I Quotes
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“If you believed in Christianity or Islam it was called 'faith', but if you believed in astrology or friday the thirteenth it was Superstition!”
Source: Sophie’s World
“If you believed more in life you would fling yourself less to the moment.”
Source: Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book for All and None
“if you belive in something then you should do it dont let anything stand in your way.”
“If you belong to a family where you don’t have to worry about earning bread, I carefully suggest either become extremely obedient to your family or become extraordinarily talented. That’s the only two-way you can earn their respect.”
“If you belong to a small country that is geopolitically not that important, or strategically not that important, you have no place among nations. Those countries are neglected and left to fend for themselves.”
“If you belong to an in-group of good, or saved, or elite people, you can only know that you’re in because someone else is out. You cannot live on the right side of the tracks without there being a wrong side of the tracks, so you ought to be grateful to the outside for having the privilege of being on the inside.”
“If you belong to the underclass, you are already guilty.”
“If you belonged to a political party or a social club that was tied to as much bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, violence, and sheer ignorance as religion is, you'd resign in protest. To do otherwise is to be an enabler, a mafia wife.”
“If you bet on a horse, that's gambling. If you bet you can make three spades, that's entertainment. If you bet cotton will go up three points, that's business. See the difference?”
“If you bet on individuals, instead of the people, you are going to fail.”
“If you betray me, can I take a better revenge than to love the person you hate?”
“If you betray me, Leta…Kill me. Be kind and don’t let me live in the shadow of your cruelty. I can’t take another blow like that. I’m not that strong. (Aiden)”
Source: Upon The Midnight Clear
“If you betray yourself, you are no different from the people who hurt you. What's the difference between those people who hurt you and what you are doing to yourself?”
“If you bewilder other people about your self identify, this shows that you are behaving really good in disguise. Also, if posses this kind of personality, you will likely have no remorse for your mistake and you will eventually lose your trust from others.”
“If you bewilder other people about your self identify, this shows that you are being behaving really good in disguise. Also, if posses this kind of personality, you will likely have no remorse for your mistake and you will eventually lose your trust from others.”
“If you bid at the auction and refuse to pay out, then you are going to lose more than what was bid.”
“If you bind your men to you with deception, how can you ever trust them? You have qualities they will come to admire. Why not let them grow to trust you naturally, and in that way--'
'There isn't time,' said Laurent.
The words pushed themselves with sheer force out of whatever wordless state Laurent had been shocked into.
'There isn't time,' Laurent said again. 'I have two weeks until we reach the border. Don't pretend that I can woo these men with hard work and a winning smile in that time. I am not the green colt my uncle pretends. I fought at Marlas and I fought at Sanpelier. I am not here for niceties. I don't intend to see the men I lead cut down because they will not obey orders, or because they cannot hold a line. I intend to survive, I intend to beat my uncle, and I will fight with every weapon that I have.”
Source: Captive Prince: Volume Two
“If you blame gravity for falling in love, even God has the right to laugh at you.”
“If you blame others for something that happens in your life, then you must wait until they change in order to get better.”
“If you bleed Black Label and you're going to be a man, you gotta get up there and do what you gotta do every day, relentless and as tired as you can be.”
“If you blink, you might miss it. You might miss the wet floor at the threshold, symbolically cleansing you before the meal begins. You might overlook the flower arrangement in the corner, a spare expression of the passing season. You might miss the scroll on the wall drawn with a single unbroken line, signaling the infinite continuity of nature. You might not detect the gentle current of young ginger rippling through the dashi, the extra sheet of Hokkaido kelp in the soup, the mochi that is made to look like a cherry blossom at midnight.
You might miss the water.”
Source: Rice, Noodle, Fish: Deep Travels Through Japan's Food Culture
“If you blink your eyes or go get a Coke, you've missed 10 things.”
“If you blithely do what you do and you're good at what you do, and try to be a decent person, you can succeed.”
“If you board the wrong train, it is no use running along the corridor in the other direction.”
“If you boat a lot, you're known as a boating enthusiast. I like to boat, but I just don't want to ever be referred to as a 'boating enthusiast'. I hope they call me 'a guy who likes to boat'.”
“If you boil it down, just because someone else does the wrong thing we are not exempt from doing what’s right.”
Source: Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
“If you born in the mud, you gonna be dirty, and people don't understand that.”
“If you born to win you get the 'EGO', but if you born to learn you get 'SUCCESS'.”
Source: Beyond Human: Journey Towards A.I World
“If you borrow money to make money, you've done something magical. On the other hand, if you go into debt to pay your bills or buy something you want but don't need, you've done something stupid. Stupid and short-sighted and ultimately life-changing for the worse.”
“If you boss you think you can your instructor around, you won't learn.”
“If you both agree at a conscious level that the purpose of your relationship is to create an opportunity, not an obligation-an opportunity for growth, for full Self expression, for lifting your lives to their highest potential, for healing every false thought or small idea you ever had about you, and for ultimate reunion with God through the communion of your two souls-if you take that vow instead of the vows you've been taking-the relationship has begun on a very good note.”
Source: Conversations with God: An Uncommon Dialogue
“If you both care for each other more than you care for yourself, your marriage will endure all.”
“If you both own a gun and a swimming pool in your backyard, the swimming pool is about 100 times more likely to kill a child than the gun is.”
Source: Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything
“If you both share the same struggle, it's only natural to feel closeness.”
“If you bounce a tennis ball against a wall it will come back to you the same way every time. But if you shift the wall a few degrees it will come back another way.”
“If you bound the arms and legs of gold-medal swimmer Michael Phelps, weighed him down with chains, threw him in a pool and he sank, you wouldn't call it a 'failure of swimming.' So, when markets have been weighted down by inept and excessive regulation, why call this a 'failure of capitalism'?”
“If you bow only to the infinite that is within you.
You will stand in front of the entire world.”
“If you bow your knees more often in prayer, you will feel the presence of God.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“If you brave in life, you get the best of life.”
“If you break 100, watch your golf. If you break 80, watch your business.”
“If you break a discipline once, the next transgression becomes much easier.”
“If you break a leg, good chance it’s going to heal. If you break a tooth, it’s permanent. It’s not going to heal itself.”
Source: sciVive
“If you break down like this, who would hold
all my broken pieces?”
Source: The Oath of Shakuni
“If you break little promises, you'll break big ones.”
Source: The Road
“If you break someone's leg, shouldn't you have to be the crutch for a while?”
“If you break up with a girlfriend or a boyfriend, you're in this vulnerable state where you're still kind of half in the relationship with them, but you're single, and it takes a while to feel solid in yourself again.”
“If you break your knee, you have therapy on your knee, and it's the same for your heart.”
“If you break your neck, if you have nothing to eat, if your house is on fire, then you got a problem. Everything else is inconvenience.”
Source: Uh-Oh: Some Observations from Both Sides of the Refrigerator Door
“If you breathed deep and set your mind to it, you could rise above your anger.”
“If you bring [tax] rates down, it makes it easier for small business to keep more of their capital and hire people. And for me, this is about jobs. I want to get America's economy going again. Fifty-four percent of America's workers work in businesses that are taxed as individuals. So when you bring those rates down, those small businesses are able to keep more money and hire more people.”