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 about who's got powers, morons. It's about who's not afraid. And who's going to do what has to be done.”
“It's not about winning or losing a competition, it's about beating the doubt from within yourself and knowing at the end of each day you are one step closer to your goals.”
“It's not about winning or losing, but love and respect.”
“It's not about winning, Haven. I'm not a prize to be won. I'm not the princess that needs rescuing from the dragon. I'm the prince and I kill my own monsters. You need to be ok with that. -Anita Blake”
“It's not about winning. It's the enjoyment of doing it - it gets your brain going.”
“It's not about working anymore, it's about doing work I can be proud of.”
“It's not about you, it's about the next person. The single best use of a business book is to help someone else. Sharing what you read, handing the book to a person who needs it... pushing those around you to get in sync and to take action-that's the main reason it's a book, not a video or a seminar. A book is a souvenir and a container and a motivator and an easily leveraged tool. Hoarding books makes them worth less, not more.”
“It's not about you. It's about them.”
“It's not about your greatness as an architect, but your compassion”
“It's not about your resources, it's about your resourcefulness .”
“It's not about, 'Let me play as long as I can so I don't have to grow up.' It's about, 'Let me play as long as I enjoy it,' and when it's time to step away, I can step away gracefully even if I'm still good enough to keep playing, because I'm ready for that next phase.”
“It's not acceptable to torture people for being themselves.”
“It's not Africa that is destroying the African rainforest, it's selling concessions to timber companies that are not African, they are from the developed world - Japan, America, Germany, Britain.”
“It's not all about acting. It's about giving an art of entertainment to humanity.”
“It's not all about beauty! It's also about a sense of humor.”
“It's not all about content. It's all about stories. It's not all about stories. It's all about great stories.”
“It's not all about getting your own way. Sometimes there's a bigger picture.”
Source: Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy
“It's not all about love. That's half of it... The other half is about that moment you have with yourself when you're looking in the mirror, and you just go, 'Oh man. I'm going to compromise my dreams, get fat, sick, old and die someday. I kind of want to have someone around for that.'”
“It's not all bad. Heightened self-consciousness, apartness, an inability to join in, physical shame and self-loathing—they are not all bad. Those devils have been my angels. Without them I would never have disappeared into language, literature, the mind, laughter and all the mad intensities that made and unmade me.”
Source: Moab is My Washpot
“It's not all been rosy; I've had difficult situations where I've failed. But when you fail you learn a lot about yourself and come back stronger. The message is: life need not have limits. Having an opportunity in life is important but what defines you is what you do with that opportunity.”
“It's not all Obama's fault: His plans to rebuild America's energy infrastructure have been hampered by the recession, and his efforts on global warming have been stymied by Tea Party wackos and weak-kneed Democrats in Congress.”
“It's not all rainbows and ponies.”
“It's not all wet towels and naked women. I was so disappointed to learn that.”
“It's not always a conscious thing - I've never been that artist to come to the recording session with a concept of an album; I am a lot more intuitive. I usually start with the music and try to catch a feeling, a gut feeling. And then you need to do interviews and explain yourself more, in words. But during the process it's really about the gut feeling, and it's hard to explain. You're trying to find those moods that make you feel something, I guess.”
“It's not always about survival, this life we are given; it's usually so much easier than that. It's about trusting the eternal life force that is flowing within us-letting that force lead the way through all of the inevitable changes we will face across the span of our time here on Earth.”
Source: Broken Open: How difficult times can help us grow
“It's not always about the money.”
“It's not always as comfortable blazing the trail as it is walking on it.”
“It's not always been a happy marriage. I guess I wanted a quick fix.”
“It's not always clear where a healthy patriotism shades into a dangerous nationalism.”
“It's not always easy being her daughter.' I think,' she said, 'sometimes it's hard no matter whose daughter you are.”
Source: Along for the Ride
“It's not always easy for a father to understand the interests and ways of his son. It seems the songs of our children may be in keys we've never tried. The melody of each generation emerges from all that's gone before. Each one of us contributes in some unique way to the composition of life.”
Source: Wisdom from the World According to Mister Rogers: Important Things to Remember
“It's not always easy growing up in an inner-city area, but in my music I want to show people that you can turn it into something positive.”
“It's not always easy to be transparent about your emotions and sometimes the music can get heavy.”
“It's not always easy to distinguish between existentialism and a bad mood.”
Source: Blade of Tyshalle
“It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character, it forces you to make decisions based upon your beliefs and not what other people think. In life, and in business, you have to stand for what you believe in and sometimes you have to stand alone. But, what makes you a leader is having the courage of your convictions.”
“It's not always easy to do the right thing. But, doing the right thing makes you strong, it builds character.”
“It's not always easy to do what's not popular, but that's where you make your money. Buy stocks that look bad to less careful investors and hang on until their real value is recognized.”
“It's not always easy to identify your own voice. It comes with time.”
Source: Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets
“It's not always easy to stand aside and be unable to do anything except record the sufferings around one.”
“It's not always easy to tell the difference between thinking and looking out of the window.”
Source: Letters
“It's not always enough to be brave, I realized years later. You have to be brave and contribute something positive, too. Brave on its own is just a party trick.”
Source: One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
“It's not always expected of filmmakers to do stereotyped stories. But one has to be willing to travel to festivals and hook up with people, engage people intellectually about your passion and the kinds of films that interest you, and sooner or later you find people that have the same affinity that you have.”
“It's not always going to be smooth sailing or everyone will do it. If you have something people want, it should be the perfect recipe for success.”
“It's not always going to cost money to turn a parish into a more welcoming parish. But it does take a willingness to change a lot of assumptions.”
“It's not always important to do a "show," but a live element always works better for me, unless I am making a film that goes beyond the clothes.”
“It's not always like I'm right, and you're wrong. It's both ways.”
“It's not always plain sailing... especially when you're flying!”
“It's not always possible to play a song exactly as it is on the album. That's also something that I really don't want to do because I like to have versions that also adapt to the band, so that is always a big challenge to see how we can transform those songs so it feels natural.”
“It's not always possible to sit down and eat at home in this day and age of fast-paced living, but if you are going to eat out, do so as a family and support all the great local places in your areas. I'll still eat at the same diner I did as a kid with my parents.”
“It's not always so great to be objectified, but I don't feel I have much of a choice right now. I'm young in my career. I know I have to strike when the iron is hot.”