I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I cherish each director that I have. I want to be maneuvered out of my comfort zones. I don't have the time to prepare.”
“I cherish genuine conversation, where people actually care what someone else has to say.”
Source: Brain Drain - The Breakthrough That Will Change Your Life
“I cherish my childish loves--the memory of that warm little nest where my affections were fledged.”
Source: Theophrastus Such, Jubal and other poems and The Spanish gypsy
“I cherish my clothes and I remember what seasons they're from. But someone said to me as I was having trouble with styling a dress that I had bought, and he said to me: "Throw it on the floor." And I was like, "What? It's like a gown." He goes, "Throw it on the floor," and I did, and he's like that's how you need to wear everything. You wear clothes like you throw them on the floor.”
“I cherish my every connection. I see the other in myself and myself in others.”
“I cherish my own freedom dearly, but I care even more for your freedom. Too many have died since I went to prison. Too many have suffered for the love of freedom. I owe it to their widows, to their orphans, to their mothers and their fathers, who have grieved and wept for them ..... Not only have I suffered during these long lonely wasted years. I am no less life-loving than you are. But I cannot sell the birthright of the people to be free ....... Only free men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom and mine cannot be separated.”
Source: Nelson Mandela: from freedom to the future : tributes and speeches
“I cherish my privacy, and woe betide anyone who tries to interfere with that.”
“I cherish my work and all of my readers.”
“I cherish peace with all my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I need to kill to get it”
“I cherish that time we had together with Michael Jackson. It just makes me smile. It makes me happy and sad at the same time. Just sad because I'll never repeat it, but happy that I got to experience it in the first place.”
“I cherish the accomplishments of Margaret Thatcher and will always count her as one of my role models.”
“I cherish the creation of public space and services, especially health, housing and the comprehensive education system which dared to give so many of us ideas 'above our station.'”
“I cherish the dreams of yesterday and dare not dwell on the err's of my past whose fate has been long decided, and effect I can not change. For the dreams of yesterday are the challenges of today, and the hope for tomorrow.”
“I cherish the fantasy, even the hope, of adventures in other realms to come. But how can we choke out that most precious of all gifts, life, with the rope of religion around our necks? It chokes out freedom with dogma. It pinions us to the stake of superstition.”
Source: Seven Simple Steps to Personal Freedom: An Owner's Manual for Life
“I cherish the greatest respect towards everybody's religious obligations, no matter how comical.”
“I cherish the memories of a question my grandson asked me the other day when he said, 'Grandpa, were you a hero in the war?' Grandpa said 'No... but I served in a company of heroes.'”
“I cherish the memory of being a friend of Frank Sinatra on a friendship level to the point where we really hung out. We worked in Vegas, wed talk on the phone, and if I wasnt doing anything, Id fly out, and I spent time in Palm Springs at his house - on a level the way friends would be, not with a whole crowd of people.”
“I cherish the moonlight, a soft, silver glow, painting the night with a luminous flow. It whispers of secrets in shadows that sway, guiding lost wanderers who’ve drifted away. The rainstorms arrive with a passionate cry, a symphony pouring from the vast, stormy sky. Each drop is a heartbeat, each flash is a spark, igniting the soul in the depths of the dark. I revel in moments that breathe with a pulse, in laughter and longing, in silence and impulse. From the rustle of leaves to the songs of the sea, so many things hold a spirit in me. Enchanted by dolphins, in oceans so grand, their playful leaps echo the joy of the land. They dance with the waves, in a shimmering play, whispering tales of the deep, where the heart longs to stay. The warmth of the sun on a crips summer day, the dance of the fireflies that flicker and sway. In the essence of life, where the wild things roam, I find the deep beauty that calls me back home. In the hush of the tide, where the mysteries dwell, I’m wrapped in the magic that words cannot tell. From moonlit reflections to the ocean's embrace, I love all the wonders that fill this vast space...”
“I cherish the review-as-literature; as lapidary journalism in the eighteenth-century mode, the last hard sparkling diamond in theessayists's tarnished crown. To me, writing a good review is not just a way to make extra money, but a sacred duty.”
“I cherish you deeply, which is why I feel compelled to reveal even the darkest corners of myself to you, while simultaneously striving to present the brightest aspects of who I am. In this bond of love, I find the courage to be vulnerable, trusting that you will accept me in my entirety and nurture the best parts of me.”
“I cherished her individuality, that spark of independence no child should lose to life's restrictions and parameters.”
