Quotes 3821 till 3840 of 10221.
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If you were not a sinful, polluted, helpless, and miserable creature, this Savior would not be suited to you, and you would not be comprehended in his gracious invitations to the children of men.
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If you would be known, and not know, vegetate in a village; if you would know, and not be known, live in a city.
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If you would cure anger, do not feed it. Say to yourself: 'I used to be angry every day; then every other day; now only every third or fourth day.' When you reach thirty days offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving to the gods.
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If you would have people speak well of you, then do not speak well of yourself.
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If you would have your son to walk honourably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path, but teach him to walk firmly over them - not insist upon leading him by the hand, but let him learn to go alone.
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If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write something worth reading or do things worth writing.
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If you would win the world, melt it, do not hammer it.
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If you write fiction you are, in a sense, corrupted. There's a tremendous corruptibility for the fiction writer because you're dealing mainly with sex and violence. These remain the basic themes, they're the basic themes of Shakespeare whether you like it or not.
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If you'll not settle for anything less than your best, you will be amazed at what you can accomplish in your lives.
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If you're a pioneer and you come up with something that can change the world and you turn round and say 'I'm not going to share this idea with anyone,' then you only impact the few and not the many.
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If you're an adult and you choose not to believe in science, fine, but please don't prevent your children from learning about it and letting them draw their own conclusions.
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If you're doing something like 'Arcadia' by Tom Stoppard, which has been done millions and millions of times, and it's been played some unbelievably well-respected actors, there's a lot more pressure there. But I try not to think about all the other people who have done it before me. You've got to try and be original.
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If you're going to play football, why not be the best at it that you can be and fulfill your potential?
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If you're going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy; God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won t.
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If you're in a car crash, you're mostly involved in trying to not go off the bridge, and later on you say, 'Oh my God!'
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If you're not a risk taker, you should get the hell out of business.
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If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.
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If you're not making mistakes, then you're not doing anything. I'm positive that a doer makes mistakes.
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If you're not ready for everything, you're not ready for anything.
Source: Moon Palace (2010) 601
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