I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“In times of defeat, we never know how close we are to victory. In every event of failure, God has planted a seed of success.”
“In times of desolation, God conceals Himself from us so that we can discover for ourselves what we are without Him.”
“In times of difficulties, do not be dismayed.”
“In times of difficulty we must not lose sight of our achievements, must see the bright future and must pluck up our courage.”
Source: The Thoughts of Chairman Mao Tsê-tung
“In times of disaster, be the armament to society, in times of celebration, be the ornament to society.”
Source: Earthquakin' Egalitarian: I Die Everyday So Your Children Can Live
“In times of disorder and stress, the fanatics play a prominent role; in times of peace, the critics. Both are shot after the revolution.”
“In times of distress strengthen your heart.”
“In times of division and strife, build bridges to the hearts of those clouded by anger, hurt, hatred, and ignorance, so you can help open and understand their minds and hearts, and they can understand yours.”
“In times of doubt, may hope be the quiet flame that flickers within, refusing to be extinguished. May it renew your courage and restore your faith, gently pulling you toward the possibilities that lie ahead.”
“In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent.”
“In times of economic distress, it's only natural for people - and Americans have done this for many years - to look for a scapegoat. Depending on where you live in this country, the scapegoats are either, frankly, Mexicans or Muslims. So, you know, God save you if you happened to be a Mexican Muslim in America right now.”
“In times of extreme stress, one can often find energy hidden in even the most exhausted areas of the body.”
“In times of failure you are alone. But success brings many friends.”
“In times of great chaos, people tend to follow a man with a plan.”
“In times of great darkness, courage lights the way home.”
Source: Messenger
“In times of great necessity, violence is indispensable.”
“In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.”
Source: Iacocca: An Autobiography
“In times of grief and sorrow I will hold you and rock you, and take your grief and make it my own. When you cry, I cry, and when you hurt, I hurt. And together we will try to hold back the floods to tears and despair and make it through the potholed street of life.”
“In times of happiness we do not begin to perceive the strength of the mighty tenderness which the deep recesses of the heart hold for those we love. We need misfortune and the sense of suffering endured by those for whom we would give our last drop of blood, to learn the power of it.”
Source: Five Years of My Life, 1894-1899
“In times of hard times, we learn something incredibly precious: The fist of the universe can hit us anywhere anytime; make your preparation before the universe attacks you! In this universe, those who anticipate the thoughts and actions of the universe beforehand will survive!”
“In times of hardship, do not lose hope.”
“In times of hardship, strength is formed with quiet faith.”
Source: The Light in the Heart
“In times of horror and torment prayer is a great thing Nobody answers But at least it stops you from thinking.”
“In times of hurt and discouragement, it may be consoling for all of us to recall that no one can do anything permanently to us that will last for eternity. Only we ourselves can affect our eternal progression.”
Source: Be of Good Cheer
“In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.”
“In times of life crisis, whether wild fires or smoldering stress, the first thing I do is go back to basics... am I eating right, am I getting enough sleep, am I getting some physical and mental exercise everyday.”
“In times of need, you will know the souls who love you.”
“In times of old when I was new
And Hogwarts barely started
The founders of our noble school
Thought never to be parted:
United by a common goal,
They had the selfsame yearning,
To make the world’s best magic school
And pass along their learning.
“Together we will build and teach!”
The four good friends decided
And never did they dream that they
Might someday be divided,
For were there such friends anywhere
As Slytherin and Gryffindor?
Unless it was the second pair
Of Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?
So how could it have gone so wrong?
How could such friendships fail?
Why, I was there and so can tell
The whole sad, sorry tale.
Said Slytherin, “We’ll teach just those
Whose ancestry is purest.”
Said Ravenclaw, “We’ll teach those whose
Intelligence is surest.”
Said Gryffindor, “We’ll teach all those
With brave deeds to their name.”
Said Hufflepuff, “I’ll teach the lot,
And treat them just the same.”
These differences caused little strife
When first they came to light,
For each of the four founders had
A House in which they might
Take only those they wanted, so,
For instance, Slytherin
Took only pure-blood wizards
Of great cunning, just like him,
And only those of sharpest mind
Were taught by Ravenclaw
While the bravest and the boldest
Went to daring Gryffindor.
Good Hufflepuff, she took the rest,
And taught them all she knew,
Thus the Houses and their founders
Retained friendships firm and true.
