I Quotes
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“I can think of nothing worse than a think-tank where everybody agreed.”
“I can think of numberless males, from Bonnard to Callahan, who have photographed their lovers and spouses, but I am having trouble finding parallel examples among my sister photographers. The act of looking appraisingly at a man, making eye contact on the street, asking to photograph him, studying his body, has always been a brazen venture for a woman, though, for a man, these acts are commonplace, even expected.”
“I can think of only one good solution to this dilemma," Diego said, having spent the entire night developing a plan.
You sneak into the school and carry her off?" Gaspar quipped.
That is the not-so-good solution. And it would be very difficult to sneak into a house full of women without raising an alarm."
A cloud descended on Gaspar's brow. "I was not serious. Kidnapping is not a choice.”
Source: Don't Bargain with the Devil
“I can think of plenty of writers whose work I revere and whose lives I know little about.”
“I can think of so many tough guys that by definition it's their job to be tough and they're all in chapel. That's such a misconception and it's kind of gone out the window. Guys feel more comfortable going to chapel. I remember when I first started, guys were nervous about it and it was kind of a secret. There was still that stigma that came with it, but it's definitely been removed and (the faith movement) is definitely growing.”
“I can think of some things that would be fun, but I'm living my dreams.”
“I can think of ten good reasons to never let go of a dime, boy.”
“I can think of very few science books I've read that I've called useful. What they've been is wonderful. They've actually made me feel that the world around me is a much fuller, much more wonderful, much more awesome place than I ever realized it was. That has been, for me, the wonder of science. That's why science fiction retains its compelling fascination for people. That's why the move of science fiction into biology is so intriguing. I think that science has got a wonderful story to tell.”
“I can think offhand of two examples. Which one would you like me to give you first?"
"How could I know?" asked Alice. "Since I have no idea what examples you have in mind, how could I possibly tell you which one to give me?"
"Right again," replied Humpty.”
Source: Alice in Puzzle-Land
“I can think that you are mistaken, but I have to be ready to give my life to maintain your right to make mistakes. I have to, though, have the right to say that you're mistaken. This is the principal of the liberal society.”
“I can think. I can sleep. I can move. I can ride my bike. I can dream.”
“I can think. I can wait. I can fast.”
Source: Siddhartha
“I can throw a great party, but I don't know how to go to one. I can throw a party because when you throw a party you just work all the time. But I could never go to a party because I wouldn't know what to do ... I'd immediately find the kitchen and start to serve food.”
“I can today LEGALLY walk into a gun show, uh, pass the background check, and buy a dozen guns, walk out and sell them to criminal elements, who will use them for bad things.”
“I can totally identify with the younger kids. I'll never do what Jon Spencer did to me when I was 16, though. I made a tape with my friends and I put it onstage right near his mic stand by the pedal board and he pulled it out with his foot, kicked it to the center of the stage, looked me in the eye and stomped it to pieces.”
“I can totally understand why people say: 'I'm going to do this T.V. series so that I can buy a flat'. But you've got to see what's of value to you as an actor.”
“I can touch you less gently, but I won't love you less kindly.”
Source: Any Way the Wind Blows
“I can touch your heart without your allowance and that's me.”
“I can trace every romance of my life back to a meal. My memories are enhanced by the tender morsels had at tables across from lovers, on blankets with friends who'd eventually become more, in banquets, barbecues, and breakfasts.”
“I can trace my environmentally-friendly lifestyle back to my childhood. My father was a conservative Republican that liked to 'conserve'.”
“I can train a monkey to wave an American flag. That does not make the monkey patriotic.”
“I can train any dog in 5 minutes. It's training the owner that takes longer.”
“I can transform my entire life. The universe is an unbroken, continuous fabric within which I can create and intend my destiny.”
“I can travel anywhere in the world and I can pretty much fit in.”
“I can truly say, after an experience of seventy years, that all the cares and anxieties, the trials and disappointments of my whole life, are light, when balanced with my sufferings in childhood and youth from the theological dogmas which I sincerely believed. . . . The memory of my own suffering has prevented me from ever shadowing one young soul with the superstitions of the Christian religion.”
“I can trust a God who suffers with me.”
Source: Trading Fathers: Forgiving Dad, Embracing God
“I can trust in Jesus. And this Gospel that we preach does work. So those who are hurting and suffering today, hang in there. The sun will shine again.”
“I can trust in my parents' love. And it strikes me that is a big thing to trust, a big thing to have had, no matter what else happens.”
Source: Matched
“I can trust my friends... these people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow.”
“I can trust the One who has my best interest in mind.”
“I can trust you, Jessie, but you're clearly not well enough to go. Which is unfortunate, since Aloysius always had a weakness for a pretty face." "Even more reason why I should go," said Will.”
Source: The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess
“I can truthfully say that I am never conscious of my age. Since I reached maturity, I have never been aware of being any older, and I can say, without equivocation or mental reservation, that I feel more alive, alert, and full of enthusiasm today than I did when I was 30 years old. I still feel my best years are ahead of me. I never think of birthdays, nor do I celebrate them. Today I can truthfully say that I am enjoying vibrant health, I don't mind telling people how old I am: I AM AGELESS!”
Source: Fresh Vegetable and Fruit Juices
“I can truthfully say, in arts I have pretty much seen and done it all and, at my age, I have no patience with wide-eyed artists fooling themselves about their place in history. We should know by now that it is the whim of the elite few who set the rules... those who have fooled themselves into believing that they are God's gift to the ages.”
“I can try to disable it," I said, "but if I mess up, this whole apartment is going to fill with gas. We'll die." Thalia swallowed. " I trust you. Just... don't mess it up.”
“I can try to wheedle information out of people," Holly offered. "For which I'll need a lower-cut top.”
Source: Unspoken (The Lynburn Legacy Book 1)
“I can turn an idea into a business before you know it's going to be important. My first step will blow by you.”
“I can turn around and scream and get angry, but I turn around and I forget about it.”
“I can turn heartbreak into songs that help other people”
“I can turn on some jazz guitarist, and he won't do a thing for me, if he's not playing electrically. But Jeff Beck's great to listen to.”
“I can turn on the radio right now and be inspired.”
“I can tweet before going to bed at midnight or 1 and know that they're up and at 'em, and they're going to have to respond.”
“I can type faster than I can point. And my mother told me that pointing
is impolite.”
“I can understand backward patriarchal reasoning and opinions coming from a male, but from a woman – and of all people, from a leader of women? That says something profound about the nature of that leadership – and, if nothing else – what it says about the followers is not very flattering at all”
Source: Pearls Before Swine
“I can understand backward patriarchal reasoning coming from a male, but from a woman - and of all people, a leader of women? It says something profound about leadership - and, if anything - what it says about followers is not very flattering at all.”
Source: Demonspawn
“I can understand bitchiness in any language.”
Source: Gameboard of the Gods: Age of X
“I can understand Communism, but not Socialism.”
Source: Authentic Life of ... Louis Kossuth ... With a full Report of his Speeches delivered in England ... To which is added his Address to the People of the United States of America
“I can understand companionship. I can understand bought sex in the afternoon. I cannot understand the love affair.”
“I can understand companionship. I can understand bought sex in the afternoon, but I cannot understand the love affair.”
“I can understand German as well as the maniac that invented it, but I talk it best through an interpreter.”
Source: The Complete Works of Mark Twain: All 13 Novels, Short Stories, Poetry and Essays
“I can understand going for Botox at 45-50, when you want to keep things in place. But I don't understand 25 year olds going for Botox or under the knife. You don't require it. Your skin is fresh, young. Why would you do that to yourself?”