family Wealth and Hold on to It for 100 Years
“If there is one thing that will make a man peculiarly and insufferable self-conceited, it is to have his stomach behave itself, the first day at sea, when nearly all his comrades are seasick.”
“If there is ONE THING that you do today, let it be this...
Don't take life WAY too seriously.”
“If there is one thing that, as a director, you don't want to be a part of, it's a group. It's the same thing with music. I don't want to be a part of a scene. Just leave me alone. It's just my nature, and it's nothing against the people that are in that group, but I just like to be left alone.”
“If there is one thing the past years have taught us, it is the importance of a keen and high sense of honor in those who handle our governmental affairs.”
Source: Speaking up
“If there is one thing the psychic taught me, it's that people and events are rarely who and what we think they are. They are more meaningful, more worth our attention-part of some finely choreographed, eternal dance that we would be wise to bow down before in gratitude and humility”
“If there is one thing to do, it is to do introspective soul searching to find your passion.”
“If there is one thing to get excited about, it's your ability to turn the negative into success.”
“If there is one thing upon this earth that mankind love and admire better than another, it is a brave man, - it is the man who dares to look the devil in the face and tell him he is a devil.”
“If there is one thing Voldemort cannot understand, it is love.”
“If there is one thing worse than self-pity, it was other people's pity.”
Source: The Boys of Summer
“If there is one thing worse than the modern weakening of major morals, it is the modern strengthening of minor morals.”
“If there is one thought with regard to the Church of Christ, which at times comes to me with overwhelming sorrow; if there is one thought in regard to my own life of which I am ashamed; if there is one thought of which I feel that the Church of Christ has not accepted it and not grasped it; if there is one thought which makes me pray to God: “Oh, teach us by Thy grace, new things”—it is the wonderful power that prayer is meant to have in the kingdom. [. . .] And that is the law of the kingdom—the King upon the throne, the servants upon the footstool.”
Source: Absolute Surrender
“If there is one trait that your brand must speak of, it is trust.”
Source: Wealth for All: Living a Life of Success at the Edge of Your Ability
“If there is one type of food that I would eliminate from everyone's diet if I could, it would be fructose-sweetened drinks, including both sodas and fruit juices, which deliver too much fructose, too quickly, to a gut and liver that much prefer to process fructose slowly. Just eat fruit and let nature provide the right amount of fiber and water.”
“If there is one vegetable which is God-given, it is the haricot bean.”
“If there is one venue where Pakistan can beat Australia, then Adelaide is that ground”
“If there is one word in the universe capable of softening hearts, it is this: Mommy.”
Source: Being Bold: Quotes, Poetry, & Motivations for Every Day of the Year
“If there is one word that describes our form of society in America, it may be the word-voluntary.”
“If there is one word that describes the meaning of character, it is the word honor. Without honor, civilization would not long exist. Without honor, there could be no dependable contracts, no lasting marriages, no trust or happiness. What does the word honor mean to you? To me, honor is summarized in this expression by the poet Tennyson, "Man's word [of honor] is God in man."”
“If there is one word that makes creative people different from others, it is the word complexity. Instead of being an individual, they are a multitude. Like the color white that includes all colors, they tend to bring together the entire range of human possibilities within themselves. Creativity allows for paradox, light, shadow, inconsistency, even chaos -and creative people experience both extremes with equal intensity.”
“If there is one word that you find coming out like a bomb from the Upanishads, bursting like a bombshell upon masses of ignorance, it is the word "fearlessness."”
Source: Meditation and Its Methods
“If there is one ‘constant’ in the structure and theme of the wonder tale, it is transformation.”
“If there is only 24 hours to save the universe why are you talking to us?”
“If there is only empty space, with no suns nor planets in it, then space loses its substantiality.”