So Hogwarts worked in harmony
For several happy years,
But then discord crept among us
Feeding on our faults and fears.
The Houses that, like pillars four,
Had once held up our school,
Now turned upon each other and,
Divided, sought to rule.
And for a while it seemed the school
Must meet an early end,
What with dueling and with fighting
And the clash of friend on friend
And at last there came a morning
When old Slytherin departed
And though the fighting then died out
He left us quite downhearted.
And never since the founders four
Were whittled down to three
Have the Houses been united
As they once were meant to be.
And now the Sorting Hat is here
And you all know the score:
I sort you into Houses
Because that is what I’m for,
But this year I’ll go further,
Listen closely to my song:
Though condemned I am to split you
Still I worry that it’s wrong,
Though I must fulfill my duty
And must quarter every year
Still I wonder whether
Sorting May not bring the end I fear.
Oh, know the perils, read the signs,
The warning history shows,
For our Hogwarts is in danger
From external, deadly foes
And we must unite inside her
Or we’ll crumble from within.
I have told you, I have warned you. . . .
Let the Sorting now begin.
The hat became motionless once more;”
Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
“In times of oppression, bury the quality of mercy deep inside, so that your oppressor's brutality can never damage it or you. Once free, bring this hidden shard of humanity back into your heart again and live the life denied to you.”
“In times of pain, when the future is too terrifying to contemplate and the past too painful to remember, I have learned to pay attention to right now. The precise moment I was in was always the only safe place for me.”
Source: The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity
“In times of panic man seems to exchange his soul for a tail.”
Source: the conqueror
“In times of peace, the war party insists on making preparation for war. As soon as prepared for, it insists on making war.”
“In times of political confusion, and under an arbitrary government, many will prefer to keep their capital inactive, concealed, and unproductive, either of profit or gratification, rather than run the risk of its display. This latter evil is never felt under a good government.”
Source: A Treatise on Political Economy; Or, The Production, Distribution, and Consumption of Wealth
“In times of profound silence, we find the stillness to hear our inner voice and the strength to heed it.”
Source: Twenty + One - 21 Short Stories - Series II
“In times of prosperity we are apt to forget God; we imagine it does not matter whether we recognise Him or not. As long as we are comfortably clothed and fed and looked after, our civilisation becomes an elaborate means of ignoring God.”
Source: The Quotable Oswald Chambers
“In times of rapid change, experience could be your worst enemy.”
“In times of rapid disruption and change, what we often realize quite painfully, is that all we have are experts on yesterday. No one is a true expert on tomorrow”
“In times of recession there are massive opportunities and fortunes to be made, so for new up and coming entrepreneurs, this is the time to go and start a business.”
“In times of shrinking expectations,... everyone feels like a victim and pushes away outsiders to defend his own corner.”
“In times of solitude, I have find rest for my soul and uphold the glory of inner peace.”
Source: Think Great: Be Great!
“In times of solitude, we are still to hear the voice of God.”
“In times of storm and tempest, of indecision and desolation, a book already known and
loved makes better reading than something new and untried. The meeting with remembered and well-loved passages is like the continual greeting of old friends; nothing is so warming and companionable.”
Source: The Bird in the Tree
“In times of storm and tempest, of indecision and desolation, a book already known and loved makes better reading than something new and untried ... nothing is so warming and companionable.”
“In times of stress and danger such as come about as the result of an epidemic, many tragic and cruel phases of human nature are brought out, as well as many brave and unselfish ones.”
Source: Sanitation in Panama
“In times of stress drawing is a way of relieving tension.”
“In times of stress, be bold and valiant.”
“In times of stress, the best thing we can do for each other is to listen with our ears and our hearts and to be assured that our questions are just as important as our answers.”
Source: You Are Special: Words of Wisdom for All Ages from a Beloved Neighbor
“In times of this corona pandemic, people often ask when the world will return to its normal days! Don't wait for normal days! Assume that abnormal days are normal days! Today's abnormal normal is now our new normal! The world may not return to its old days; the smart person is the person who adapts to the changing world! All days are normal as long as you adjust yourself to the changes no matter how dramatic these changes are!”
“In times of totalitarian or autocratic rule, music (indeed culture in general) is often the only avenue of independent thought. It is the only way people can meet as equals, and exchange ideas. Culture then becomes primarily the voice of the oppressed and it takes over from politics as a driving force for change.”
“In times of toxic governments, compassion will keep you sane.”