I Quotes
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“If you give people unlimited time and money, they'll do things the same old way. But if they have to achieve the goal in a brief time, they'll either give up or try something new.”
“If you give people what they want, they like you, adore you, even. All you have to do is conform to standards while slightly rising above normal, and repress your true nature.”
Source: God of Malice
“If you give Shevchenko half a chance, he'll score two goals. That's how good he is”
“If you give small, informal dinner parties, have a few long or short colorful skirts and dresses in jersey or flannel with gay party aprons to make your role of hostess festive yet comfortable.
If your husband's work means continuous parties, conventions, and entertainment, pep up your collection of after-five clothes with satin pumps in different colors.”
Source: Wife Dressing: The Fine Art of Being a Well-Dressed Wife
“If you give somebody a lot of questions to answer and then they walk by a bowl of candy, they are more likely to grab the candy because they're tired out from answering questions and can't resist.”
“If you give someone Fortran, he has Fortran. If you give someone Lisp, he has any language he pleases”
“If you give someone more than they can do, they will do it. If you give them only what they can do, they will do nothing.”
“If you give that gal a diamond ring, you'll get a diamond back. She's just a venom wearing denim, boy, she's always making tracks.”
“If you give the actors a problem 'I'm not getting something out of the scene' and it's the writing, we just don't have the scene, if you give them the problem and just give them some key thoughts they can bring some great solutions to the equation too. So if it's just not perfect, or I'm not getting all I can, I'll open it up to them and say let's talk about it.”
“If you give the audience what they expect, they'll be bored. There are no rules: You do what you want while respecting the boundaries. You don't poke people in the eye; you do things they haven't seen before and make it accessible, funny and clever.”
“If you give the future all your attention, the present will pass you by.”
Source: Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success
“If you give the government the right to determine the consumption of the human body, to determine whether one should smoke or not smoke, drink or not drink, there is no good reply you can give to people who say, More important than the body is the mind and the soul, and man hurts himself much more by reading bad books, by listening to bad music and looking at bad movies. Therefore it is the duty of the government to prevent people from committing those faults. And, as you know, for many hundreds of years governments and authorities velieved that it was their duty.”
Source: Economic Policy: Thoughts for Today and Tomorrow
“If you give the same 200 frames to 200 different people, they'll all probably pick a different frame. The key is editing. Be intuitive enough to be shooting at the right moment, and when you're seeing the action happening just as you want it, shoot. And in the edit you have to go with your gut.”
“If you give the slightest pain to any living being, then in the form of pain, the pain-giving-karma will give you its ‘fruit’. So think before you hurt any living being.”
Source: The Essence Of All Religion
“If you give them a God made in their own image, I guarantee they'll accept Him. But He won't be the God who saves.”
“If you give them enough of yourself, they might realize that you're bleeding out from the pieces of you you keep giving them, and maybe give you something back. But then they don't. So you sit there. Less than you were.”
“If you give to a thief he cannot steal from you, and he is no longer a thief.”
“If you give up at the first sign of struggle, you're really not ready to be successful.”
“If you give up because you announce the phenomenon cannot be explained, you are missing out.”
“If you give up before your goal has been reached, you are a "quitter." A QUITTER NEVER WINS AND A WINNER NEVER QUITS. Lift this sentence out, write it on a piece of paper in letters an inch high, and place it where you will see it every night before you go to sleep, and every morning before you go to work”
Source: Think and grow rich: Brazilian edition
“If you give up freedom to get security, you deserve neither.”
“If you give up on a big dream too early, you have probably stepped on gold and mistook it for a rock.”
Source: Leaders' Ladder
“If you give up on democracy, you might as well give up on everything.”
“If You Give Up On Me, I Am Going To Give Up On Me Too”
“If you give up on politics, you're giving up on democracy. And if you give up on democracy, you're basically saying to the moneyed interests, the powerful people and institutions of society, take it all. That's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Then we give up. Then we are 100 percent plutocracy.”
“If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void”
“If you give up on the idea that your voice can make a difference, then other voices will fill the void: lobbyists and special interests; the people with the $10 million checks who are trying to buy this election and those who are making it harder for you to vote; Washington politicians who want to decide who you can marry, or control health care choices that women should make for themselves.”
“If you give up on trying to change larger structures and just go off on what some would say is a personal indulgence or being a survivalist, it can be seen as incredibly negative or pessimistic. But the other way to think of it is this: through manifesting the way we live and acting as if it's normal, you're defending yourself against depression and dysfunction, but you're also providing a model that others can copy. And that is absolutely about bringing large-scale change.”
“If you give up on your dreams, let that crush you and destroy you, even if just a little, if your children are watching. Otherwise, when you're telling them that they must pursue theirs, they will look at you and say "you didn't and you're doing just fine.”
“If you give up on your dreams, what's left?”
“If you give up on your principles I don’t think that’s being pragmatic... Doing the wrong thing, even partially, isn’t being practical...if you have the right ideas and are forceful enough...I think you can get the support you need.”
“If you give up the guilt, that's a huge load off your shoulders.”
“If you give up what you want most for what you think you should want more, you'll end up miserable.”
Source: Mistborn Trilogy
“If you give up your freedom for safety, you don't deserve either one”
“If you give up your quiet life, the bow of Cupid will lose its power.”
“If you give up your rights now, don’t expect to get them back.”
“If you give up, it's over. But if you don't give up, the day will come when you'll be glad you didn't give up.”
“If you give up, the game is already over.”
“If you give up, then you can never win again. Giving up is not an option. You cannot give up on anything.”
“If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism.”
“If you give voters a choice between a Democrat who promises to do nothing and a Republican who promises to do nothing, they’re generally going to side with the Republican, because they’re better at that than we are.”
“If you give way to fear, you'll be a coward; and ... a coward is apt to be a liar. The devil's first name is Fear.”
Source: Around Old Chester
“If you give way, you will instantly have to meet some greater demand, as having been frightened into obedience in the first instance; while a firm refusal will make them clearly understand that they must treat you more as equals.”
Source: The Landmark Thucydides
“If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.”
Source: Reflections
“If you give what can be takes, you are not really giving.
Take what you are given, not what you want to be given.
Take what is given:
Give what cannot be taken.”
Source: Reflections
“If you give what you do not need, it is not giving.”
“If you give, you must demand, on a gradient scale, to be paid back.”
“If you give your all and it still doesn't work out in your favor, trust that God has something better.”
“If you give your best to someone it will most definitely come back to you, often from a different person altogether.”
“If you give your life as a prayer, you intensify the prayer beyond all measure.”
Source: Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words