I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“It's not bad to cough. But cover your mouth when coughing. It's not bad to complain. But cover your mouth when complaining, else you'll spread infections of complains on us!”
Source: The Great Hand Book of Quotes
“It's not because I don't want to hurt Delia's feelings. It's because when she is bruised, I'm the one who aches.”
Source: Vanishing Acts
“It’s not because we fear to venture out of the norm into the unknown, it’s because we fear the unknown that we don’t venture out of the norm.”
“It's not becoming hell but it's already been hell, I just couldn't see it.”
“It’s not being a sass-monkey that I object to. That I like. It’s the joyless attitude. One of the chief pleasures of life is mocking others, so occasionally show some glee about doing it. Have some joie de vivre.” “I’m undead,” said Raphael. “What about joie de unvivre?”
Source: The Red Scrolls of Magic
“It's not being a woman I mind so much," she said slowly. "'Tis the way men seem to always order my life." She leaned earnestly toward him. "Your hand, Papa, has wielded a sword and cradled a child and held power over hundreds of men." She held up her own hand. "This one has far fewer adventures before it.”
Source: A Bed of Spices
“It’s not being blasé; I just don’t sweat the small boggles.”
Source: Lerkus: A Journey to End All Suffering
“It's not being hurt that hurts,' Borne said.”
Source: Borne
“It’s not better if there are thirty days between you and your demise instead of one; it’s the waiting that hurts more than the fall itself.”
Source: Lone Player
“It’s not birthday cake in itself that is the problem. It’s the surrounding culture of food, where sweet treats are ever-present, consumed without ceremony.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“It's not brave if you're not scared.”
“it’s not bravery to walk through the jungle with a lion’s escort, but it is with a rabbit”
“It’s not bravery unless you are doing something which causes you to feel afraid. Unless there is some degree of fear or apprehension involved, bravery is not even needed.”
Source: The Art of Action: 8 Ways to Initiate & Activate Forward Momentum for Positive Impact
“It's not british empire, it's brutish empire.”
Source: Making Britain Civilized: How to Gain Readmission to The Human Race
“It’s not burnout.
It’s the silent collapse
of someone still breathing
only because the body
hasn’t figured out
how to stop on its own.”
Source: Emotional Roller Coaster: Confessions of a soul reborn from the ashes
“It’s not by accident that people talk of a state of confusion as not being able to see the wood for the trees, or of being out of the woods when some crisis is surmopunted. It is a place of loss, confusion, terror and anger, a place where you can, like Dante, find yourself going down into Hell. But if it’s any comfort, the dark wood isn’t just that. It’s also a place of opportunity and adventure. It is the place in which fortunes can be reversed, hearts mended, hopes reborn.”
“It’s not by story alone that successful advocates urge others to take action. Advocating with our personal stories takes a specific kind of preparation. It requires practice with elements of persuasion, public speaking, media interview skills and storytelling—not to mention healthy does of fortitude and commitment.”
“It's not called being gay, it's called being fabulous!”
“It’s not called ‘falling in love’ for no reason. It’s scary! It’s like jumping out of a plane with no parachute. Or bungee-jumping without your cord attached. Or hang-gliding with only one wing.”
Source: Imaginary Things
“It’s NOT called “QUITTING” or “GIVING UP” when making a sound and logical decision based on extenuating circumstances.
It’s called being wise, smart and making the right choice.”
“IT'S NOT CARDS YOU ARE DEALT, BUT HOW YOU PLAY THE GAME!”
Source: Judge Me Not
“It’s not classified information, Chace. You can read all about it on Wookieepedia.”
His body started shaking again, as did his voice when he asked, “Wookieepedia?”
“Stop making fun at me when I’m pissed,” I snapped.
“Wookieepedia?” Chace repeated, his body now rocking, taking mine and the bed with it.”
Source: Breathe
“It's not clear whether, at this point, the Babiarzes fully understood that the libertarians were operating under vampire rules—the invitation to enter, once offered, could not be rescinded.”
Source: A Libertarian Walks into a Bear: The Utopian Plot to Liberate an American Town
“It's not clocking to you that I'm standing on business, is it?”
Source: Bob Dylan Lyrics, 1962-96
“It’s not complicated and it doesn’t compare to my problem, now give me a damn cookie I think I earned it,” Jill snapped.
Chris grinned like it was Christmas morning. “Yes, you did.” He brought her a cookie. “Very good, my young one. You’ve made Chris very happy with this little tidbit of information.”
Source: Tall, Dark & Lonely
“It's not conversion 'therapy;' it's conversion brainwashing.”
“it's not cool," Vi said. "You've been waking people up, you're damaging stuff we like, that we use. We all have issues, dude. Get over yourself."
"I thought learning was a game," David said. "Why is no one having fun but me?”
Source: The Vanishing Stair
“It's not courage, but willpower and determination to change this patriarchal and sexist society.”
