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“It would be a pity if, frustrated by the price of travel, we elected to become a society that never made contact, that never gave SETI a fair chance.”

Ifs Made Would Be Chance Fairs Pity Contact Frustrated

Book:The Selected Papers of Bernard M. Oliver

Source: The Selected Papers of Bernard M. Oliver

“We have made major reforms in Greece. When I took over after a landslide victory we had a mandate for change and I knew my major focus would be re-organizing the state.”

Made States Would Be Focus Victory Majors Reform Greece Mandates Landslides

Author:George Papandreou

“I've gotten to work with amazing people. I would say usually we get to a point before we get into the studio where there isn't that sense of anxiety or nervousness of who they are because I don't think it would be as productive in the studio if that was the case. But maybe meeting someone like Neil Young for the first time made me anxious.”

People Ifs Thinking Firsts Made Would Be Young Cases Anxiety First Time Meetings Studios Productive Anxious Nervousness Amazing People Meeting Someone

Author:Rick Rubin

“Bless his heart, I have respect for Mitt Romney, but I do not have respect for what he has done through this debt increase debate. He did this. He waited until it was a done deal that we would increase the debt ceiling, and more money would be spent, more money borrowed and then spent on bigger government. And then he came out and he made a statement, that he didn't like the deal after all. You know, you can't defer an issue and assume that the problem is going to be then avoided.”

Heart Made Done Problem Government Would Be Deals Issues Republican Bigger Increase Assuming Debt Debate Statements Bless More Money Avoided Romney Ceilings Borrowed Debt Ceiling

Author:Sarah Palin

“I think racial profiling is wrong. It cannot be defended. It's just flat wrong. And if a matter came before me, and it could be established that the arrest was made strictly on racial profiling, when I was on the bench, it would be gone.”

Ifs Thinking Made Matter Would Be Gone Flats Benches Racial Profiling

Author:Mills Lane

“When I left the University of Iowa and made the decision to come to Rutgers, I said to my athletic director, as both of us stood there crying, 'I wish I could just take Iowa to the East Coast. That would be the best of all worlds.' Of course, I couldn't. I have the best of all worlds now by being at Rutgers, being in this part of the country and being able to embrace and receive the great prestige that is part of the Big Ten.”

World Made Said Country Bigs Would Be Able Courses Left Wish Decision Cry Directors Ten Embrace University East Being The Best Coast Athletic Prestige Iowa East Coast Rutgers

Author:C. Vivian Stringer

“Westerns are fun. I wish more of them would be made. When you're out there on a set, carrying a gun, riding a horse, you kind of get lost in that make believe world.”

World Believe Kind Made Would Be Lost Fun Wish Gun Horse Riding Make Believe

Author:Ricky Schroder

“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

“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

“The founder of every creed from Jesus Christ to Karl Marx, would be appalled to return to earth and see what has been made of that creed, not by its enemies, but by its most devoted adherents.”

Has Beens Made Would Be Earth Jesus Christ Enemy Return Authority Jesus Christ Creeds Devoted Founders

Book:Best of Sydney J. Harris

Source: Best of Sydney J. Harris

“Man has always been dexterous at confusing evil with good. That was Adam's and Eve's problem, and it is our problem today. If evil were not made to appear attractive, there would be no such thing as temptation.”

Ifs Men Made Problem Would Be Today Evil Temptation Attractive Adam Testing Confusing

Author:Billy Graham

“If painters left nothing of themselves after their deaths, so that we were obliged to rank them as we do actors according to the judgment of their contemporaries, how different their reputations would be from what posterity has made them!”

Ifs Made Different Would Be Actors Left Judgment Reputation Painter Immortality Obliged Posterity

Author:Eugene Delacroix

“A female artist friend of mine recently told me that she was advised to 'look more slutty.' I asked her boyfriend what the equivalent advice for a man would be. He said to be more muscular. That made me rush to the gym.”

Men Looks Made Said Would Be Artist Advice Mines Female Gender Gym Female Artists

Author:Mark Kostabi

“This country exists as the fulfillment of a promise made by God Himself. It would be ridiculous to ask it to account for its legitimacy.”

Made Country Would Be Asks Promise Accounts Israel Terrorism Ridiculous Fulfillment Cleansing Zionist Legitimacy Zionism

Author:Golda Meir

“Suppose you found your brother in bed with your wife, and put a javelin through both of them. You would be justified, and they would atone for their sins, and be received into the Kingdom of God. I would at once do so, in such a case; and under the circumstances, I have no wife whom I love so well that I would not put a javelin through her heart, and I would do it with clean hands.... There is not a man or woman, who violates the covenants made with their God, that will not be required to pay the debt. The blood of Christ will never wipe that out, your own blood must atone for it.”