Source: When Rabbit Howls
“I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when my person reflected . . .”
“I cherished my time filming 'Lord of the Rings' in New Zealand - it's the most beautiful, magical place with great hospitality. I love places that are completely cut off from everything - where I can relax and enjoy the simplicity of nature.”
“I cherished the dream of a country embracing all its people.”
“I chew my food, leaning back into the couch. “I loved him. That’s what dumb girls do.”
“You aren’t dumb.”
I try to hold back my smile. “I’m hanging out with you, aren’t I?”
Source: Tryst
“I chewed into the wreck of the world,
into the neckbone of the past that pursued me.
All the while, I moved toward extinction,
bearing the burden of damage, language of the protector.”
“I chewed my lip, felt the whole weight of my family’s love concentrated in my father’s hand, pushing me down where I sat.”
Source: Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
“I chewed up a lot of Florida highway when I was starting out. Used to come to Tampa two or three times a year for about 10 years straight.”
“I chided her gently, reminding her that you can't make these unilateral pacts with life. You can't say: that's it, my emotions are securely locked away, now I'm impregnable, safe from the world's cruelties and disappointments. Better to take them on, come what may, I said, see what strength you have within you.”
“I chiefly concern myself with those who seldom get a hearing, & I don't feel it is incumbent on me to balance their voices with the well-crafted apologetics of the powerful. The powerful are generally excellently served by the mainstream media or propaganda organs. The powerful should be quoted, yes, but to measure their pronouncements against the truth, not to obscure it.”
Source: Journalism
“I choke on the smell of grease, cigarettes, and poor life choices.”
Source: TRANSFER: AMERICANS vs COVID
“I choose a block of marble and chop off whatever I don't need.”
“I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”
“I choose a long, flat stone from the pile and wedge it carefully between two larger stones in the wall. It's a good fit, I note with satisfaction.
"You've always been good at that, making something out of very little," Nicolo responds, and there's a fondness and admiration in his gaze that surprises me. He sees something in me I forgot was even there.”
Source: The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake
“I choose a project based on whether it feels worthwhile working on when it comes to me. But secondly I choose it if it sounds like fun. Projects are determined by just how they strike me at the moment, as they have done throughout my whole life.”
“I choose beauty over bitterness
I choose discovery over doubt
I choose freedom over fear
I choose grace over grief
I choose peace over panic
I choose surrender over suffering
I choose trust over terror
I choose wisdom over warefare
I choose life, light and love”
“I choose bold. I choose action. I choose what's right for the people. I choose to make a difference.”
“I choose color on the spur of the moment. People ask me why I paint in red. I do not have the slightest idea. I was painting in blue, then I had a need to paint in red. To be able to interact with the medium, this is the key. There are no sure ways to do art.”
“I choose depending on the way I feel; randomly, in other words. When I haven't done anything for a long time, I always start small, on paper.”
Source: Gerhard Richter: text : writings, interviews and letters, 1961-2007
“I choose every role, in association with the other ones. I try not to do one thing, over and over and over again.”
“I choose faithfulness...Today I will keep my promises. My debtors will not regret their trust. My associates will not question my word. My wife will not question my love. And my children will never fear that they father will not come home.”
Source: The Lucado Inspirational Reader: Hope and Encouragement for Your Everyday Life
“I choose films for their artistic value. I don't need a mansion or a Jaguar. When I leave this Earth, I won't take any money with me. All I will leave behind will be my art.”
“I choose free libraries as the best agencies for improving the masses of the people, because they give nothing for nothing. They only help those who help themselves.”
“I choose gentleness... Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.”
Source: Let the Journey Begin: Finding God's Best for Your Life
“I choose goodness... I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness.”
Source: Let the Journey Begin: Finding God's Best for Your Life
“I Choose Happiness
Each Day, Every Minute.
Universe Will Help Me
To Be Happy.”
Source: Affirmations: a daily handbook
“I choose him over and over again, and he chooses me.”
“I choose Hosea. Oh, there's no book of the Bible which more beautifully and more painfully demonstrates how very much God loves us.”
“I choose.
I didn't say it works the way I want every time. That doesn't mean I'm not choosing. I'm still the one holding the pen. I'm still the one carrying the cards.”
Source: Smothermoss
“I choose jobs quite selfishly. I do them for me and the exploration you get to go on with a character... seeing how they react in certain situations, how they develop. If audiences enjoy it, then that's the cherry on top. You don't expect it but it's really nice when it happens. It adds to it and enhances the overall experience.”