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“At a purely formal level, one could call probability theory the study of measure spaces with total measure one, but that would be like calling number theory the study of strings of digits which terminate.”

Would Be Space Levels Numbers Study Theory Calling Strings Formal Probability Probability Theory

Book:Topics in Random Matrix Theory

Source: Topics in Random Matrix Theory

“In place of science, the Eskimo has only magic to bridge the gap between what he can understand and what is not known. Without magic, his life would be one long panic.”

Long Would Be Science Known Magic Bridges Gaps Panic

Book:Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State

Source: Man's Rise to Civilization as Shown by the Indians of North America from Primeval Times to the Coming of the Industrial State

“If animals had a Pope," Major Thompson said to me, "their Vatican would be in London. And if by some dire submarine cataclysm that noble vessel, Great Britain, were to be shipwrecked and start to founder, believe me, there would surely be somebody in Westminster to cry from the top of the Tower: "Dogs first!”

Ifs Firsts Believe Said Would Be Animal Dog Cry Majors Noble London Britain Believe In Me Founders Towers Pope Vessel Great Britain Submarines Westminster

Author:Pierre Daninos

“It would be a lie to say that people are coming to adoption with joy at all times. Hope, perhaps, but it would be disingenuous to say that every part coming to an adoption isn't seriously grieving.”

People Would Be Joy Lying All Time Grieving Adoption Disingenuous

Author:Jennifer Gilmore

“I would be surprised to see the White House scaling back on anything. That would be an admission they are operating from a position of weakness.”

Would Be House White Position Weakness White House Admission

Author:Rich Galen

“My dream career would be to be in things that have real heart and are telling real stories but while doing that, you're getting really big laughs. I don't necessarily love the straight crazy comedies. 'Caddyshack' is amazing, but there's not a lot of new 'Caddyshack's.”

Heart Real Stories Dream Bigs Would Be Careers Laughing Comedy Crazy Real Story Real Heart

Author:Jake M. Johnson

“I have this idealistic and maybe naive thought that almost any song can be anything. If you record one song today, it would maybe be exciting and cool. But I could record the same song next week and it would be something completely different.”

Ifs Different Would Be Today Song Next Records Week Exciting Naive Next Week Idealistic

Author:Sondre Lerche

“When I was back in Cuba, who could have imagined I would be invited to the White House!”

Would Be House White White House Invited Cuba

Author:William Levy

“Hollywood is fickle; your career can end pretty fast. If the acting jobs dry up, you have to have something to fall back on. In fact, that would be my advice to kids interested in acting - make sure you get an education too.”

Ifs Ends Facts Would Be Kids Jobs Fall Acting Careers Advice Hollywood Dry Fall Back Fickle Dry Up

Author:Matthew Lawrence

“I'd love to do movies and be on TV. But I think if I transitioned into TV/film completely, I would really miss singing and dancing. It would be ideal to be cast in a movie musical!”

Ifs Thinking Would Be Film Missing Tvs Singing Ideals Dancing Musical Casts Singing And Dancing

Author:Laura Osnes

“I'm not suggesting our music is the only music, but I am suggesting that there are certain elements in America's culture that are so precious that it would be a shame for them to go down the drain.”

Would Be America Certain Culture Elements Music Is Shame Drains Suggesting

Author:Johnny Otis

“I don't have to put on a front. If I had to, it would be difficult and tiring.”

Ifs Would Be Difficult Fronts Tire

Author:Tarsem Singh

“I've been an atheist since I was nine years old. And my mom is really religious, so we have a strange relationship. But if my mother was right, what would be the reason that the gods could let anything bad happen in the world?”

Ifs World Years Reason Happens Would Be Mother Religious Strange Mom Atheist My Mom Nine Nine Years

Author:Tarsem Singh

“If I had to control what I was speaking, it would be a chore. Right now I just feel I've got my shoes off, everybody comes in, I talk. If I was an actor it could be a problem, but right now I just talk all the crap, I can badmouth anybody I want, I can say what I want and move on.”

Ifs Want Feels I Can Problem Would Be Moving Actors Right Now Shoes Crap Chores

Author:Tarsem Singh

“Your true nature doesn't come out. So the gods let you do what you want because free will would be compromised if they showed up at the White House saying, 'Take us to your leader.”

