I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If you have not done so yet, decide to decide.”
Source: The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, Twelfth President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
“If you have not done something to improve a human's life in some way, you have not truly lived.”
“If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.”
Source: The Story of My Life
“If you have not even a little imagination, you are simply a brute. So you must not lower your ideal, neither are you to lose sight of practicality. We must avoid the two extremes.... You must try to combine in your life immense idealism with immense practicality.”
“If you have not failed, you have not really tried.”
“If you have not found it, keep searching, you shall surely find what you seek for.”
“If you have not guessed my name by month’s end, then you shall be mine!”
Source: Tom Tit Tot & Sequel: The English ‘Rumpelstiltskin’ Folktale
“If you have not learned to be a passionate lover, do not count your life as lived. On the day of reckoning, it will not be counted.”
“If you have not linked yourself to true emptiness, you will never understand the art of peace.”
Source: The Art of Peace
“If you have not prepared your mind yet to climb the ladder to greatness when you travel abroad, you had better stay back home, because the moment you cross the outer edge of your country to another, you will be blown by an irreversible breeze of change. Therefore, no matter how long you may spend in abroad, you will never return home the same again, it is either the people laugh with you or they at you.”
“If you have not repent of your sin, you are not saved.”
“If you have not resolved your grief, it will affect your future relationships including the one you have with yourself. Including the one you have with me. It will keep us all in a holding pattern, putting a straightjacket on your love and chaining you to the past instead of moving you forward into the future.”
Source: Only Gone From Your Sight: Jack McAfghan's Little Therapy Guide to Pet Loss and Grief
“If you have not seen it, FOOTBALL is a game in which men shove one another back and forth for no reason. They do not choose how, when, or whom they shove. They are doing this in order to please one angry old man on the sidelines. This old man is called the 'coach' or 'yelling surrogate' dad who will never be happy.”
Source: That is All
“If you have not seen the real end of the journey, don’t boast much at the beginning and never be too proud and haughty in mid of the path. Keep the real end in mind and mind how to get to the real end successfully!”
“If you have not suffered hunger, you do not appreciate having something to eat. If you have not gone through a war, you don't know the value of peace. That is why we should not try to run away from one thing after another thing. Holding our suffering, looking deeply into it, we find a way to happiness.”
“If you have not tasted poverty, you will not be able to manage blessing when it comes. If you have not tasted humiliation, you will not be able to manage honour when it comes.”
“If you have not the experience, ask. There is no shame in asking, but do not pretend you know when you don't.”
“If you have not touched the rocky wall of a canyon. If you have not heard a rushing river pound over cobblestones. If you have not seen a native trout rise in a crystalline pool beneath a shattering riffle, or a golden eagle spread its wings and cover you in shadow. If you have not seen the tree line recede to the top of a bare crested mountain. If you have not looked into a pair of wild eyes and seen your own reflection. Please, for the good of your soul, travel west.”
Source: This Side of a Wilderness
“If you have not used it in the last year, it probably belongs in the trash!”
“If you have not yet prepared your mind to climb the ladder to greatness when you travel abroad, you had better stay where you are, for the moment you cross the outer edge of your country into another, you will be blown about by an irreversible breeze of change. Therefore, no matter how long you spend abroad, you will never return home to who you were before, it is either the people laugh with you or they laugh at you.”
“If you have not yet reached your destination, and the wind has changed, then you must
be prepared to lower the sail and start rowing, in order to cover the remaining distance.”
Source: Gorin no Sho & Dokkodo: Miyamoto Musashi
“If you have not yet seen ‘Sue Thomas; F.B.Eye’... you are in for an unbelievable treat.”
“If you have nothing but compassion, you are still very wealthy; if you have everything but compassion, you are still very poor!”
“If you have nothing but joy in this life, you are still rich.”
“If you have nothing but love for your avocados, and you take joy in turning them into guacamole, all you need is someone to share it with.”
“If you have nothing, don’t worry. You still have a smile and love to win the world.”
“If you have nothing good to say about anyone, come and sit with me.”
“If you have nothing good to say about somebody, don't say anything at all.”
“If you have nothing in common with the person you are dating and his parents hate you and your friends hate him, this is not romantic; it's a bad idea.”
Source: Letting Go of Perfect: Women, Expectations, and Authenticity
“If you have nothing in life but a good friend, you're rich.”
“If you have nothing in quantum mechanics, you will always have something.”
“If you have nothing left to want, then you just wait. Until there's nothing left to wait for.”
Source: The Sandman: Endless Nights Special #1
“If you have nothing nice to say? Don't say nothing at all”
“If you have nothing, nothing can be taken away from you, and you fear the loss of nothing. You have lost it all already, and you have also lost your fear.”
Source: Regatta De Mort: The Mad God
“If you have nothing of the spirit of prayer, nothing of the love of the brotherhood, nothing of mortifying the spirit of the world, nothing of growth in grace, of cordial, habitual, persevering obedience to the Divine commands, how can it be that you have been brought nigh by the blood of Christ?”
Source: Essays on the distinguishing traits of Christian character
“If you have nothing to do, look at yourself and see if there isn't something close at hand that you can improve. It may make you wealthy, although it is more likely it will make you happy.”
“If you have nothing to hide, if you're actually working for eight hours, or 10 or 12 hours, however long people decide to work, it's OK to have windows around conference rooms, it's OK to have cubicles. Because you're actually working. If you're not working, doing social media and spending half the day for personal stuff, then an environment like this will actually bother you.”
“If you have nothing to say, don’t say it. Enough said.”
Source: BECOME: Unleash the Power of Moral Character and Be Proud of the Life You Choose
“If you have nothing to say for yourself then kindly keep your mouth shut!”
“If you have nothing to say, say nothing.”
“If you have nothing to win and nothing to gain, just be quiet. Remember, the earth has ears, and the news has wings.”
“If you have older children who avoid you like the plague, buy yourself some expensive bath salts, run a hot tub, and settle in for a long soak. Teenagers who haven't talked to you since their tenth birthday will bang on the door, demanding your immediate attention.”
Source: Murphy must have been a mother!: (and other laws I live by)
“If you have once accepted Christianity, then some of its main doctrines shall be deliberately held before your mind for some time every day. That is why daily prayers and religious reading and churchgoing are necessary parts of the Christian life. We have to be continually reminded of what we believe. Neither this belief nor any other will automatically remain alive in the mind. It must be fed.”
Source: Mere Christianity
“if you have once thoroughly bored somebody it is next to impossible to unbore him.”
Source: The Enchanted April
“If you have one article of clothing that's very expensive, you don't have to have the whole ensemble and look like a Christmas tree. To wear the clothes, to not let them wear you. And to really remember that clothes are beautiful. It's like are you gonna wear something that people say: "Oh that's a great blouse." Or are you gonna wear something that people say: "Oh you look great today.." .”
“If you have one faithful friend, that is enough.”
“If you have one farm worker, typically they create three jobs with higher compensation and higher skills - the people that pack, the people that ship, the people that inspect, the people that sell, that sort of thing.”
“If you have one foot in yesterday and one foot in tomorrow, you're pissing all over today.”
“If you have one friend in the end, it better be yourself.”
“If you have one good idea, people will lend you twenty.”