I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If you believe in divine intervention, it's because you think that mankind is the best creation of all beings. But for those who do not think so, mankind is nothing but guinea pigs which will someday be divided into two categories, finished goods or the rejects.”
Source: Master of Stupidity
“If you believe in equal rights, then what do “women’s rights,” “gay rights,” etc., mean? Either they are redundant or they are violations of the principle of equal rights for all.”
“If you believe in equality, if you believe in standing up for the rights of all, especially for people most affected by bigotry and discrimination, then you have no choice but to be present and accounted for when it comes to standing up for gays and lesbians in our society.”
“If you believe in equality, you're a feminist. Sorry to tell you.”
“If you believe in evolution and naturalism then you have a reason not to think your faculties are reliable.”
“If you believe in existence, you will refuse to be a hero!”
“If you believe in fate, believe in it, at least, for your good.”
“If you believe in free will, why don't you have confidence in people to use it? Why do you want a government, or whoever, regulating them, if you believe in it?”
“If you believe in God, make it a reason for assimilation, not segregation. If you prefer reason, use it for warm ascension, not cold and fancy descension.”
Source: Sin Dios Sí Hay Divinidad: The Pastor Who Never Was
“If you believe in God, then the only thing absolutely wrong in the world is God himself.
If you do not believe in God, then the only thing absolutely wrong in the world is you.”
“If you believe in God, there are added advantages”
Source: No One Is Better Than You
“If you believe in God, there are certain things that you will have access to that others that don’t believe would not have access to”
Source: No One Is Better Than You
“If you believe in God you are at no disadvantage in this life, and at considerable advantage in the next. If you do not believe, but find in the next that there was a next, you are most unfortunate!”
“If you believe in God you get to the point where (you feel) "Yeah, you know what, God forgave my sins but I still have to forgive myself."”
“If you believe in God, believe in Death Row East.”
“If you believe in God, He will open the windows of heaven and pour blessings upon you.”
“If you believe in god, it's much more fantastic to believe that he created this universe billions of years ago and set in motion this long train of activities that eventually resulted in us. I think that's so much more satisfying, more thrilling, than the idea that it was all done in seven days.”
“If you believe in God, that's a belief. If you are an atheist, it's a belief too, because you cannot prove that God does not exist.”
“If you believe in God, work with Him. If you do not, become one.”
“If you believe in gravity, you already believe in something higher than yourself.”
Source: Be Good Be Real Be Crazy
“If you believe in it, and you believe in it hard, it is impossible to fail.”
“If you believe in journalism, you don't insult good journalists.”
“If you believe in justice, surely you believe in the hereafter, because this world is not just.”
“If you believe in kindness as we do, you also think that the future is beautiful. We’re a great community of believers and all travelling together into the future.”
“If you believe in learning, you believe in inquiry.
If you believe in education, you believe in literacy.
If you believe in knowledge, you believe in curiosity.
If you believe in understanding, you believe in practicality.
If you believe in reason, you believe in sanity.
If you believe in wisdom, you believe in sagacity.
If you believe in dreams, you believe in fantasy.
If you believe in diligence, you believe in prosperity.
If you believe in exellence, you believe in mastery.
If you believe in brilliance, you believe in longevity.
If you believe in wealth, you believe in luxury.
If you believe in justice, you believe in liberty.
If you believe in tolerance, you believe in equality.
If you believe in respect, you believe in courtesy.
If you believe in manners, you believe in civility.
If you believe in honor, you believe in decency.
If you believe in culture, you believe in history.
If you believe in tradition, you believe in stability.
If you believe in order, you believe in harmony.
If you believe in time, you believe in eternity.
If you believe in fate, you believe in destiny.
If you believe in life, you believe in reality.
If you believe in permanance, you believe in infinity.
If you believe in virtue, you believe in morality.
If you believe in peace, you believe in humanity.
If you believe in love, you believe in divinity.
If you believe in God, you believe in spirituality.
If you believe in faith, you believe in expectancy.
If you believe in religion, you believe in sanctity.
If you believe in Heaven, you believe in perpetuity.
If you believe in the afterlife, you believe in immortality.”
“If you believe in light, you'll be in light, you don't have to face darkness.”
“If you believe in living a respectable life, you believe in self-help which is the best help!”
“If you believe in love, you believe in miracles.”
“If you believe in love, you're setting yourself up to be disappointed.”
“If you believe in “luck”, always let it be good luck.
Always choose to be "lucky", rather than "luckless".
Be "happy", rather than "hapless".”
Source: Look into the stillness
“If you believe in magic, things will happen to you in magical way. If you’re logical, things will happen in logical way. Magic and Logic are two modes to play the game of life.”
“If you believe in making change from the bottom up, if you believe the measure of change is how many people's lives are better, you know it's hard and some people think it's boring. Speeches like this are fun, actually doing the work is hard.”
“If you believe in Odin and Thor, people laugh themselves to death. While it's okay to believe in a man who turned water into wine, and walked on water”
“If you believe in others and give them a positive reputation to uphold, you can help them to become better than they think they are.”
Source: The 17 Essential Qualities of a Team Player: Becoming the Kind of Person Every Team Wants
“If you believe in peace, act peacefully; if you believe in love, acting lovingly; if you believe every which way, then act every which way, that's perfectly valid - but don't go out trying to sell your beliefs to the system. You end up contradicting what you profess to believe in, and you set a bum example. If you want to change the world, change yourself.”
“If you believe in peace it is possible. If it is possible it is a duty.”
“If you believe in practising generosity of spirit, at heart you believe in the power of an individual to make a difference and at heart you treat individuals with deep respect and want to see others flourish.”
“If you believe in self, you will soar high in the heavenly haven.”
“If you believe in someone enough, and you just don't stop believing in them, mo matter what, no matter how much they push you away, and no matter how often they prove they're only there to use you.”
“If you believe in something because of miracles,
then another kind of miracles can make you deny it.”
“If you believe in subjective morality, why do you lock your doors at night?”
“If you believe in the Bible, you've got to do business with it and not just screen it out.”
“If you believe in the eighteenth century view of the mind, you will look and act wimpy. You will think that all you need to do is give people the facts and the figures and they will reach the right conclusion. You will think that all you need to do is point out where their interests lie, and they will act politically to maximize them. You will believe in polling and focus groups: you will believe that if you ask people what their interests are, they will be aware of them and will tell you, and will vote on it. You will not have any need to appeal to emotion---indeed, to do so would be wrong! You will not have to speak of values; facts and figures will suffice. You will not have to change people's brains; their reason should be enough. You will not have to frame the facts; they will speak for themselves. You just have to get the facts to them...”
Source: Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives
“If you believe in the existence of fairies at the bottom of the garden you are deemed fit for the bin. If you believe in parthenogenesis, ascension, transubstantiation and all the rest of it you are deemed fit to govern the country.”
“If you believe in the Lord, He will do half the work - but the last half. He helps those who help themselves.”
“If you believe in the maternal instinct and fail at mother love, you fail as a woman. It is a controlling idea that holds us in an iron grip.”
“If you believe in the power of words, you can bring about physical changes in the universe.”
Source: Ancestral voice: conversations with N. Scott Momaday
“If you believe in the project, you have to support it.”
“If you believe in the right to life, then you must believe in the right to have the means to defend that life.”
“If you believe in the soul, do not clutch at sensual sweetness before it is ripe on the slow tree of cause and effect.”
Source: The Laws of Nature: Excerpts from the Writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson