I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I choose to believe humans are inherently good. There are countless causes needing tremendous support. There are many people who do good in a vast variety of areas. There are causes both publicly known and not well-known. No one should be angered by a particular cause getting tremendous attention, and no one should be angered by others choosing causes that are not their own. The question is… Are you contributing in a meaningful and positive way to better the world with your unique gifts?”
“I choose to believe in God because it makes things better.”
“I choose to believe in God, but I have serious doubts.”
“I choose to believe that my father is still alive, that he has survived death, outlived us all, and possesses the soul that goes on and lives forever; We just cannot see him yet, for we have not caught up with him. our time will come just as his did. and no matter how woeful and lost I was when he passed away, I know I will be glad to go to a place where I can see him, and know he is okay and happy. It’s just not my time yet and there is no way of knowing if any of it is true." - Jane Adams”
Source: The governess
“I choose to believe that the same God who intervened to bring his Son back to life intervened on this day in history to help his people.”
Source: Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible
“I choose to believe that there is good in people and that everything is a lesson. Our place on Earth is to go deeper, to somehow get wiser. To have spirit.”
“I choose to believe the Bible because it is a reliable collection of historical documents written by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses. They report supernatural events that took place in fulfillment of specific prophecies and they claim that their writings are divine rather than human in origin.”
“I choose to believe there is a better way to do a PR stunt or better way to succeed without stepping on top of others,throwing them under the bus or bringing others down.”
“I choose to build you up rather than tear you down. I'm no saint; I prefer good karma.”
“I choose to choose few words each day. Yes! few words that count. Few words that can make impact. Few words that talk much. Few words that can make people ponder to wonder. Few words that are indelible. Few words that can leave distinctive footprints on minds. Though we may fail to mind our words, we shall never fail to mind the works of our words.”
“I choose to collect memories instead of things”
“I choose to do unattractive people, because then I can pretend they think they're attractive.”
“I choose to express myself.”
“I choose to feed my body love, I approve of my body. I am always there to support my body. My body is a clean sacred vessel of Life.”
Source: Affirmations for Glowing skin
“I choose to fill my days with what I'm passionate about, and live with purpose.”
“I choose to give my life for those who have been left out of the sunlight of opportunity”
Source: From Civil Rights to Human Rights: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Struggle for Economic Justice
“I choose to give truly of myself, entirely of myself, to the people I choose to do that with, and I can't do that with everyone.”
“I choose to honor, love and respect myself. I have the power within to decide what I want, and how I want to life.”
“I choose to identify with the underprivileged, I choose to give my life for the hungry, I choose to give my life for those who have been left out of the sunlight of opportunity . . . this is the way I'm going. If it means suffering, I'm going that way. If it means dying for them, I'm going that way, because I heard a voice saying DO SOMETHING FOR OTHERS.”
Source: The Wisdom of Martin Luther King, Jr
“I choose to ignore hell in my life. When I was a little kid I asked my Dad "Am I going to go to hell?" because I'd heard about hell. And he said, "Nothing you're gonna do will get you into hell." And so I got to ignore it.”
“I choose to inhabit my days, to allow my living to open me, to make me less afraid, more accessible, to loosen my heart until it becomes a wing, a torch, a promise.”
Source: I Will Not Die An Unlived Life: Reclaiming Passion and Purpose
“I choose to let positive attitudes lighten my being today.”
Source: Daybreak: Meditations for Women Survivors of Sexual Abuse
“I choose to listen to the river for a while, thinking river thoughts, before joining the night and the stars.”
Source: Desert Solitaire
“I choose to live a wealthy and full life that encompasses adventure, traveling, and financial freedom.”
Source: Esotericism With an Unconventional Soul: Exploring Philosophy, Spirituality, Science, and Mysticism
“I choose to live by choice, not by chance; to make changes, not excuses; to be motivated, not manipulated; to be useful, not used; to excel, not to compete. I choose self-esteem, not self-pity. I choose to listen to my inner voice, not the random opinion of others. I choose to be me.”
“I choose to live in a global society infused with love and compassion and to respect the diversity of Mother Nature and that of our diversified human Nature.
Equal Rights for Life-Kind.”
Source: Conscious Cures: Soulutions to 21st Century Pandemics
“I choose to live in what I think is the greatest country in the world, which is committing horrendous terrorist acts and should stop.”
“I Choose to live my life on a dark path and its evil I ran away from the damn light”
“I choose to live until death, not spend the time dying until death occurs.”
Source: Just Peace: A Message of Hope
“I choose to live, not just exist.”
“I choose to look at people through God, using God as my glasses, colored with His love for them.”
Source: Man of Prayer: Selected Writings of a World Missionary
“I choose to look to nature and the joys of love to keep me going”
“I choose to love every part of me,
because I am perfectly imperfect.
I am a beautiful masterpiece, imperfectly complete,
a work in progress,
because there is always room for growth.
I choose to love myself,
because I always do the best I can.
What matters most is progress,
not completion or perfection.
Loving myself,
is giving myself the gift
to be human in peace.”
Source: Words for: Self-Confidence: Inspiring Poetry That Builds Your Confidence and Boosts Your Self-Esteem
“I choose to love this time for once with all my intelligence -from "Splittings”
“I choose to love you in silence…
For in silence I find no rejection,
I choose to love you in loneliness…
For in loneliness no one owns you but me,
I choose to adore you from a distance…
For distance will shield me from pain,
I choose to kiss you in the wind…
For the wind is gentler than my lips,
I choose to hold you in my dreams…
For in my dreams, you have no end.”
“I choose to love you in silence, for in silence I find no rejection.
I choose to love you in loneliness, for in loneliness no one owns you but me.
I choose to adore you from a distance, for distance will shield me from pain.
I chose to kiss you in the wind, for the wind is gentler than my lips.
I choose to hold you in my dreams, for in my dreams you have no end.”
“I choose to make every day a women’s day.
Where I respect, honor, cherish, admire, love, protect, appreciate, support, listen to, and believe every woman.
To all women of all shapes and heights. To all women of all skin colors and races.
Know you are beautiful In your own way. Wear your crown of pride, for it always takes a lot to be who you are.
A phenomenon woman.”
“I choose to make the rest of my life the best if my life.”
“I choose to make the rest of my life the best of my life.”
“I choose to mind my own business. In order to improve my life & to be happy, Rather than focusing my energy on judging others on what they do or how they live their lives.”
“I choose to not ignore or push away emotional pain. Instead, I allow it to move through me. Sometimes, that's quietly working on a puzzle and listening to an all-strings Pandora station, and others, it's being vulnerable with a trusted friend. Either way, I let it have its place.”
“I choose to open my arms to all the good that life has in store for me.”
“I choose to paint beauty.”
“I choose to politely ask myself to step aside if I am in my own way. If I do not get out of my way, I choose to call a friend who will have me removed.”
“I choose to rise up out of that storm and see that in moments of desperation, fear, and helplessness, each of us can be a rainbow of hope, doing what we can to extend ourselves in kindness and grace to one another. And I know for sure that there is no them - there's only us.”
“I choose to run towards my problems, and not away from them, because that's what heroes do.”
“I choose to see my life moving in different directions, all of them equally good. Some things are even better now than the way they were in my youth.”
“I choose to suppress the initial categories I want to put people in - rich, poor, together, not together, druggie, yuppie, rocker, loser, winner, cool, uncool. I choose to remember that I don't know their struggle or their pain. I choose to err on the side of grace because someday I'll stand before God, and I pray He'll err on the side of grace with me.”
“I choose to surround myself with happy human beings. I went through the angsty period. I think every single person does. I think it's a rite of passage to hate the world and feel like the victim.”
“I choose to think of tv audience as nameless, formless, faceless people who are all like me. And anything that I write, if I like it, they'll like it.”