I Quotes
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“I cannot imagine a sentence more severe than a person limited not by his or her own abilities but by the opinions and expectations of others. And having been made to organize in such a way, comes the remuneration, but no penance or escape.”
Source: The governess
“I cannot imagine a sorrier pursuit than struggling for years to write a book that attempts to appeal to people who do not read in the first place.”
“I cannot imagine a truly beautiful world without courtesy being integral to its culture.”
“I cannot imagine a worse job than being president of these Untied States in these most trying of times. President Barack Obama has been under siege from every side for the entirety of his time in office.”
“I cannot imagine any boy of spirit who would not be delighted to play a drunkard even to vomiting in front of his Sunday school. Indeed, the vomiting might be the chief attraction of the role.”
“I cannot imagine any condition which would cause a ship to founder. I cannot conceive of any vital disaster happening to this vessel. Modern shipbuilding has gone beyond that . . .”
“I cannot imagine any crime worse than taking a life, can you? -It'd depend whose life.”
“I cannot imagine any other country in the world where the opposition would seek, and the chief executive would allow, the dissemination of his most private and personal conversations with his staff, which, to be honest, do not exactly confer sainthood on anyone concerned.”
“I cannot imagine any writer who would not fight for his peace and quiet.”
“I cannot imagine anyone being more of an outsider than the first woman president.”
“I cannot imagine anyone looking at the sky and denying God.”
“I cannot imagine anything nobler or more national than that for, say, one hour in the day we should all do the labor the poor must do, and thus identify ourselves with them and through them, with all mankind.”
Source: All Men are Brothers: Autobiographical Reflections
“I cannot imagine having a physical relationship with a woman. I have not done that. But I really love women.”
“I cannot imagine how any diplomat, or any dramatist, could improve on (Ronald Reagan's) words to Mikhail Gorbachev at the Geneva summit: 'Let me tell you why it is we distrust you.' Those words are candid and tough and they cannot have been easy to hear. But they are also a clear invitation to a new beginning and a new relationship that would be rooted in trust.”
“I cannot imagine how hard it must be for you. Just be strong a little longer. Pray to God, and you will see that He will answer you. I pray for you every night... just as I taught you to do.”
Source: On Two Feet and Wings
“I cannot imagine how I will cope when I discover that my life is behind me, has already happened, and I have nothing to show for it. No treasure house of collection, no wealth of experience, no accumulated wisdom to pass on. What are we, if not an accumulation of our memories?”
“I cannot imagine how much I must’ve suffered in my previous lives to be fortunate enough to have parents like you in this life.”
“I cannot imagine how religious persons can live satisfied without the practice of the presence of GOD. For my part I keep myself retired with Him in the depth of centre of my soul as much as I can; and while I am so with Him I fear nothing; but the least turning from Him is insupportable.”
Source: The Practice of the Presence of God
“I cannot imagine how the clockwork of the universe can exist without a clockmaker.”
“I cannot imagine in the future any girl
who looks on the light of the sun
who will have your skill and wisdom.”
“I cannot imagine life without books any more than I can imagine life without breathing.”
Source: Sometimes the Magic Works: Lessons from a Writing Life
“I cannot imagine live without two things,
First is cigarette and second are girls.”
“I cannot imagine my hometown without forests, and I cannot imagine the earth turned into a desert.”
“I cannot imagine my life without horses. They have been my teachers, my friends, my business partners and my entertainment.”
Source: Horse Sense for People: The Man Who Listens to Horses Talks to People
“I cannot imagine not going home to animals. They are the closest thing to God. They don't harbour resentment.”
“I cannot imagine that I could strive for something if I did not carry hope in me.”
“I cannot imagine the type of sinister fiend who would be against the library. A library essentially says, 'Look, here is some free information that will enrich your life. Read it on your own time. I trust that you will bring it back when you are finished.' It might be the most civilized, forward-thinking institution in America. Perhaps the only one, in fact.”
“I cannot imagine what an influence a five-week trip to the Orient had on me. I mean, the culture, the absorption of the Japanese way of life, the Japanese way of thinking, the discipline. The entire thing was an extraordinary experience. So these were more than memorable things to me.”
“I cannot imagine where we would have been without BET. Many like me who operate in black America can only get our balanced story told nationally on BET talk shows.”
“I cannot imagine why a woman would ever call herself anything but a feminist. But a man calling himself a feminist, what does that mean? The answer is he wants to be taken as a good guy. Your choice is between saying you're a feminist and raising a flag at a "Take Back the Night" rally and being a men's rights activist, which is basically the only two ways men have of talking about gender right now, I mean that's just ridiculous. That's just two extremes that are totally useless.”
“I cannot imagine why my vision will have some value in the world..and yet I know it will..I think I will count because I am patient and recueilli (contemplative) in some degree.”
Source: Gwen John
“I cannot imagine why we should be at the expense to furnish wit for succeeding ages, when the former have made no sort of provision for ours.”
Source: The works of Jonathan Swift, D.D.: with copious notes and additions and a memoir of the author
“I cannot improve on those spoken for many years by a true legend who preceded me at CBS News. He would say, simply, 'good night, and good luck.'”
“I cannot in all conscience agree to anyone being sent to the gallows. God alone can take life because He alone gives it . . .”
“I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future.”
Source: Rebuild the Dream
“I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly.”
“I cannot in good conscience vote for final passage of legislation that would pave the way to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling.”
“I cannot in good conscience vote in favor of tax cuts, irrespective of their size, or to which segment of the population they are targeted. Nor can I support any spending increases that are not related to improving our nation's defense from the obvious and serious threats facing us today.”
“I cannot interpret the constitution. Only the constitutional courts can interpret the constitution.”
“I cannot invest the way I want the world to be; I have to invest the way the world is.”
“I cannot join the space program and restart my life as an astronaut, but this opportunity to connect my abilities as an educator with my interests in history and space is a unique opportunity to fulfill my early fantasies.”
“I cannot judge my work while I am doing it. I have to do as painters do, stand back and view it from a distance, but not too great a distance. How great? Guess.”
“I cannot judge what motivates people. We are all moved by one of four things or a combination of these four things: money, romance, recognition or survival.”
“I cannot just write a frivolous book, a la-di-da book. Everything isn't la-di-da. There is something that's going to pull you up short. I want to reassure young readers. I want to comfort them, to not fear the unexpected.”
“I cannot keep a girlfriend longer than seven months. I have 12 jobs. I don't have time for my personal life. I'm fully aware that this is the sacrifice.”
“I cannot keep away from you any more than the tides can resist the pull of the moon.”
Source: Broken by Daylight
“I cannot keep doing this. I don’t want to be something you hide away.”
Source: Nowhere Strangers: A Sapphic Coming-of-Age Story of Digital Romance, Heartbreak, and Self-Discovery
“I cannot keep from talking, even at the risk of being instructive.”
Source: Mark Twain at Your Fingertips: A Book of Quotations
“I cannot keep myself away from ice cream. I have two flavors that are my favorite: chocolate chip cookie dough and vanilla swiss almond. I can eat a whole pint of ice cream in one sitting, no problem!”
“I cannot keep quiet even when I am a lone voice.”