Quotes about would-be
would-be faults seagull
If I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would not be the general's fault. It would be mine. Antoine de Saint-Exupery
would-be want homework
Before I forget, here's your homework. Where do you want me to put it?" She pointed at the trash can. "Right there would be fine. Becca Fitzpatrick
would-be understood
I've never understood what the upside of marriage would be for me personally. Arsenio Hall
would-be opinion easier
Some `advanced thinkers' are of the opinion that anyone who differs from the conventional opinion must be in the right. This is a delusion; if it were not, truth would be easier to come by than it is. Bertrand Russell
would-be action ifs
If ifs were gifts, every day would be Christmas. Charles Barkley
would-be should ifs
If we complained less, and praised more, we should be happier, and God would be more glorified. Charles Spurgeon
would-be taxation payment
In a fully free society, taxation-or, to be exact, payment for governmental services-would be voluntary. Ayn Rand
would-be done lines
If God 'foresaw' our acts, it would be very hard to understand how we could be free not to do them. But suppose god is outside and above the Time-line... You never supposed that your actions at this moment were any less free because God knows what you are doing. Well, He know your tomorrow's actions in just the same way--because He is already in tomorrow and can simply watch you. In a sense, He does not know your action till you have done it: but the moment at which you have done it is already 'NOW' for Him. C. S. Lewis
would-be world ugly
It would be foolish to describe the logistics hub as merely ugly, for it has the horrifying, soulless, immaculate beauty characteristic of many of the workplaces of the modern world. Alain de Botton
would-be judgment
My politics would be, must be, have to be, completely separate from my judgment. Elena Kagan
would-be population ministers
You mustn't expect prime ministers to enjoy themselves. If they do, they mustn't show it - the population would be horrified Edward Heath
would-be shooting veto
Using the right of veto would be shooting the Americans in the back. Dominique de Villepin
would-be way different
I've been in plenty of situations where I thought the film would turn out one way or my performance would be looked at one way and it was an entirely different situation. Edward Zwick
would-be finals process
I hoped there would be a better process. But it is final -- I will not participate . Abdullah Abdullah
would-be world slavery
This is a world of compensations; and he who would be no slave, must consent to have no slave. Abraham Lincoln
would-be belief affair
If it were not for my firm belief in an overruling Providence, it would be difficult for me, in the midst of such complications of affairs, to keep my reason on its seat. But I am confident that the Almighty has His plans, and will work them out; and, whether we see it or not, they will be the best for us.
would-be strings theory
I can assure you that no string theorist would be interested in working on string theory if it were somehow permanently beyond testability. That would no longer be doing science. Brian Greene
would-be attention known
I knew very early on that there would be quite a bit of attention: Superman is known all over the place. Brandon Routh
would-be needs littles
It would be some time before I fully realized that the United States sees little need for diplomacy. Power is enough. Only the weak rely on diplomacy The Roman Empire had no need for diplomacy. Nor does the United States. Boutros Boutros-Ghali
would-be rooms ifs
If you put into one room everyone who considered themselves a Nietzschean, there would be a bloodbath. Ben Macintyre
would-be accomplished medal
Adding an Olympic medal to everything that I have already accomplished would be so huge for me. Ashley Wagner
would-be consciousness hours
My thoughts went round and round and it occurred to me that if I ever wrote a novel it would be of the 'stream of consciousness' type and deal with an hour in the life of a woman at the sink. Barbara Pym
would-be facts different
Every science consists in the coordination of facts; if the different observations were entirely isolated, there would be no science. Auguste Comte
would-be world influence
The Americans have a very active presence and policy in every single part of the world and if we broke with them, we would lose any possibility of influencing them. They would go in for global unilateralism, and the world would be a more dangerous place. Denis Healey
would-be insult life-without-music
Life without music would be an intolerable insult. Edward Abbey
would-be bowling alleys
It would be hilarious if I worked in a bowling alley. Aubrey Plaza
would-be needs tools
If every tool, when ordered, or even of its own accord, could do the work that befits it... then there would be no need either of apprentices for the master workers or of slaves for the lords. Aristotle
would-be imagine slave
There is only one condition in which we can imagine managers not needing subordinates, and masters not needing slaves. This condition would be that each (inanimate) instrument could do its own work.
would-be claims following
Finally, if nothing can be truly asserted, even the following claim would be false, the claim that there is no true assertion.
would-be actors layers
If it's a really well written villain, he probably has more layers than the archetypal good person. So that would be very attractive to an actor. No one chooses to be a villain; it's usually a reaction to something else. Ben Kingsley
would-be reason bother
And if things always stayed the same, Scarlett, what would be the reason for bothering to draw breath? Alexandra Ripley
would-be paint ifs
If only someone else could paint what I see, it would be marvellous, because then I wouldnt have to paint at all. Alberto Giacometti
would-be quaker jew
If I were not a Jew I would be a Quaker. Albert Einstein