Source: Journal of Discourses

“In a state of tranquility, wealth, and luxury, our descendants would forget the arts of war and the noble activity and zeal which made their ancestors invincible. Every art of corruption would be employed to loosen the bond of union which renders our resistance formidable. When the spirit of liberty which now animates our hearts and gives success to our arms is extinct, our numbers will accelerate our ruin and render us easier victims to tyranny.”

“It's true that (many) are praying for a worldwide revival. But it would be more timely, and more scriptural, for prayer to be made to the Lord of the harvest, that He would raise up and thrust forth laborers who would fearlessly and faithfully preach those truths which are calculated to bring about a revival.”

Made Would Be Religion Prayer Christianity Lord Praying Raises Harvest Revival Thrust Laborers Timely Revival Prayer Raise Up

Author:Arthur W. Pink

“During all those years of experimentation and research, I never once made a discovery. All my work was deductive, and the results I achieved were those of invention, pure and simple. I would construct a theory and work on its lines until I found it was untenable. Then it would be discarded at once and another theory evolved. This was the only possible way for me to work out the problem.”

Way Years Made Problem Would Be Found Lines Simple Results Theory Pure Research Discovery Work Out Invention Constructs Experimentation Discarded

Author:Thomas A. Edison

“Anarcho-capitalism, in my opinion, is a doctrinal system which, if ever implemented, would lead to forms of tyranny and oppression that have few counterparts in human history. There isn't the slightest possibility that its (in my view, horrendous) ideas would be implemented, because they would quickly destroy any society that made this colossal error. The idea of 'free contract' between the potentate and his starving subject is a sick joke, perhaps worth some moments in an academic seminar exploring the consequences of (in my view, absurd) ideas, but nowhere else.”

“Machiavelli, however, took his bearings from people as they are. He defined the political project as making the best of this flawed material. He knew (in words Kant would write almost three centuries later) that nothing straight would be made from the crooked timber of humanity.”

People Writing Made Would Be Political Humanity Three Century Materials Projects Defined Flawed Crooked Timber

Author:George Will

“By 1970, the first stirrings of the revolt against Modernist orthodoxy in architecture had been felt, although it would be several years more until Postmodernism was widely accepted and made classical motifs permissible in high-style building design for the first time in decades.”

Years Firsts Made Would Be Felt Style Design Building First Time Decades Architecture Accepted Orthodoxy Revolt Stirring Postmodernism Motifs

Author:Martin Filler

“If you were good enough, there would be no need of confessing Christ at all. It is just because you are not good enough, that Christ says to you, "Follow me." He came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance. It is not the perfect people whom He wants in His church, but those who have a deep sense of their own imperfection, and who believe that His strength is made perfect in weakness.”

People Ifs Want Needs Believe Made Enough Would Be Christ Church Perfect Weakness Sinner Repentance Good Enough Imperfection Righteous Follow Me Not Good Enough Confessing

Author:Washington Gladden

“If you look at any of the greats, from people like Paul Newman and Robert Redford to, you know, Brad Pitt - to get any of the kinds of roles like the ones that they've gotten, or just to be a part of any of the kinds of movies they've made, would be the end-all for me.”

People Ifs Knows Looks Kind Made Ends Would Be Roles Brad Newman

Author:Channing Tatum

“If I was to see any of my films now I would feel, oh god you know it's awful I could do that so much better now. Look at all the terrible things I did and all the mistakes and all the compromises and all the blunders I made, and it would be such a terrible experience for me to see them. So it's better that I put it out and move on to the next thing and make it history as quickly as possible.”

Ifs Knows Feels Looks Made Would Be Film Moving Next Mistake Terrible Compromise Awful Terrible Things Blunders Better Now

Author:Woody Allen

“The breakdown of Plato's philosophy is made apparent in the fact that he could not trust to gradual improvements in education to bring about a better society which should then improve education, and so on indefinitely. Correct education could not come into existence until an ideal state existed, and after that education would be devoted simply to its conservation. For the existence of this state he was obliged to trust to some happy accident by which philosophic wisdom should happen to coincide with possession of ruling power in the state.”

Should Made States Philosophy Facts Happens Would Be Existence Ideals Possession Accidents Improvement Devoted Conservation Plato Ruling Obliged Breakdown Philosophic Plato S Happy Accidents

Author:John Dewey

“Jefferson refused to pin his hopes on the occasional success of honest and unambitious men; on the contrary, the great danger was that philosophers would be lulled into complacence by the accidental rise of a Franklin or a Washington. Any government which made the welfare of men depend on the character of their governors was an illusion.”