Source: A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides
“It’s not damaged. It’s stuck in survival mode.”
Source: The Therapist's Handbook for Breaking the Loop - Your NeuroFlex ACT Workbook: Rewire Your Mind. Reclaim Your Life.
“It's not death I fear—I told you that long ago. One can pay too high a price for mere life, little sister. There's so much hideousness in this war—I've got to go and help wipe it out of the world. I'm going to fight for the beauty of life, Rilla-my-Rilla—that is my duty. There may be a higher duty, perhaps—but that is mine.”
Source: Rilla of Ingleside
“It’s Not Determination And Self-Control That’s All Important; Instead, It’s Our Attitude And Motivation For The Same”.”
“It’s not difficult telling enemies from friends.
• Your enemies say, “You don’t need to work hard.” Your friends say, “Always do your best.”
• Your enemies say, “Just quit.” Your friends say, “Never give up.”
• Your enemies say, “No one will ever know.” Your friends say, “Always do the right thing.”
• Your enemies say, “Let’s get high.” Your friends say, “Rest in Peace.”
Source: Bless Your Heart, You Freakin' Idiot: Southern Sayings Translated
“It’s not difficult to put a girl in bottle; especially when she thinks, she is the boss.”
Source: Rainbow - the shades of love
“It’s not divine timing. It’s a system reset. It’s not a miracle. It’s a reset button”
Source: Twin Flame Psyop: Exposing the Manipulation Behind the Illusion of Divine Love: How the Myth of the Twin Flame Journey Was Weaponized to Hijack Awakening Souls
“It's not doing what is right that's hard for a President. It's knowing what is right.”
“It's not done until it's done right! To get stronger you have to work past the burn!”
“It’s not dying I’m afraid of. It’s dying without ever having lived that I’m afraid of.”
“It's not easy, but do it anyway
It's not easy to love,
when you get resentment in return.
Love anyway...
Its not easy to forgive,
when you get hurt in return.
Forgive anyway...
It's not easy to be kind,
when you get rudeness in return.
Be kind anyway...
It's not easy to empathise,
when you are judged in return.
Empathise anyway...
It's not easy, but do it anyway...
Let your light shine in the lives
of those around you.
And one day it will brighten
their hearts and overpower
the darkness within.”
“It's not easy losing someone," she said. "It never goes away, does it?" "The Phantom Pain, they call it," I said. "Like amputees get when they can still feel their missing limbs.”
Source: The Heart's Invisible Furies
“It's not easy, pairing yourself off with someone forever. It's an admirable thing, and I'm glad you're both doing it, but, boy-oh-girl-oh, there will be days you wish you'd never done it. And those will be the good times, when it's only days of regret and not months.”
Source: Gone Girl
“It's not easy to be friends with me, actually. Besides a chooser I am also a loner. Everytime I pushed them away they just gave me space and time and after all those breaks they keep coming back. They are ready for my "3 AM text" , they are ready for my "disregard", they are ready for my ups and downs, they are ready for my weirdness, for my moods, ready for my solitude....for years. They touched me in the way no other people did. They touched me in silence. Maybe I can live without them. But God has given them as a gift for my hapiness.”
“It’s not easy to be God.”
Source: The Last Window-Giraffe: A Picture Dictionary for the over Fives
“It's not easy to be the best. But it helps if you're willing to buy your own trophies.”
Source: Powdered Saxophone Music
“It's not easy to diagnose because depending where the endometrial deposits are, the symptoms can be quite different. It's an unrecognized problem among teenage girls, and it's something that every young woman who has painful menstruation should be aware of ... it's a condition that is curable if it's caught early. If not, if it's allowed to run on, it can cause infertility, and it can really mess up your life.
[Author Hilary Mantel on being asked about being a writer with endometriosis, Nov 2012 NPR interview]”
“It's not easy to entrust oneself to God's mercy. I know He has a very special capacity for forgetting our mistakes. God forgets, but I don't.”
“It’s not easy to explain how or why I’m so in-vested in this woman. Since I first set eyes upon her, I knew that she could do better. She could be better. Sophie has so much potential, she just needs the right person to draw it out of her – and I’m certain that person is me.”
Source: Other People's Lives
“It’s not easy to forgive—especially in a society obsessed with presentism and castigating past mistakes. The slightest error gets you canceled, forgotten, and erased from history. It feels like there’s no context anymore, just judgment.”
Source: The Secret Adoption: A Family Memoir
“It's not easy to get close to anyone in here, Tony. Everyone's afraid of everybody else...maybe because we are all afraid of ourselves.”
“It's not easy to kill a mountain goat. He thinks with his spine.”
Source: Grendel
“It’s not easy to kill; it’s not supposed to be. If it is, then there’s something wrong with you. But sometimes good people have to do unpleasant things just so we can come home at night to our kids.”
Source: Stalking Natalie