I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If we have our own why of life, we shall get along with almost any how. Man does not strive for pleasure; only the Englishman does.”
Source: The Portable Nietzsche
“If we have plain old ordinary fear then we are within reach of a solution. Fear has been with humankind for millennia and we do know what to do about it-pray about it, talk about it, feel the fear, and do it anyway. Artistic fear, on the other hand, sounds somehow nastier and more virulent, like it just might not yield to ordinary solutions-and yet it does, the moment we become humble enough to try ordinary solutions.”
“If we have power to degrade an entire society, then we also have the power to uplift it.”
“If we have power, we'll never give it up again unless we're carried out of our offices as corpses”
“If we have reason to believe someone is preparing an attack against the U.S., has developed that capability, harbours those aspirations, then I think the U.S. is justified in dealing with that, if necessary, by military force.”
“If we have received a precious gift from God, it is our imagination. When we tap into our powers of imagination, we are bombs of possibilities.”
“If we have reproductive freedom, that is the ability to decide for ourselves when and whether to have children and what happens to our bodies, sexism can be reversed. It's the understanding that it's not inevitable. I think that is crucial.”
“If we have reverence for God, we will have respect for one another.”
“If we have seed, soil, and water, we have the ingredients for a miracle. And yet, it is not in our nature to believe that a miracle can arise from something so simple. Therefore, we forsake the miracle in our search for the miracle.”
“If we have Senators and Congressmen there that can't protect themselves against the evil temptations of lobbyists, we don't need to change our lobbies, we need to change our representatives.”
Source: Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties
“If we have some pet animals, we should feed them also before taking our food. Perceive God in every living being and feed them with that attitude.”
“If we have strong desire then God miraculously removes obstacles and gives us the power to overcome them.”
“If we have system in which government is in a position to give large favor - it's human nature to try to get this favor - whether those people are large enterprises, or whether they're small businesses like farmers, or whether they're representatives of any other special group. The only way to prevent that is to force them to engage in competition one with the other.”
“If we have the audacity to ask, God has the ability to perform.”
Source: Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible
“If we have the capacity to make mistakes, then we hold an equal capacity to do right by the wrong we have done.”
“If we have the choice to feed only one hungry person, the needy or the richest, our society often chooses the path of empathy instead of the clear light of morality.”
“If we have the courage and tenacity of our forebears, who stood firmly like a rock against the lash of slavery, we shall find a way to do for our day what they did for theirs.”
“If we have the courage to decide ourselves for peace we will have peace.”
Source: Ideas and Opinions
“If we have the khadi spirit in us, then we should surround ourselves with simplicity in every walk of life.”
“If we have the kinds of confirmation that we need, we will once again work with the international community and the organization charged with monitoring compliance by the Syrian government, and we will reach out to patrons of Assad like Russia to put a stop to it.”
“If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach.”
“If we have the potential to oppress or slay millions, it’s because we also have the potential to liberate and love millions.”
Source: Letters from a Skeptic: A Son Wrestles with His Father's Questions about Christianity
“If we have the power to stand with our words of empowerment, the naysayers will lose their balance & flee without warning.”
“If we have the power to turn another planet into Earth, then we have the power to turn Earth back into Earth.”
“If we have the right preventive and primary care, if we start charging for comprehensive care in the chronic cases, 10 percent of the cases take up two-thirds of the medical expenses, and if we do more on problems like childhood obesity, that we can, to use the parlance that's popular in Washington, bend the cost curve and eventually reconcile this so our costs will be closer to our competitors and so we can cover everybody.”
“If we have the right to use our reason, we certainly have the right to act in accordance with it, and no god can have the right to punish us for such action”
Source: The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll
“If we have the truth, it cannot be harmed by investigation. If we have not the truth, it ought to be harmed.”
“If we have, through grace, an interest in Him who is the Fountain, we may rejoice in him when the streams of temporal mercies are dried up.”
Source: Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible
“If we have to be cat burglars, I'm going to see what' to steal in the fridge." We're trying to find evidence she's the poisoner. Just a thought before you start putting random things in your mouth." Ruth shrugged and walked past Val.”
“If we have to build the nation we have to start from the villages. I will present a complete blueprint of "Sānsad Adharsh Grām Yojana" where each MP, must establish model villages in their constituencies.”
“If we have to continue to live under sequestration, it will have a maximum impact on our ability to fulfill the president's strategic guidance. We can't do it all. It's as simple as that, with the limitations of the budget as severe as they are. These deep, abrupt cuts have forced us to make decisions that are not in the interest of America.”
“If we have to fight for anything . . . then we should fight for peace, freedom, and love.”
Source: Ailene
“If we have to get married and have a million babies, I hope our relationship will be built on mutual disgust and an endless barrage of ridicule and insults. It feels like the only thing I can count on right now. I don’t want something dumb like respect and affection getting in the way.”
“If we have to give up either religion or education, we should give up education.”
“If we have to go through a mental exercise, yes or no, every time we are faced with a tough decision, we will continue to have trouble with living what we supposedly believe.”
“If we have to go to our deaths for the greater good of humankind, I will accept that like a lamb, because I haven't deserved this life or even enjoyed it.”
Source: Beautiful World, Where Are You
“If we have to go to war, we will.”
“If we have to have a choice between being dead and pitied, and being alive with a bad image, we'd rather be alive and have the bad image.”
Source: As good as Golda: the warmth and wisdom of Israel's Prime Minister
“If we have to have a real movement on this issue if you support gun control, it has to come from the Republican side.”
“If we have to know without a doubt that the choices we are making are the perfect ones, we risk never making any choices at all.”
“If we have to prove our Europeanism by accepting that French is the dominant language in the Community, then my answer is quite clear, and I will say it in French in order to prevent any misunderstanding: Non, merci beaucoup .”
“If we have to sum up the Book of Revelation in one phrase, it would be, 'Jesus wins.”
“If we have to tell Hollywood good-by, it may be with one of those tender, old-fashioned, seven-second kisses exchanged between two people of the opposite sex, with all their clothes on.”
Source: Kiss Hollywood good-by
“If we have to use force, it is because we are America.”
“If we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.”
“If we have to, we can all go to Hell together—maybe there's a group rate.”
Source: The Callahan Chronicals
“If we have too much clarity, we might not be compelled to continue searching for new ideas.”
“If we have trouble hearing Him, He will faithfully work in our lives until we are pointed in the direction He wants us to go.”
Source: The Mentor Leader: Secrets to Building People and Teams That Win Consistently
“If we have true love with sympathy and patient labor, we shall not go about scrutinizing our neighbor's shortcomings.”
Source: Discourses and Sayings
“If we have understanding, we can oversee the resources God entrusted to our care. And the wiser we are, the more effective we will be as stewards.”