Men Made Character Government Would Be Honest Danger Depends Illusion Philosopher Contrary Welfare Governors Pins Occasional Franklin

Book:The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson

Source: The Lost World of Thomas Jefferson

“If a state should pass laws forbidding its citizens to become wise and holy, it would be made a byword for all time. But this, in effect, is what our commercial, social, and political systems do. They compel the sacrifice of mental and moral power to money and dissipation.”

Ifs Should Made States Would Be Law Political Social Moral Wise Sacrifice Effects Citizens Holy All Time Political Systems Dissipation

Book:Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

Source: Aphorisms and Reflections: Conduct, Culture and Religion

“[A] world in which it is wrong to murder an individual civilian and right to drop a thousand tons of high explosive on a residential area does sometimes make me wonder whether this earth of ours is not a loony bin made use of by some other planet. Not to have a national anthem would be logical.”

World Doe Made Sometimes Use Would Be Earth Individual Wonder Planets Thousand Areas Murder Logical Civilians Explosives Anthem National Anthem

Book:The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: As I please, 1943-1945

Source: The Collected Essays, Journalism, and Letters of George Orwell: As I please, 1943-1945

“Suppose we were to teach creationism. What would be the content of the teaching? Merely that a creator formed the universe and all species of life ready-made? Nothing more? No details?”

Made Would Be Universe Teach Teaching Ready Species Details Creator Creationism

Author:Isaac Asimov

“It would be mortifying to the feelings of many ladies, could they be made to understand how little the heart of a man is affected by what is costly or new in their attire.”

Men Heart Littles Made Feelings Would Be Affected Attire Neatness

Book:Persuasion. Northanger Abbey (Two Novels)

Source: Persuasion. Northanger Abbey (Two Novels)

“It's really tough to make a name for yourself without compromising and without fitting yourself into a real specific mold. When I made the choice that I would be involved in every aspect of music and not necessarily make music for radio or MTV, I was saying, 'OK, this is me. You decide who it is.'”

Made Real Would Be Choices Names Involved Tough Aspect Radio Compromise Mold Fitting Mtv This Is Me Saying Ok

Author:Josh Groban

“Every possible effort should be made to stop recruiting for the Armed Forces. This may, and probably would, lead to some form of conscription being proposed or introduced. Thus would be provided a most favourable political platform upon which to fight the National Government.”

Should May Made Government Would Be Form Political Fighting Force Effort Platforms Armed Forces Conscription

Author:Stafford Cripps

“By now you must have accepted the fact that your religion , in fact, none of the Earthly religions, truly knew what the afterlife would be. All made guesses, and then established these as articles of faith . Though, in a sense, some were near the mark, if you accept their revelations as symbolic .”

Ifs Made Facts Would Be Accepting Mark Accepted Revelations Articles Afterlife Symbolic

Book:The Magic Labyrinth

Source: The Magic Labyrinth

“If I hadn't refused Ken Russell, Fellini and Spielberg and made their movies when they asked me, my life would be no different. It is not my fault that I accepted one movie and turned down another. I don't see any point in defending myself, either.”

Ifs Made Different Would Be Faults Accepted Turned Down

Author:Klaus Kinski

“I made the decision long ago that to be afraid would be to diminish my life.”

Long Made Would Be Decision Long Ago Diminish

Author:Janet Reno

“If car manufacturers made cars according to spec the same way software vendors make software according to spec, all five wheels would be of widely differing sizes, it would take one person to steer and another to work the pedals and yet another to operate the user-friendly menu-driven dashboard, and if it would not drive straight ahead without a lot of effort, civil engineers would respond by building spiraling roads around each city.”

Ifs Way Persons Made Would Be Effort Cities Five Car Building Size Driven Wheels Friendly Software Users Engineers Steers Menus Pedals Vendors Civil Engineer Dashboards Specs User Friendly

Author:Erik Naggum

“A tower of illusion, all of it, made of illusory bricks and full of holes. If life were made up only of imporant things, it really would be a dangerous house of glass, scarcely to be handled carelessly. But everyday life was exactly like the headlines. And so everybody, knowing the meaninglessness of existence, sets the centre of his compass at his own home.”

Ifs Made Home Would Be House Existence Knowing Dangerous Illusion Everyday Glasses Holes Towers Everyday Life Centre Bricks Compass Headlines Illusory Meaninglessness

Book:The Woman in the Dunes

Source: The Woman in the Dunes

“I feel that I was made to complete things. To accomplish only a mass of beginnings and attempts would be to make a total failure of life. Perfection is the heritage with which my Creator has endowed me, and since this short life does not give completeness, I must have immortal life in which to find it.”

Giving Feels Doe Made Would Be Mass Perfection Creator Accomplish Immortality Immortal Heritage Short Life Completeness Immortal Life

Book:Beyond the Grave: Being Three Lectures Before Chautauqua Assembly in 1878, with Papers on Recognition in the Future State, and Other Addenda

Source: Beyond the Grave: Being Three Lectures Before Chautauqua Assembly in 1878, with Papers on Recognition in the Future State, and Other Addenda

“The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.”

