Quotes 841 till 860 of 2262.
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If an idiot were to tell you the same story every day for a year, you would end by believing it.
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If and when the whole world is secure, we have won a right to explore space, and the oceans. Until we have demonstrated that we can establish a productive and secure earth society, we do not belong anywhere else, nor (I suspect) would we be welcome elsewhere.
Source: Permaculture: A Designers Manual chapter 14.2 -
If any philosopher had been asked for a definition of infinity, he might have produced some unintelligible rigmarole, but he would certainly not have been able to give a definition that had any meaning at all.
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If anyone would have been paying serious attention to my puppet shows, I would have been sent to therapy very young.
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If architecture had nothing to do with art, it would be astonishingly easy to build houses, but the architect's task - his most difficult task - is always that of selecting.
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If Britney would paint her ass green, I'm sure you could spot green asses all over LA as soon as the word was out.
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If builders built buildings the way programmers wrote programs, then the first woodpecker that came along would destroy civilization.
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If Caravaggio was a photographer today, I would love to work with him. I love his dark vision - I have a dark vision.
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If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass huts.
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If Columbus had an advisory committee he would probably still be at the dock.
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If Courtezans and Strumpets were to be prosecuted with as much Rigour as some silly People would have it, what Locks or Bars would be sufficient to preserve the Honour of our Wives and Daughters?
Source: The Fable of the Bees Remark H, p. 95 -
If dogs could talk it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one.
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If economists could manage to get themselves thought of as humble, competent people on a level with dentists, that would be splendid.
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If ever I needed an eight foot putt, and everything I owned depended on it, I would want Arnold Palmer to putt for me.
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If every woman who's had an abortion took tomorrow off in protest, America would grind to a halt. And that would be symbolic: because women grind to a halt if they are not in control of their fertility.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.
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If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 MPG.
Source: Bill Gates Speaks: Insight from the Worlds Greatest Entrepreneur -
If God had made a perfect world, it would be a magic trick, not creation, with no meaning or place for us to learn and create. Mankind is not yet ready for a perfect world. We do not know how to appreciate perfection.
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