If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.
If everything was perfect, you would never learn and you would never grow.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?
Never forget me, because if I thought you would, I’d never leave.
Most people would rather be certain they’re miserable, than risk being happy.
I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician… tailor.
The solution as consumers is – perhaps surprisingly – to take adverts very, very seriously. We should ask ourselves what it is that we find lovely in them – the visions of friendship, togetherness, repose, or whatever. And then consider what would actually help us find these qualities in our lives.
Come Fairies, take me out of this dull world, for I would ride with you upon the wind and dance upon the mountains like a flame!
For where God built a church, there the Devil would also build a chapel.
If religion were true, its followers would not try to bludgeon their young into an artificial conformity; but would merely insist on their unbending quest for truth, irrespective of artificial backgrounds or practical consequences.
I worked in a pet store and people would ask how big I would get.
Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.
There is not one single police officer in America that I am not afraid of and not one that I would trust to tell the truth or obey the laws they are sworn to uphold. I do not believe they protect me in any way.
A hypocrite despises those whom he deceives, but has no respect for himself. He would make a dupe of himself too, if he could.
It takes all kinds to make the world go ’round. If everyone was straight-laced and uptight, it would sure be a drag. We need a little tug of war in society.
You take people as far as they will go, not as far as you would like them to go.
It is possible to become discouraged about the injustice we see everywhere. But God did not promise us that the world would be humane and just. He gives us the gift of life and allows us to choose the way we will use our limited time on earth. It is an awesome opportunity.
If one morning I walked on top of the water across the Potomac River, the headline that afternoon would read: ‘President Can’t Swim.’
I have nothing to ask but that you would remove to the other side, that you may not, by intercepting the sunshine, take from me what you cannot give.
As long as the world shall last there will be wrongs, and if no man objected and no man rebelled, those wrongs would last forever.
If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city.
If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.
I think the power of persuasion would be the greatest superpower of all time.
Life is very difficult. One of the most ancient of religious ideas that emerges everywhere, I would say, is that life is essentially suffering.
I was quiet, a loner. I was one of those children where, if you put me in a room and gave me some crayons and a pencils, you wouldn’t hear from me for nine straight hours. And I was always drawing racing cars and rockets and spaceships and planes, things that were very fast that would take me away.
I think slavery is the next thing to hell. If a person would send another into bondage, he would, it appears to me, be bad enough to send him into hell if he could.
The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.
Are you stalking me? Because that would be super.
Life would pall if it were all sugar; salt is bitter if taken by itself; but when tasted as part of the dish, it savours the meat. Difficulties are the salt of life.
Man is fond of counting his troubles, but he does not count his joys. If he counted them up as he ought to, he would see that every lot has enough happiness provided for it.
The only reason I would take up jogging is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.
I would be a liar, a hypocrite, or a fool – and I’m not any of those – to say that I don’t write for the reader. I do. But for the reader who hears, who really will work at it, going behind what I seem to say. So I write for myself and that reader who will pay the dues.
My mom and dad gave their kids the greatest gift of all – the gift of unconditional love. They cared deeply about who we would be, and much less about what we would do.
If you were to destroy the belief in immortality in mankind, not only love but every living force on which the continuation of all life in the world depended, would dry up at once.
If the world was ending, I think I would grab some Cinnamon Toast Crunch, a bunch of water, and I’d probably just… I’d probably go crazy.
Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?
Without gambling, I would not exist.
It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.
I’ve never done anything because I thought it would look cool.
If it were possible to have a life absolutely free from every feeling of sin, what a terrifying vacuum it would be.
Avoid popularity if you would have peace.
Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who would want to live in an institution?
I just wish people would realize that anything’s possible if you try; dreams are made possible if you try.
If instead of a gem, or even a flower, we should cast the gift of a loving thought into the heart of a friend, that would be giving as the angels give.
In the old days, you would chastise people for reinventing the wheel. Now we beg, ‘Oh, please, please reinvent the wheel.’
No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology.
I wish people would love everybody else the way they love me. It would be a better world.
To save your world you asked this man to die; would this man, could he see you now, ask why?
I would rather have a cup of tea than sex.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Botox should be banned for actors, as steroids are for sportsmen. Acting is all about expression; why would you want to iron out a frown?
If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be a vegetarian.
Think of it this way: If you got a flat tire, what would you do? Change the tire? Or get out of the car and slash the other three tires? No! Get back on the road. Don’t dwell on it; don’t beat yourself up. That gets you nowhere.
And were an epitaph to be my story I’d have a short one ready for my own. I would have written of me on my stone: I had a lover’s quarrel with the world.
Thus so wretched is man that he would weary even without any cause for weariness… and so frivolous is he that, though full of a thousand reasons for weariness, the least thing, such as playing billiards or hitting a ball, is sufficient enough to amuse him.
I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
People had lost trust in governance. Getting back that trust, instilling a sense of hope and belief that good governance and development would be back on track, is my biggest achievement.
I believe in compulsory cannibalism. If people were forced to eat what they killed, there would be no more wars.
If you are the greatest, why would you go around talking about it?
If it wasn’t hard, everyone would do it. It’s the hard that makes it great.
All the lessons of history in four sentences: Whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad with power. The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small. The bee fertilizes the flower it robs. When it is dark enough, you can see the stars.
A writer without a pen would be like a duck without water!
Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colors, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.
Recently, I was asked if I was going to fire an employee who made a mistake that cost the company $600,000. No, I replied, I just spent $600,000 training him. Why would I want somebody to hire his experience?
I feel that public service is so important and giving back, being a role model and helping people in need is something that I would love to do.
The whole aspect of cinema and film festivals should be a moment to come together and celebrate art and humanity. It would be a shame if there was such a divide.
Because, you know, resilience – if you think of it in terms of the Gold Rush, then you’d be pretty depressed right now because the last nugget of gold would be gone. But the good thing is, with innovation, there isn’t a last nugget. Every new thing creates two new questions and two new opportunities.