Ifs Firsts Made Play Character Would Be Wanted Talking Laughing Written Phones Sydney Fiance

Author:Victor Garber

“The Lord showed me by vision and revelation what would happen if we did not stop this practice... all ordinances would be stopped... many men would be made prisoners... I went before the Lord, and I wrote what the Lord told me to write.”

Ifs Men Writing Made Happens Would Be Vision Lord Practice Revelations Prisoner Polygamy Ordinances

Author:John Andreas Widtsoe

“When I was a little boy, I thought when I grew up I would talk Yiddish. I thought little kids talked English, but when they became adults, they would talk Yiddish like the adults did. There would be no reason to talk English anymore, because we would have made it.”

Littles Made Reason Would Be Kids Boys Grew Grew Up Adults Made It No Reason Little Kid Little Boys Yiddish

Author:Mel Brooks

“National Socialist Germany wishes for peace because it recognises the simple fact that no war would be likely to substantially to ameliorate the state of distress in Europe. The distress would probably be made the greater thereby. If only the leaders and rulers had wanted peace, the people would never have wished for war.”

People Ifs Made War States Facts Would Be Wanted Wish Simple Leader Greater Europe Germany Rulers Socialist Distress Recognise No War

Author:Adolf Hitler

“Not too long ago, my opponent made a prediction. He said I would probably win Pennsylvania, he would win North Carolina, and Indiana would be the tiebreaker. Well, tonight we've come from behind, we've broken the tie, and, thanks to you, it's full speed on to the White House.”

Wells Long Made Said Would Be House Winning White Behinds Broken Speed Thanks Ties Opponents Tonight White House Long Ago Predictions Carolina Indiana Pennsylvania North Carolina

Author:Hillary Clinton

“I move for a creed for all our denominations made out of Scripture quotations, pure and simple. That would be impregnable against infidelity and Appolyonic assault. That would be beyond human criticism. Let us make it simpler and plainer for people to get into the Kingdom of God.”

People Humans Made Would Be Moving Simple Pure Criticism Scripture Kingdoms Doctrine Creeds Infidelity Quotations Assault Kingdom Of God Denominations

Author:Thomas De Witt Talmage

“Were the superfluities of a nation valued, and made a perpetual tax or benevolence, there would be more alms-houses than poor, schools than scholars, and enough to spare for government besides.”

Made Enough Government Would Be School House Nations Poor Taxes Scholar Perpetual Spares Benevolence Alms

Book:The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...

Source: The Select Works of William Penn: In Five Volumes. ...

“Who do you think made the first stone spears? The Asperger guy. If you were to get rid of all the autism genetics, there would be no more Silicon Valley.”

Ifs Thinking Firsts Made Inspiration Would Be Motivation Guy Stones Valleys Autism Genetics Spears Silicon Silicon Valley Aspergers

Author:Temple Grandin

“I did not write it [Coming of Age in Samoa] as a popular book, but only with the hope that it would be intelligible to those who might make the best use of its theme, that adolescence need not be the time of stress and strain which Western society made it; that growing up could be freer and easier and less complicated; and also that there were prices to pay for the very lack of complication I found in Samoa - less intensity, less individuality, less involvement with life.”

“... all progress in knowledge takes place through the correction of that which has been received on authority ... without the huge body of traditional knowledge, accurate and inaccurate together, there would be nothing even to correct. Progress is not made in spite of authority, but by means of it.”

Mean Has Beens Made Body Would Be Together Progress Huge Authority Traditional Spite Accurate Corrections

Book:The Venture of Rational Faith

Source: The Venture of Rational Faith

“When television families aren't gathered around the kitchen table exchanging wisecracks, they are experiencing brief but moving dilemmas, which are handily solved by the youngest child or by some cute extraterrestrial houseguest. Emerging from Family Ties or My Two Dads, we are forced to acknowledge that our own families are made up of slow-witted, emotionally crippled people who would be lucky to qualify for seats in the studio audience of JEOPARDY!”

Source: WORST YEARS OF OUR LIVES

“The idea that the Lord our God is not a personage of tabernacle is entirely a mistaken notion. He was once a man. Brother Kimball quoted a saying of Joseph the Prophet, that he would not worship a God who had not a Father; and I do not know that he would if be had not a mother; the one would be as absurd as the other. If he had a Father, he was made in his likeness. And if he is our Father we are made after his image and likeness.”

Ifs Knows Men Made Ideas Would Be Mother Father Lord Brother Worship Notion Absurd Prophet Mistaken Our Father

Book:The Essential Brigham Young

Source: The Essential Brigham Young

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