I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If you are supposed to be villainous and have some sort of agenda, I like the idea of delivering that kind of character in a perfectly well-mannered way.”
“If you are sure of tomorrow, there is no fool greater than you!”
“If you are sure that He is calling and you can be sure that He will also remove the barriers that would preclude your service, in His perfect timing. Rest in that.”
“If you are sure that you are about to fail, then this strange and serene calmness can come over you or the most abject fear and panic and feeling of helplessness.”
“If you are sure that you're going to heaven when you die, you ought to make the most of today. Why live below God's standards when He has so many wonderful things planned for you?”
“If you are sure you are right, you need not worry what the world thinks.”
Source: Napoleon Hill's Positive Action Plan: 365 Meditations For Making Each Day a Success
“If you are sure you can do something today, do it today.
Don’t push it to tomorrow, because tomorrow will come with its own load and this will only add to it.
Delay never brings clarity.
Clarity comes only after action.
When you finish it today, the result becomes clear.
Delay creates complication.
Action creates closure.”
“If you are sure you understand everything that is going on, you are hopelessly confused.”
“If you are surprised at the number of our maladies, count our cooks.”
“If you are surprised that […] I was wondering whether the man with whole I had sex with *liked* liked me, remember that being in love is a form of blunt-force trauma. I was concussed with love for him.”
Source: The Ministry of Time
“If you are surprised that […] I was wondering whether the man with whom I’d had sex *like* liked me, remember that being in love is blunt-force trauma. I was concussed with love for him. I bent my head to the cudgel”
Source: The Ministry of Time
“If you are surprised that […] I was wondering whether the man with whom I had sex with *liked* liked me, remember that being in love is a form of blunt-force trauma. I was concussed with love for him. I bent my head to the cudgel.”
Source: The Ministry of Time
“If you are surrounded by negative people, they will hinder your progress and prevent you from attaining success.”
Source: The Kind of Substance You Need For Your Success
“If you are surrounded by people who not only don't believe in your goals and your positive outlook on life, but who also continually try to tear you down, it will be extremely challenging for you to hold firmly in mind that you will succeed and that you can be happy.”
Source: Zen and the Art of Happiness
“If you are swept off your feet, it's time to get on your knees.”
“If you are talented, don't sit in the darkness, light a candle so that others can see you.”
“If you are talking about terrorism, you need to sit down and understand what is making these people put dynamite around their waists and blow themselves up.”
“If you are telling the truth, then you can speak gently, and your words will have power.”
Source: The Collected Works of Chogyam Trungpa: Volume Eight: Great Eastern Sun; Shambhala; Selected Writings
“If you are terribly truthful, the ground will always move from under you, and you will have to shift with the constantly shifting truth.”
“If you are terrified of making mistakes, you will be reluctant to acknowledge them when you do make them-and therefore you will not correct them.”
Source: Nathaniel Brandens Self-Esteem Every Day: Reflections on Self-Esteem and Spirituality
“If you are that person, you are more likely to believe that God cured you, this invisible force, creator of the universe, cured you, than that you had three idiotic doctors diagnose you. ... I taught physics to pre-med students who became doctors. Not all of them are smart, I assure you.”
“If you are the best, you must go that extra mile.”
“If you are the body, you are in terrible trouble! One small microbe will destroy it one day, if not an accident. You have but a short time to live in this world.”
“If you are the boss it's wise to remember that there are lots of things you don't know and lots of people who hope you won't find out.”
“If you are the cause of the killing of innocent people or the pain to any human heart with your words, behavior, or force, it is my belief that your place will be in hell.”
“If you are the cause of the killing of innocent people or the pain to any human heart, with your words, behaviour, or force, it is my belief that your place will be in the hell”
“If you are the effect of it, you will lose it.”
“If you are the greatest, why would you go around talking about it?”
“If you are the hero of your family, there is very good chance that one day you will be the hero of the world.”
“If you are the kind of person who is waiting for the 'right' thing to happen, you might wait for a long time. It's like waiting for all the traffic lights to be green for five miles before starting the trip.”
Source: Rich Dad Poor Dad: What The Rich Teach Their Kids About Money That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not!
“If you are the kind of person who listens to conservative advice, you may do okay in life, but you probably won't ever be a fantastic leader. You have to take risks, and you also have to go against conventional wisdom, because conventional wisdom doesn't make for startling advances in society.”
“If you are the lantern, I am the flame; If you are the lake, then I am the rain; If you are the desert, I am the sea; If you are the blossom, I am the bee; If you are the fruit, then I am the core; If you are the rock, then I am the ore; If you are the ballad, I am the word; If you are the sheath, then I am the sword.”
Source: The Lady of the Sorrows
“If you are the leader, you don't have the right to say things like "Ugh, didn't eat this week I was so busy." "Haven't slept." I look sideways at those signs of bravado, which are intended to make one feel that the person is working so hard. I don't think that way.”
“If you are the light, if your enemies are darkness, then there’s nothing that you cannot justify. There’s nothing you can’t survive, because there’s nothing that you will not do.”
Source: Station Eleven: A novel
“If you are the lord of your time, then you can convert your time effectively”
Source: No One Is Better Than You
“If you are the manager of your time, then your life belongs to you”
Source: No One Is Better Than You
“If you are the master be sometimes blind, if you are the servant be sometimes deaf.”
“If you are the normal white American, truth is you don't understand being black in America, and you instinctively underestimate the level of discrimination and the level of additional risk.”
“If you are the one person who has read my book, I'm sorry that it made you blind. For the full Helen Keller Experience, try the audiobook version.”
Source: Eggs, they’re not just for breakfast
“If you are the one who is dumped, then you feel like your life is over.”
“If you are the only one who's rowing in the boat, you have no right to complain about which way you are heading!”
“If you are the problem, then moving to a new town to start a new life is not a realistic option.”
“If You Are The Reason Behind Your Failure, None Can Succeed You.”
“If you are the sickness, I suppose you can't also be the cure”
Source: The Wicked King
“If you are the significant other, there is one more thing you should do - check carefully to see if the addict has taken out, or recently increased, a life insurance policy. If they have, then you know what that means. They are considering (or planning) a suicide. You must figure out an appropriate way to intervene. I can’t help you with that - just get help from a therapist, loved one, priest, and do whatever you can (quickly) in a thoughtful way that won’t make things worse.”
Source: Gambling Addiction: The complete guide to survival, treatment, and recovery from gambling addiction.
“If you are the type who truly longs to be a Southern Belle at all times, regardless of taking twice the space available in bus, subway or elsewhere, you had best remove yourself to a large estate replete with servants.”
Source: It's Still Spinach
“If you are the wife of a governor or the wife of a vice president, I think you can be prepared for it.”
“If you are the wise person; you will learn the power of the ant and the elephant. You will be never overwhelming and surpassing of its length and size when you realise that.”
“If you are the wisest person in the room, change the room.”
“If you are the writer/director especially, no one cares more about the project than you do. You know it in and out. You created it. So always listen to input but don't be afraid to veto and fight decisions that you know instinctively are wrong.”