I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If they're working in a workshop somewhere, where there is, let's say, uh... only twenty people, or something like that, that's still, when they work and do a scene, that's still working in front of somebody.”
“If thieves see us on the road, I think they’ll wait for more worthwhile victims.” Patricius smiled. He held out his hand to help a monk up from the ground. The monk’s bones were so thin that Patricius was scared to grip him tightly lest the bone crumble beneath his fingers. Their feet and shins looked like those of skeletons.”
Source: The Missionary
“If thine enemy offend thee, give his child a drum.”
“If things are built on a poor foundation, there is absolutely nothing there”.”
“If things are easy for us, then they are not lessons, but things we already know.”
“If things are ever to move upward, some one must take the first step, and assume the risk of it. No one who is not willing to try charity, to try non-resistance as the saint is always willing, can tell whether these methods will or will not succeed.”
Source: Writings, 1902-1910
“If things are going bad and life is tough, hang in there. Ride it out. Come out on top.”
“If things are going slow, I'm itchy.”
“If things are going untowardly one month, they are sure to mend the next.”
Source: Emma: A Novel
“If things are going well I can easily spend twelve hours a day writing, but not writing writing, just thinking and revising and taking a comma out and putting it back in.”
“If things are going well, if the writing's coming along, I jump out of bed happy. And if the previous day has been bad, I get out of bed disgruntled.”
“If things are going well, religion and legislation are beneficial; if not, they are of no avail.”
“If things are nice there is probably a good reason why they are nice: and if you do not know at least one reason for this good fortune, then you still have work to do.”
“If things are not going well with you, begin your effort at correcting the situation by carefully examining the service you are rendering, and especially the spirit in which you are rendering it.”
“If things are not working out, they just stop going forward.”
“If things are real, they're there all the time.”
Source: A Year With Aslan: Words of Wisdom and Reflection from the Chronicles of Narnia
“If things are really overwhelming and you need to talk, you can give me a call at 347-273-2044.”
“If things are the way they are, why should I try to make them look different?”
“If things are too easy, life is a whole lot less interesting.”
“If things are too perfect, people are always so afraid that it's going to change, so they ruin it themselves.”
“If things are too similar, the dialogue is not very interesting. If you put in contrast, big and small, abstract and representational, you set up the possibility of a discourse.”
“If things are tough, remember that every flower that ever bloomed had to go through a whole lot of dirt to get there. The almighty Father will use life's reverses to move you forward. So do not keep grieving about a bitter experience. The present is slipping by while you are regretting the past and worrying about the future. Regret will not prevent tomorrow's sorrows; it will only rob today of its strength.”
“If things aren't as successful as you thought they would be, sometimes that's not the worst thing that can happen. Sometimes that can be the best thing to push you in another direction that you were supposed to go in. Or to have an experience that you were supposed to have to grow.”
“If things aren’t breaking, then you’re not moving fast enough. People learn by making mistakes.”
“If things came easy, then everybody would be great at what they did.”
“If things come up, we can say, "We're not ready for this, let's move some things around."”
“If things continue like this, the history of our age may one day be written under a caliphate's supervision .”
“If things didn’t work out last year doing them a certain way, you should hire someone who has done it before to teach you how to do it this year. THIS is the secret of high achievers.”
“If things do get better in Iraq, I'm saying as someone who thinks the war was a mistake. I'm saying that is cause for us all to have a huge party. It's a big deal if things get better. Because if they don't get better, our country is going to be hurt for generations.”
“If things do not change, there will be nothing left to change. Either power must pass to the people or everything will perish.”
Source: My Dearest Daughter: A Letter from the Death Cell
“If things do not exist as fixed, independent entities, then how can they die? Our notion of death as the sudden expiration of that which was once so real starts to unwind. If things do not exist in their own right and are flickering rather than static, then we can no longer fear their ultimate demise. We may fear their instability, or their emptiness, but the looming threat of death starts to seem absurd. Things are constantly dying, we find. Or rather, they are constantly in flux, arising and passing away with each moment of consciousness.”
“If things do not turn out as we wish, we should wish for them as they turn out.”
“If things don't change, they will stay the same.”
Source: Master The Art of Trading: An Indispensable Guide to Investing
“If things don't come easy to you, you have to pull a rabbit out of a hat.”
“If things don't come easy, there is no premium on effort. There should be joy in the chase, zest in the pursuit.”
“If things don't go fantastically, you just have to deal with it.”
“If things don't seem out of control, you're not going fast enough.”
“If things don't work out the way you want, hold your head up high and be proud. And try again. And again. And again!”
Source: Keeping the Moon
“If things don’t seem right, try going left.” – Chloe Traeger”
“If things go badly for me tonight, I want you to stay with Mr. Wynter; he will pay you a decent wage.” “Will he make me bathe?” “No, he will debate the matter with you until you decide to wash.” “Ah. One of those.”
“If things go our way, you might see why I'm a legend. And if your daddy has a problem with that, he'll find out why I'm the Legend Killer.”
“If things go poorly, tell her to wait for us. If things go really, quite very poorly, get on a ship and go and do not look back.”
Source: Shorefall
“If things go wrong and you hit a dead end-as you will-it's just life's way of saying it's time to change course”
“If things go wrong, you don't have to accept you made a bum decision.”
Source: My Best Friend's Girl
“If things go wrong, don't go with them.”
“If things go wrong, I'll lead them away. Once it's clear, get back to the car. If you don't see me in five minutes, then I've probably died a very brave and heroic death. Oh and don't Oh, and don't touch the radio--I've got it tuned right where I want it and I don't want you messing that up.”
“If things had been different, she would be in Carolyn's place right now. She didn't want that sort of existence, but there was something so attractive about the security of feeling like you had stopped moving toward your life, and actually arrived.”
Source: Commencement
“If things happen all the time you are never nervous. It is when they are not happening that you are nervous.”
Source: Everybody's Autobiography
“If things happen it's because God has prepared me. God has great things for us. If it's God's will that I be there, there I will be.”
“If things happening is the litmus test for a soon-coming rapture, it’s no wonder every generation for many years have believed they were the last generation. Bad things happen in every generation.”