I Quotes
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“If you were a man, your ladyship, I would cordially horsewhip you for that remark.”
Source: Deanna Raybourn Lady Julia Grey Volume 1: Silent in the Grave\Silent in the Sanctuary\Silent on the Moor
“If you were a medieval scholar reading a book, you knew that there was a reasonable likelihood you'd never see that particular text again, and so a high premium was placed on remembering what you read. You couldn't just pull a book off the shelf to consult it for a quote or an idea.”
Source: Moonwalking with Einstein: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
“If you were a mermaid, you said, If you were a mermaid, I was the sea.”
Source: Wasteland
“If you were a nerd computer geek in 1982, the amount of isolation you felt - at least what I experienced, or the kids I knew, the isolation they felt - was almost total. They were not part of society; no one thought they were cool.”
“If you were a painter and a rock and roll musician and weren't established in either - to be an artist today you have to be as much a businessman to succeed, you have to spend an equal amount of time doing business as you spend doing your craft.”
“If you were a performer that only had an acoustic instrument, back in the day you couldn't hide behind your guitar pedals or the production or the vibe. There was performance and then there was the song, and that was all that you had.”
“If you were a person in Rockhampton who is wondering where your next job was coming from, and you had the prospect of one of Australia's largest ever coal projects with a very, very long life span being developed and reviving the regional economy. And you saw the Greens in particular doing their little best to stop it happening.”
“If you were a pretty boy pop singer, it would wreck you, growing older”
“If you were a pure bolt of fire-cutting the skies I'd touch you-risking my life-not because I'm brave or strong, but because I'm fascinated by what the outcome would be.”
“If you were a real fascistic society and you had a vocal minority that was shouting, "Stop this, stop that, stop the other thing," what you would say is, "Let's give them all the drugs they want." In a lot of states, something very much like that happened. They lowered the drinking age to eighteen and said, "Get juiced."”
“If you were a sane woman, I would, of course, behave in a more rational fashion. Since you are a lunatic, however, this is the only way.”
“If you were a single mom, there's no way to support yourself and your kids by working in a hair salon. It's about a woman who decides to go and do what was considered a man's job, but was treated quite horribly for it and decides she has to fight for her rights when everyone thinks she should just shut up and take it.”
“If you were a song
What song would you be?
Would you be the voice that sings,
Would you be the music?
When I am singing this song for you
You are not empty air
You are here,
One breath and then another:
You are here with me...”
Source: Dearly
“If you were a tree, what kind would you be?”
“If you were a truly dedicated brother Thomas, you would be at Babara's side,” Anna said. “I would hope that if I collapsed, Christopher would weep inconsolably and be incapable of consuming meat pies.”
Source: Chain of Gold
“If you were a U.S. Cavalry guy and you thought you were going to be captured by the Apaches, you might kill yourself. If they were with their wives and they thought they were going to be captured, they would shoot their wives for fear of the Apaches getting them.”
“If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.”
“If you were a woman, all I'd have to say is 'Colin Firth in a wet shirt' and you'd say 'Ah.”
Source: Austenland: A Novel
“If you were a young kid, 19, 20 years old who has two children and a third one on the way and refuses to leave them. A kid who was on welfare, because he refused to steal anybody's property or take anybody's money. You found life a lot tougher.”
“If you were able to fall a hundred times as a child and rise, you are able to fall a thousand times as a grown up and soar.”
“If you were aboard a lifeboat with a baby and a dog, and the boat capsized, would you rescue the baby or the dog?" Regan, "If it were a retarded baby and a bright dog, I'd save the dog.”
“If you were against slavery in 1840 and a white person, you would have been against the law, the Bible, your church, your pastor, your parents, common sense, tradition, everything. You would have been against everything.”
“If you were all alone in the universe with no one to talk to, no one with which to share the beauty of the stars, to laugh with, to touch, what would be your purpose in life? It is other life; it is love, which gives your life meaning. This is harmony. We must discover the joy of each other, the joy of challenge, the joy of growth.”
“If you were alone and suddenly became blind, and even so you keep walking forward.”