Ifs Want Would Be House White Leader What You Want Free Will White House True Nature

Author:Tarsem Singh

“Janet Jackson is an icon, I've been honored to meet her a few times, working with her would be amazing.”

Would Be Honored Icons

Author:Eric West

“I remember when being a 'a company man' was a badge of honor; today in Silicon Valley it may brand you a loser or, in the best case scenario, someone afraid to take risks. Ten years ago, if you saw a resume that had multiple jobs in ten years, you would be worried about the capability of the individual. Not so now.”

“Well, a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East would be a wonderful thing.”

Wells Would Be Wonderful Middle East Nuclear Zone Middle East Wonderful Things

Author:Stephen Walt

“When running a Ponzi scheme, how does one avoid enormous, unexpected withdrawals - runs on the bank, so to speak - that would pull back the curtain and reveal a little man blowing smoke? One way would be to attract a core of investors who could be counted on to never withdraw more than a small percentage of principal each year.”

Men Way Years Littles Doe Would Be Running Speak Core Enormous One Way Smoke Unexpected Investors Schemes Principal Curtains Percentages Withdrawal Little Man Ponzi Scheme Blowing Smoke

Author:Mitchell Zuckoff

“One would be in less danger From the wiles of the stranger If one's own kin and kith Were more fun to be with.”

Ifs Would Be Fun Family Danger Stranger

Author:Ogden Nash

“In the 1940s, cigarettes would be shown in classy situations, endorsed by celebrities - real A-list Hollywood stars in America - the ads would make claims about tobacco quality or manufacturing science and, bizarrely, some brands had what almost amounted to health claims.”

Real Would Be America Stars Quality Situation Hollywood Claims Lists Brands Ads Cigarette Manufacturing Tobacco Hollywood Stars

Author:Peter York

“It would be difficult, in this day and age, to fund art that made racial slurs.”

Art Made Would Be Age Difficult Fund This Day Slurs

Author:Jane Alexander

“So when I had to make a decision whether I would like to do honors degree course in Islamic studies and Malay studies too, so I thought Islamic studies would be good.”

Would Be Courses Decision Study Honor Degrees Be Good Islamic

Author:Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

“Of course, I did lots of what would be called graphic design now, what used to be called commercial art.”

Art Would Be Used Courses Design Used To Be Graphic Graphic Design Commercial Art

Author:Leonard Baskin

“I thought writing about somebody current would be a little closer to what I'm used to doing.”

Writing Littles Would Be Used Currents

Author:Adam Clymer

“I cannot but think that it would be a great step if mankind could familiarise themselves with the idea that they are spirits incorporated for a time in the flesh re spirits incorporated for a time in the flesh.”

Ifs Thinking Ideas Would Be Spirit Steps Mankind Flesh

Author:Catherine Crowe

“I have always stayed out of politics, I don't believe it would be appropriate to talk about it.”

Believe Would Be Don't Believe Appropriate

Author:Kirsty Coventry

“I think that my script, if it gets used, would be great. But if it doesn't, I think it inspired them.”

Ifs Thinking Would Be Used Inspired Scripts

Author:Rae Dawn Chong

“My sister and I said, Dad, are you doing to do anything about that? And he mentioned treatments other people sent him that he'd been working on. So we thought it would be kind of cool to give these guys a real script.”

People Giving Kind Said Real Would Be Guy Dad Scripts Treatment Be Kind My Sister

Author:Rae Dawn Chong

“I'm not really a director for hire. You read these scripts and go, 'This is a really great script, but Paul Greengrass would make this so much better than me.' I usually say, 'I know who would be good for this. It's not me.”

Knows Would Be Directors Scripts Be Good Really Great

Author:Stephen Daldry

“I remember Agassi playing Federer in Basel, Switzerland in 1998, and Andre was already saying at that time that Federer would be tough. Usually at the time players are 17, you can see if they will be great.”

Ifs Would Be Remember Player Tough Switzerland Federer

Author:Brad Gilbert

“I emphasise the following: don't, whatever happens, be anyone but yourself. Don't act anyone else - that would be fatal.”

Happens Would Be Following Whatever Happens

Author:Graham Kennedy

“For the future, I would suggest avoiding subjects of too vast a scale. It would be useful to make out a list of fundamental questions on the matter to be dealt with, and discuss only those.”

