I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If we knew when we woke up that it would be the last day of our lives, we would transform every little act of our daily humdrum into small farewells.”
Source: Laplatia
“If we knock on the door until it opens, not taking no for an answer, our lives will be transformed as we step up into a higher awareness.”
“If we know anything about a path at all, it's only because of the Great ones that have gone before us. Out of their love and kindness, they have left some footprints for us to follow. So, in the same way that they wish for us, we wish that all beings everywhere, including ourselves, be safe, be happy, have good health, and enough to eat. And may we all live at ease of heart with whatever comes to us in life.”
“If we know anything about man, it's that he's not pacific. The temptation to butcher anyone considered undesirable seems to be a common temptation, not always resisted.”
Source: Oh What a Slaughter: Massacres in the American West: 1846--1890
“If we know exactly where we're going, exactly how to get there, and exactly what we'll see along the way, we won't learn anything.”
“If we know God is for us, then it shouldn't matter how we feel, or what other people think of us.”
Source: The Confident Woman Devotional: 365 Daily Inspirations
“If we know how much passive violence we perpetrate against one another, we will understand why there is so much physical violence plaguing societies and the world.”
“If we know how to create the energy of love, understanding, compassion, and beauty, then we can contribute a lot to the world.”
Source: The World We Have: A Buddhist Approach to Peace and Ecology: Easyread Super Large 18pt Edition
“If we know how to listen to our own heart, we can listen to the hearts of others.”
“If we know how to pray, we know how to live.”
Source: HOW TO PRAY
“If we know one thing from the transgender people who are currently serving - I'm in contact with one group that counts almost 200 people in uniform today who identify as transgender - it is a process that they have - that many of them have begun, that many of them would very much like to complete, if they could do so without putting their years at risk.”
“If we know ourselves, and know our hearts, we're always home, anywhere.”
Source: The Invitation: A Weekend with Emma
“If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory. If we know that the enemy is open to attack, and also know that our men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the nature of the ground makes fighting impracticable, we have still gone only halfway towards victory.”
Source: Sun-Tzu on the Art of War: The Oldest Military Treatise in the World (Sunzi for Language Learners, Volume 1)
“If we know that the enemy is open to attack, but are unaware that our own men are not in a condition to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.”
Source: The Art of War
“If we know that we are deeply and completely loved by Life then we will know how to let it flow through us freely. If we know that the essential force of Life is immensely beautiful and endlessly creative then we will know how to follow our inner guidance. If we know that our true being is spiritually perfect, complete, and pure then we will be healthy, well-balanced, productive, and happy.”
Source: The Love of Being Loving
“If we know that we are now at the point where we have always wanted to be, we will be there. . . because we are never there but always here, now!”
“If we know the divine art of concentration, if we know the divine art of meditation, if we know the divine art of contemplation, easily and consciously we can unite the inner world and the outer world.”
Source: Beyond Within: A Philosophy for the Inner Life
“If we know the good we ought to do, but fail to act, we sin.”
“If we know, then we must fight for your life as though it were our own-which it is-and render impassable with our bodies the corridors to the gas chamber. For if they come for you in the morning, they will be coming for us that night.”
“If we know we are going to be rebuked anyhow, isn’t it far better to beat the other person to it and do it ourselves”
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“If we know we're just going to have sex and then ditch the guy, it can be fun.”
“If we know what that set point is, we can predict fairly accurately when you will be in flow, and it will be when your challenges are higher than average and skills are higher than average.”
“If we know what we don't want to do, it's easier to focus on what we want to do. So before starting a new project, make a Don't Do list.”
“If we know where we are and something about how we got there, we might see where we are trending - and if the outcomes which lie naturally in our course are unacceptable, to make timely change.”
“If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable.”
“If we know who we are and have gone through a process of self-identification in accordance with the creator’s plan, we will no longer undervalue ourselves or be afraid”
“If we knowingly choose to hide our God-given talents, then we are not fully honoring God.”
Source: God the Artist: Revealing God’s Creative Side Through Pottery
“If we lack choice we lack everything.”
Source: They: A Sequence of Unease
“If we lack confidence in each other, and be jealous of each other, our peace will be destroyed. If we cultivate the principles of unshaken confidence in each other, our joy will be full.”
Source: Journal of Discourses
“If we lack either self-awareness or confidence in who we are, we run the risk of allowing others to define who we are or who we should be.”
Source: Blockbuster Love - Part 1: Romance: Lessons from the Movies on How to Create Lasting Love
“If we lacked curiosity, we should do less for the good of our neighbor. But, under the name of duty or pity, curiosity steals into the home of the unhappy and the needy. Perhaps even in the famous mother-love there is a good deal of curiosity.”
“If we lacked imagination enough to foresee something better, life would indeed be a tragedy.”
“If we lean into what we love instead of soldiering toward what we 'should,' our pace quickens, our energy rises, optimism sets in. What we love is nutritious for us.”
“If we learn anything from the history of economic development, it is that culture makes all the difference.”
“If we learn from the experience, there is no failure, only delayed victory.”
“If we learn from those only, of whose lives and opinions we altogether approve, we shall have to turn from many of the highest and profoundest minds.”
“If we learn more than the doctor in areas of value to our health, it is our duty to apply this knowledge to the betterment of ourselves and our families.”
Source: Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works: Easyread Edition
“If we learn not humility, we learn nothing.”
“If we learn not to grab, insist, manipulate, or force then the precious moments have more chance of just appearing, usually when we are not looking. They may even stay a little longer, if we do not grasp onto them insisting that they do not move. With practice, consistency, and commitment to the evolution of the partnership, something beautiful and meaningful has a chance of evolving.”
Source: Love's Longing
“If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past.”
“If we learn the most by our mistakes the wise have the most failures. While the timid and unfailing will always be missing true knowledge and perspective.”
“If we learn to accept our imperfections with humor, as the reflection of our very humanity, we will experience humility and tolerance, we will understand that we are already filled with forgiveness, we will see the gift of our lives, the chains will fall away, and we will be free -- free not so much from fear or 'dependence,' but free for love, for life itself.”
“If we learn to be responsible for our own emotions, thoughts, and needs, then we can see other people for who they are as opposed to what they can do for us.”
“If we learn to cross them properly, the rivers that we cry can lead us to oceans of invincible happiness.”
Source: Guru In The Glass: A Mysterious Encounter While Dying To Live The Unlived Life
“If we learn to listen to the others and try to capture the soul of their language, and can scent the fragrance of the words we hear, we can be transported to a nirvana of deep understanding, without being overwhelmed by the reality of the clock. ("Watching the flight of time")”
“If we learn to live with few wants, we shall forever be happy.”
“If we learn to love someone for their imperfections that reflect our own, we eventually appreciate the thought that even the most beautiful things are damaged”
Source: The Universe at Heartbeat
“If we learn to love someone for their imperfections that reflect our own, we eventually thought that even the most beautiful things are damaged”
Source: The Universe at Heartbeat
“If we learn to love the earth, we will find labyrinths, gardens, fountains and precious jewels! A whole new world will open itself to us. We will discover what it means to be truly alive.”
“If we learn to reflect on a paramount strategy and recognize the proper tactics, we may come to find out how we can rule the stormy waves of our lives since action and reflection have to unite in braving the tortuous windings and turnings of the paths ahead. ("Ruling the waves »)”