I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“If you really think there's a Santa, why don't you sit on the front steps all night in the freezing cold and see if he climbs down any chimneys tonight. Good luck. And since we're a family that isn't lucky enough to have a chimney, how would Santa get into our house? Does he bring a locksmith with him? And it probably would have to be a Jewish locksmith, because a Christian locksmith is going to want to be home with his family. And how many Jewish locksmiths are there? None.”
“If you really think you have something good, you can't take no for an answer. You've got to get in there and ignore the people who say no.”
“If you really think you're right, you should tell it.”
“If you really thought about who you are, who God is, and how much thanks you owe Him, you would want to go to Mass. The Mass would become the source and center of your spiritual life.”
“If you really transcend the mind, you don’t feel anything. There is only emptiness for you. Everything that you have experienced so far has existed and become known to you within your mind so, beyond that, there is the void of the unknown. You can’t even comprehend it, you have no senses, no emotions, no standards, and no colors; that world is empty according to your mind.”
Source: Wor(l)ds from Nothingness
“If you really, truly, genuinely care about the people around you, then throw away all that vengeance and hatred, and say to yourself - "no one shall have to feel what I have felt - no one shall have to bear the pain that I have borne - not on my watch".”
Source: Fabric of Humanity
“If you really truly want to know, I've thought if I was ever free someday, I might discover I've held my tears so long that I can't cry anymore, that I'm a dry stone and nothing can ever be wrung from me.”
Source: Odd Interlude
“If you really understand something, you can: 1) explain it using a clear metaphor and 2) explain the strongest counter-argument to the idea.”
“If you really understand the meaning of be-bop, you understand the meaning of freedom.”
“If you really wanna be a part of my life, you will get wet with the rain of tweets, be ready for that too. With love yours soulmate.”
“If you really wanna be a rebel, read your bible.”
“If you really wanna become 'BIG' don't think what you gained from others but always think what you gave to others”
“If you really wanna fly, learn to befriend the winds.”
“If you really wanna live big,
don't ask yourself,
where'll you be in five years;
ask instead,
where'll you be in 500 years?”
Source: Iman Insaniyat, Mazhab Muhabbat: Pani, Agua, Water, It's All One
“If you really want a career in professional skateboarding,you really got to stop pushing mongo.”
“If you really want a challenge, just deal with yourself.”
“If you really want a humanized birth, the best thing you can do is stay the hell out of the hospital.”
“If you really want a life which has no boredom in it, drop all masks, be true. Sometimes it will be difficult, I know, but it is worth it. Be true.”
“If you really want a prize, or if you really want applause, you should try to write as many books as humanly possible.”
“If you really want a woman to love you, then you have to dance. And if you don’t want to dance, then you’re going to have to work extra hard to make a woman love you forever, and you will always run the risk that she will leave you at any second for a man who knows how to tango.”
“If you really want change to happen, if you really want to "help" fat people, you need to understand that shaming an already-shamed population is, well, shameful.”
Source: Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman
“If you really want change, you really want it to be inclusive, where everyone's included, otherwise you're just going to have more of the same in the future.”
“If you really want everything, then give up everything.”
“If you really want it, then you'll make your dream happen.”
“If you really want it, you need to really work for it.”
“If you really want love, ask for it. Those who are willing to ask are often the ones who receive.”
“If you really want me to be safe, maybe it's time." "I'd just feel safer if you'd start sleeping in a coffin." Just then my door creaked open. Billy's expression turned to surprise. "Get out!" I said, hopping off the bed. "Uh...we are making up lyrics to a song." But that didn't keep Billy out. Instead he was totally interested. "You're writing a song? That's so cool. I want to hear it." "It goes, 'Safer in a coffin, and if your brother doesn't leave, he'll be in one too.”
“If you really want peace of mind and inner calm, you will get it. Regardless of how unjustly you have been treated, or how unfair the boss has been, or what a mean scoundrel someone has proved to be, all this makes no difference to you when you awaken to your mental and spiritual powers.”
Source: The Power of Your Subconscious Mind: Unlock the Secrets Within
“If you really want peace, what is there to talk about? It’s when you really don’t want peace, that you want to keep holding talks of peace.”
Source: Either Reformist or Terrorist: If You Are Terror I Am Your Grandfather
“If you really want people to pay attention to how you feel, you need to express your feelings in language that's worth reading.”
“If you really want people to remain healthy, you can't just throw pills at people once they become sick, which I feel like I was doing as a medical doctor, so I began working on more upstream thinking.”
“If you really want something , you can have it if you're willing to pay the price. And the price means you have to work better and harder than the next guy.”
Source: What It Takes to Be #1 : Vince Lombardi on Leaders: Vince Lombardi on Leadership
“if you really want something done, wait till someone else does it.”
“If you really want something you can figure out how to make it happen.”
“If you really want something you just hang with it. We think our future's ahead and not behind.”
“If you really want something, and really work hard, and take advantage of opportunities, and never give up, you will find a way.. Follow your Dreams.”
“If you really want something, you've got to keep going after it.”
“If you really want space on public transport you should carry some pornography from the 1970s and a pair of children's safety scissors, then delicately cut out all the eyes of the glamour models whilst whistling. Every now and again mutter, 'Why are women more beautiful when they are eyeless?' You will be able to stretch out, though this can have ramifications such as ending up on a police list or being run out of town.”
“If you really want succeed in what you do, obey this rule;... Wake up very early, go to bed lately... Occupy your time usefully!”
Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“If you really want success in life, it's two-fold. You want to be able to take care of yourself and take care of yourself well, but there's the other side in which you want to be able to take care of yourself so that you're a happy person, so that you're passing those qualities and those tools onto your children.”
“If you really want the good of others, the whole universe may stand against you and cannot hurt you. It must crumble before your power of the Lord Himself in you if you are sincere and really unselfish.”
Source: Swami Vivekananda on Himself
“If you really want the truth of anything, don't use Wikipedia.”
“If you really want things to change, you can make them change no matter where you are.”
Source: Saving June
“If you really want this acceptance, then you need to display that now. Acceptance into the college of your choice may happen, but it likely won’t happen from mediocrity or luck. Put in the time and effort, do the research, and constantly strive for excellence on a daily basis. This needs to be a fundamental aspect of your mindset as a student.”
Source: The College Admissions Blueprint: 9 Proven Steps from Application to Acceptance
“If you really want to annoy me, ask me when I'm going to retire from rock n' roll.”
“If you really want to be a good gardener, you need to understand what is going on in your soil.”
Source: Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
“If you really want to be a rebel, get a job, cut your grass, read your bible, and shut up. Because no one is doing that.”
“If you really want to be a successful leader, you must develop other leaders around you. You must establish a team.”
Source: Maxwell 2in1 (Developing the Leader w/in You/Developing Leaders Around You)
“If you really want to be a writer, nobody can stop you -- and if you don't, nobody can help you.”
“If you really want to be an effective time manager, you will have to learn to say no to other people and do so frequently.”
Source: How To Become Great Through Time Conversion: Are you wasting time, spending time or investing time?