Matter Would Be Subjects Fundamentals Lists Scales Avoiding Make Out

Author:Karl Lehmann

“I know who I am and can deal with the use of Indian mascots... But I know it can be demeaning to a group of people. Maybe it would be all right if they were truly honoring the people and are giving due respect to the people they are representing.”

People Ifs Knows Giving Use Would Be Deals Groups Dues Who I Am Indian Representing Demeaning Mascots

Author:Leonard Little

“I have no inhibitions about smoking or drinking, but I think too much of my voice to place it in jeopardy. I have spent many good years in training and cultivating it, and I would be foolish to do anything which might impair or ruin it.”

Thinking Years Might Would Be Voice Too Much Training Drinking Foolish Ruins Smoking Cultivating Jeopardy Inhibitions Good Years

Author:Jeanette MacDonald

“I want to do a big Broadway musical, at some point. I would love to do that. To do something there would be super-cool.”

Want Bigs Would Be Musical Broadway Broadway Musical Super Cool

Author:Lara Pulver

“So from the housing standpoint, steady as you go, I think, would be the best medicine.”

Thinking Would Be Medicine Being The Best Steady Housing Standpoint

Author:Franklin Raines

“Well, I think the best form would be to put money directly in the pockets of consumers.”

Thinking Wells Would Be Form Economy Consumers Pockets

Author:Franklin Raines

“I knew that I had a following here in England, and if I came over here maybe I could cultivate it, but I never dreamt it would be as great as it has been.”

Ifs Has Beens Would Be England Following

Author:Edwin Starr

“I went to Spago once, eight years ago. I had just closed a deal. I thought it would be fun to go to Spago and it wasn't. I got a bad table and nobody paid any attention to me.”

Years Would Be Fun Deals Attention Years Ago Paid Tables Eight

Author:Michael Tolkin

“Humanity is not without answers or solutions regarding how to liberate itself from scenarios that invariably end with mass exterminations. Tools such as compassion, trust, empathy, love, and ethical discernment are already in our possession. The next sensible step would be to use them.”

Ends Use Would Be Humanity Next Answers Compassion Steps Mass Empathy Solutions Tools Possession Ethical Sensible Discernment Scenarios Extermination

Author:Aberjhani

“In this world of uncertainty and woe, one thing remains unchanged: Fresh, canned, pureed, dried, salted, sliced, and served with sugar and cream, or pressed into juice, the tomato is reliable, friendly, and delicious. We would be nothing without it.”

World Would Be One Thing This World Remains Uncertainty Friendly Sugar Cream Woe Delicious Juice Tomatoes

Author:Laurie Colwin

“Which of you would be silent - when all else sings together in unison?”

Would Be Together Silence Silent Whispering Flutes Unison

Book:Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces

Source: Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces

“If you ruled out partial successes, there would be no progress at all.”

Ifs Would Be Progress

Author:Robert Breault

“I was taught when I was young that if people would only love one another, all would be well with the world. I found when I tried to put that into practice, not only were other people seldom lovable but I wasn't very lovable myself.”

People Ifs World Wells Would Be Young Found Practice Taught Only Love Love One Another Lovable

Author:George Bernard Shaw

“We may be sure that the characteristic blindness of the twentieth century [...] lies where we have never suspected it [...] The only palliative is [...] by reading old books. [...] the books of the future would be just as good [...], but unfortunately we cannot get at them.”

May Book Would Be Lying Reading Century Characteristics Blindness Twentieth Century Old Books

Author:C. S. Lewis

“The basic proposal of the new education is to be that dunces and idlers must not be made to feel inferior to intelligent and industrious pupils. That would be 'undemocratic.”

Feels Made Would Be Education Intelligent Inferiors Proposal Pupils Industrious Dunces Idlers

Author:C. S. Lewis

“What the soul cries out for is the resurrection of the senses. Even in this life, matter would be nothing to us if it were not the source of sensations.”

Ifs Soul Matter Would Be Cry Source Senses This Life Sensations Resurrection

Book:The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis

Source: The Business of Heaven: Daily Readings from C. S. Lewis

“If we were not in Vietnam, all that part of the world would be enjoying the obscurity it so richly deserves.”

Ifs World Would Be Enjoy Deserve Vietnam Obscurity

Author:John Kenneth Galbraith

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