Quotes on Ifs

If more Africans had eaten missionaries, the continent would be in better shape.

If you are in a country that is progressive, the woman is progressive. If you're in a country that reflects the consciousness toward the importance of education, it's because the woman is aware of the importance of education. But in every backward country you'll find the women are backward, and in every country where education is not stressed its because the women don't have education.

With the advent of winter, her eyes seemed to take on a greater transparency, a transparency that lead nowhere. Occassionally, for no particular reason, Naoko would gaze into my eyes as if searching for something. Each time I was filled with odd sensations of lonliness and inadequecy.

If your hate could be turned into electricity, it would light up the whole world.

You will not be good teachers if you focus only on what you do and not upon who you are.

Believe then, if you please, that I can do strange things. [Act 5, Scene 2]

Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor.

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

Something of vengeance I had tasted for the first time; as aromatic wine it seemed, on swallowing, warm and racy: its after-flavour, metallic and corroding, gave me a sensation as if I had been poisoned.

she may not be the most popular or prettiest but if you love her and she makes you smile.. what else matters?

I had always been impressed by the fact that there are surprisingly many individuals who never use their minds if they can avoid it, and yet are not stupid, and an equal number who obviously do use their minds but in an amazingly stupid way.

One man in a thousand, Solomon says. Will stick more close than a brother. And it's worth while seeking him half your days If you find him before the other. ---The Thousandth Man

If time were a bolt of cloth,” said Om, “I would cut out all the bad parts. Snip out the scary nights and stitch together the good parts, to make time bearable. Then I could wear it like a coat, always live happily.

If I were asked to think up a new name for temptation, I should recommend the word 'doorknob', because what are these protuberances put on doors for if not to tempt us.

If you want to keep a friend, never test him.

It isn't sacrifice if you love what you're doing.

I believe luck is preparation meeting opportunity. If you hadn’t been prepared when the opportunity came along, you wouldn’t have been lucky.

If things are real, they're there all the time.

If a man isn't willing to take some risk for his opinions, either his opinions are no good or he's no good.

If you sing of beauty though alone in the heart of the desert you will have an audience.

If failure is not an option, then neither is success.