“If you were alone when you were born, alone when you were dying, really absolutely alone when you were dead, why "learn to be alone" in between? If you had forgotten, it would quickly come back to you. Aloneness was like riding a bike. At gunpoint. With the gun in your own hand. Aloneness was the air in your tires, the wind in your hair. You didn't have to go looking for it with open arms. With open arms, you fell off the bike: I was drinking my wine too quickly.”
Source: Bark
“If you were always so serious about yourself , why didn't you start carving YOUR SELF.”
“If you were an actor, anybody could go on Broadway and take a George Carlin hour and do it on stage as a one man show. They're all stand alone essays.”
“If you were an artist, wouldn't you want to have your studio in the Louvre?”
Source: A Gift for a Ghost
“If you were an elected member of Congress and people in your constituency were losing jobs and shutting businesses and everybody in the press is saying it's all the fault of Wall Street, you can't sit idly by and do nothing, but what you do is really important.”
“If you were an Italian pizza, how would you consider a Portuguese one?”
Source: running is flying intermittently
“If you were anyone else, your nuts would be taking a long vacation, and the destination would be out of your mouth”
Source: Dead, Undead, or Somewhere in Between
“If you were around in the '60s, you already know that music and art and love are a critical part of the revolution. This is how we fight.”
“If you were arrested for being kind to yourself..would there be enough evidence to convict you?”
Source: Do It!: Let's Get Off Our Buts
“If you were at Lehman, the same thing happened. If you were at AIG, the shareholders are getting creamed on these things. And those shareholders are not just a bunch of big shots in Wall Street. Those are pension funds, and those are investors all over the country. I wouldn't worry too much about that. Justice won't be perfect on it.”
“If you were back in the Cretaceous Period - the last of the time of the dinosaurs - and you were driving from New York to Philadelphia on the New Jersey Turnpike, you would be driving across water.”
“If you were blind you would hardly have fallen in love in the first place. But now, do you truly wish to see the beloved in the cold clarity of the visual apparatus? It may be in your better interest to throw a veil over the gaze, so as to keep her alive in her archetypal, goddesslike form.”
Source: Disgrâce
“If you were born alone to die alone - socializing is not a must - when you haven't built a society within yourself.”
“If you were born by the sea, there's always a magnet that draws you back there.”
“If you were born female, you were born on a battlefield. You will be punished for even saying that out loud, but the grim truth is you are going to be punished no matter what for the sin of being female.”
Source: Female Erasure: What You Need to Know About Gender Politics' War on Women, the Female Sex and Human Rights
“If you were born in a country or at a time not only when nobody comes to kill your wife and your children, but also nobody comes to ask you to kill the wives and children of others, then render thanks to God and go in peace. But always keep this thought in mind: you might be luckier than I, but you’re not a better person.”
Source: The Kindly Ones: A Novel
“If you were born in Britain after World War II, you see a continuous atmosphere of decline, moral and economic and political.”
“If you were born poor, it's not your fault. But if you die poor it is.”
“If you were born to be a nail, you had to be hammered.”
“If you were born to teach, learn; born to lead, serve; born to coach, train; born to write, read; born to perform, practice; and born to fight, exercise.”
“If you were born with the ability to change someone’s perspective or emotions, never waste that gift. It is one of the most powerful gifts God can give—the ability to influence.”
“If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing.”
“If you were buying products or going to movies based upon the politics of the people involved, well I probably couldn't go to half the movies I go to.”
“If you were called to gallop like the horse, never end up hopping like the frog. Rise up for greatness.”
Source: Become a Better You
“If you were Catholic, you'd singe the ears of the priest you confessed to.”
“If you were charged with fixing the U.S. auto industry, how would you do it?
The guys who run the auto companies are out of touch with their customers and their employees. They ride to work in their limousines. They go up in their elevators and lock themselves in their offices. They don't walk out into the plants. They wouldn't even drive in the neighborhoods where their employees live. They give themselves big bonuses when the company isn't making any money. I'd make them get involved with the people who are building the cars. They've got to become real people.”