Quotes about would-be
would-be esoteric comedy
My sense of stand up comedy would be so esoteric. Paul Rudd
would-be way glory
The shortest way to arrive at glory would be to do that for conscience which we do for glory. Michel de Montaigne
would-be said folly
Everything must not always be said, for that would be folly.
would-be roaches madagascar
A Madagascar Hissing Roach chasing Jerry Lewis. That would be a really neat treat. Michael O'Donoghue
would-be nightmare used
I used to have nightmares about the Antichrist - what would happen, where it would come from, and who it would be. Marilyn Manson
would-be committees persist
We always carry out by committee anything in which any one of us alone would be too reasonable to persist.
would-be anticipate contingency
To anticipate & prevent disasterous contingencies would be the part of wisdom & patriotism. George Washington
would-be inspired moments
I never have to grope for methods. The method is revealed at the moment I am inspired to create something new. Without God to draw aside the curtain I would be helpless.
would-be mathematical term
A pure mathematical series would be one in which each term is derived from the preceding term by a rule.
would-be different impossible
How could you communicate with the future? It was impossible. Either the future would resemble the present in which case it would not listen to him, or it would be different from it, and his predicament would be meaningless. George Orwell
would-be levels mailboxes
...the level of discourse reaching a mailbox simply cannot be limited to that which would be suitable for a sandbox. John Paul Stevens
would-be virtue conscience
Her virtue and the conscience of her worth, That would be woo'd, and not unsought be won. John Milton
would-be impossible architect
If you weren’t an optimist, it would be impossible to be an architect. Norman Foster
would-be pits bulls
I want you to buy this pit bull. This will protect your valuables.' I don't own anything very valuable. If I buy the pit bull, that would be the most valuable thing I own. I'd have to buy something to protect it then. Norm MacDonald
would-be too-late genes
What you see in living systems, and in genetic systems, is that the genes are already there, having arisen in the course of time, and when they are needed they become activated. If they had to be invented, the time would be too late. Jonas Salk
would-be hills expecting
Some say that Cusk has no sense of humour, but expecting giggles from this writer would be akin to expecting sonnets from Benny Hill. Julie Burchill
would-be reason natural
It would be superfluous to receive by faith, things that can be known by natural reason Thomas Aquinas
would-be paper lasts
Probably the last sound heard before the Universe folded up like a paper hat would be someone saying, 'What happens if I do this?' Terry Pratchett
would-be worried shops
There would be a price... But if you were worried about the price, then why were you in the shop?
would-be matter facts
In the ordinary affairs of life we do not require nor expect demonstrative evidence, because it is inconsistent with the nature of matters of fact, and to insist on its production would be unreasonable and absurd. Simon Greenleaf
would-be prejudice priesthood
Any deep-rooted prejudice against others, such as homophobia or misogyny, would be grounds for rejecting a candidate for the priesthood, but not their sexual orientation. Timothy Radcliffe
would-be slave institutions
We cannot afford to raise any institution to the rank of a fetish. To do so would be simply to become the slaves of our own machinery. Sri Aurobindo
would-be uncertain skeptical
Because a truly skeptical position would be a very uncertain one. Rupert Sheldrake
would-be doe comedy
I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced. Rashida Jones
would-be states plans
My general plan would be to make the States one as to everything connected with foreign nations and several as to everything purely domestic. Thomas Jefferson
would-be fundamentals honey
Were I to be the founder of a new sect, I would call them Apiarians, and, after the example of the bee, advise them to extract the honey of every sect. My fundamental principle would be ... that we are to be saved by our good works which are within our power, and not by our faith which is not within our power.
would-be use firsts
Were I to commence my administration again, the first question I would ask respecting a candidate would be, Does he use ardent spirits?
would-be painting painter
If one were to ask a painter what he felt about anything, his just response - though he seldom makes it - would be to paint it, and in painting, to find out... Robert Motherwell
would-be routine research
I like to do my research, get in the right mental state for the person I'll be portraying. A lot of time, it's just incorporating a lot of what that person would be into, into my daily routine. Robbie Amell
would-be individual certain
That the variability of an organism to a certain extent is a constant and certain condition of life we admit, otherwise there would be no distinguishable individuals of a species. Richard Owen
would-be physics week
If all of mathematics disappeared, physics would be set back by exactly one week. Richard P. Feynman
would-be be-good western
A Western would be good. I'd love to do a Western. Richard Jenkins
would-be ifs courses
It would be intolerant if I advocated the banning of religion, but of course I never have. Richard Dawkins