top quotations of all time
dangerous fly forces people
If you don't have a voice that forces you back to basics, you're a dangerous person. Or to put it another way: You're at risk, and the people with you are at risk. I'm not a daredevil. I don't fly without a safety net. Steve Wynn
inspirational character enemy
If you don't have enemies, you don't have character. Paul Newman
no-friends world our-family
If you don't have your friends and your family, what do you really have? You can have all the money in the world, but with no friends and no family, it's no good. Meek Mill
trying impress ifs
If you don't know something, admit it. But, try to impress them with what you do know. Bob Weinstein
gets harder people
If you don't learn constantly, you don't grow, and you will wither. Too many people wither on the vine. Sure, it gets a little harder as you get older, but new experiences and new challenges keep it fresh. Iris Apfel
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baseball atlanta brave
If you don't like the way the Atlanta Braves are playing then you don't like baseball. Chuck Tanner
love heart matter
If you don't love me, it does not matter, anyway I can love for both of us. Stendhal
heaven may chance
If you don't love the Dodgers, there's a good chance you may not get into Heaven. Tommy Lasorda
dog animal may
If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life. Roger Caras
american-businessman
If you don't sell, it's not the product that's wrong, it's you. Estee Lauder
Top Happiness quotes
one-day too-much watches
If you don't take a Sabbath, something is wrong. You're doing too much, you're being too much in charge. You've got to quit, one day a week, and just watch what God is doing when you're not doing anything. Eugene H. Peterson
definition embrace positive side trying weight
If you embrace 'positive thinking,' you are - by definition - spurning 'negative thinking.' So it's as if you were on a teeter-totter and are trying desperately to put all your weight on one side - the 'positive thinking' side. Srikumar Rao
act best creatively decisions disaster face remember rumors sort spirits truth
If you ever face a significant disaster, do your best to keep up the spirits of those around you, act flexibly and creatively to help, try to sort rumors from truth, and remember that the decisions you make will have repercussions after the disaster has passed. Sheri Fink
fall life-is ifs
If you fall, get back up. That's what life is about. Keith Sweat
inspirational passion wish
If you feel like there's something out there that you're supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it. Wanda Sykes
Top Life quotes
love someone-you-love heart-on-my-sleeve
If you find someone you love in your life, then hang on to that love. Princess Diana
chances relative
If you find yourself caring for a relative with dementia, the chances are you'll need help. Phyllis Logan
self way firsts
If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the Universal Self, and then live in the midst of wealth and worldliness, surely they will in no way affect you. Ramakrishna
song anthem artistic
If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're screwed. Lyle Lovett
kids space looks
If you gave kids peas that didn’t look like peas and said they were a space shuttle, they’re much more apt to eat them because it’s now playtime, Hod Lipson
Top Positive quotes
demands great
If you get a great wife who understands the demands of someone in athletics, I think that's important. Tony Romo
workout snacks class
If you get hungry mid-day, a banana is the best snack at your desk, after a workout, or in between classes. Fruit is a very good snack in general. Marcus Samuelsson
character giving rooms
If you give a character room to breathe, they come alive. Catherine Keener
country taken decision
If you go back to any period in India's history, all the hard decisions this country had to take were taken when the Congress was in power. P. Chidambaram
kept meant somebody
If you got more than one letter from somebody who said they hated you, it meant they kept watching. Trevor Moore
Top Travel quotes
beer guy bottles
If you guys are going to be throwing beer bottles at us, at least make sure they're full. Dave Mustaine
school superhero choices
If you had asked me back in grade school what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said my first choice was an actor, but if I couldn't be that, I'd want to be a superhero. Vin Diesel
baseball bad-day thinking
If you have a bad day in baseball, and start thinking about it, you will have 10 more. Sammy Sosa
owning-a-pet adorable needs
If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store. Michael Nutter
dream planning study
If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime studying, planning, and getting ready for it. What you should be doing is getting started. Drew Houston
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sports having-patience have-confidence
If you have confidence you have patience. Confidence, that is everything. Ilie Nastase
distance analogies narrative
If you have distance from the events, then your story can work as an analogy or parable rather than its literal narrative. Peter Morgan
college years four
If you have four years to complete your college education, do it. Bo Jackson
approach art darker desire focus good instead label manager music next profession record songs
If you have good songs and a real desire to make music, the next thing to do, instead of approach record companies, is to get yourself a really good manager because then it allows you to focus on your profession of being a musician. Then they can focus on the darker art of the record label and the music industry. James Blunt
strength leadership men
If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset. Harvey S. Firestone
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commitment want ifs
If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all. David Livingstone
beautiful eye italian
If you haven't cried, your eyes can't be beautiful. Sophia Loren
american-journalist crack poetic slight
If you haven't had at least a slight poetic crack in the heart, you have been cheated by nature. Phyllis Battelle
If you have the language gift, you can use it as a tool. Nicola Griffith
cocky maybe people pound punch realize telling
If you have the right voice and the right delivery, you're cocky enough, and you pound down on the punch line, you can say anything and make people laugh maybe three times before they realize you're not telling jokes. Buddy Hackett
Top Love quotes
lying bully merit
If you have to lie, cheat, steal, obstruct and bully to get your point across, it must not be a point capable of surviving on its own merits. Steven Weber
philosophy adventure writing
If you have to write a fictional adventure to convey a philosophy of evil, the best person is the destroyer of evil himself, Lord Shiva. Amish Tripathi
swings trying crosby
If you hear Bing Crosby trying to swing, it doesn't work. He swings like a rusty gate. Frank Stallone
people remember outstanding
If you hire only those people you understand, the company will never get people better than you are. Always remember that you often find outstanding people among those you don't particularly like. Soichiro Honda
approach great last learn learning negatives positives ready season totally year
I have to take the positives from 2012 and the negatives as well because you learn more than you do from the positives. It has been a great season last year, a lot of learning, and now it's another approach. The way I will approach this year is totally different, so we are ready to fight for it. Sergio Perez
Top Romantic quotes
I have to use the word 'insurgent' because I can't think of a better word right now. Peter Pace
book writing essence
I have to write what I can write, and writing the text of a picture book is like walking a tightrope, if you ramble off... As my friend Julius Lester says, A picture book is the essence of an experience. Patricia MacLachlan
funny witty humorous
I have tried to know absolutely nothing about a great many things, and I have succeeded fairly well. Robert Benchley
art way trouble
I have trouble with modern art. But in general, all art forms fascinate me - art is the way human beings express what we can't say in words. Andrea Bocelli
drinking ambition sleep
I have two ambitions in life: one is to drink every pub dry, the other is to sleep with every woman on earth. Oliver Reed
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