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GEORGE CARLIN Were I Diogenes, I would not move out of a kilderkin into a hogshead, though the first had had nothi...
CHARLES LAMB When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teach...
JOHN W. GARDNER When Alexander the Great visited the philosopher Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for...
HENRY HAZLITT If I were not French I would choose to be - Scotch.
WILFRID LAURIER I would not be surprised if there were additional deaths,
DAVID MCKEOWN Plutarch rushes to reassure me. "Oh, no, Katniss. Not your wedding. Finnick and Annie's. All you nee...
SUZANNE COLLINS If I were immersed in constant melancholy, I would not be who I am.
ELIE WIESEL This would not be a problem if I were driving a snowplow.
AARON ALLSTON Of course you are. The tributes were necessary to the Games, too. Until they weren't," I say. "And t...
SUZANNE COLLINS I love all Helmut Lang. I love Alexander Wang and Alice+Olivia.
ADDISON TIMLIN If I were married, I would be unmarried.
FAKEER ISHAVARDAS If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would.
RITA ORA When Alexander the Great visited Diogenes and asked whether he could do anything for the famed teach...
JOHN W. GARDNER What would it be like if I were free, not enslaved by my conditioning?
ALDOUS HUXLEY O, that I were where I would be, Then would I be where I am not; For where I am I would not be...
SIR ARTHUR T. QUILLER-COUCH If I were to lock you up in a dungeon, I guarantee you would not be bored.
PRIYA ARDIS If I felt like a fish out of water in my family, I felt like a fish on Mars in Adam’s circle.
GAYLE FORMAN I meant it to be jokey, but it came out sounding bitter
GAYLE FORMAN If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, l...
HENRI POINCARE If nature were not beautiful, it would not be worth knowing, and if nature were not worth knowing, l...
HENRI POINCARE If I were an animal, I would be an eagle.
JAMIE FOXX If I were a RIM customer I would be concerned.
BILL HUGHES he kissed me hard. "Promise me. Promise me you'll spend New Year's with me next year," he whispered ...
GAYLE FORMAN If I were to be taken hostage, I would not plead for release nor would I want my government to be bl...
MARGARET MEAD I think she'll be a huge asset at Alexander.
SUPERINTENDENT LEA BARRETT I said to him (Alexander) that if I were to put him back in the game and he were to get hurt, I woul...
MIKE HOLMGREN If I were betting, I would bet there would be a deal by Wednesday.
JONATHAN KRAFT If I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would n...
ANTOINE DE SAINT-EXUPéRY If I were really rich, I would be flying places, I think.
TAO LIN Sometimes I wonder what life would be like if he were alive,I would to be alive
PATTY MEDINA If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN If I were two-faced, would I be wearing this one?
ANTONIO MACHADO If I were two faced, would I be wearing this one?
ABRAHAM LINCOLN A philosopher named Aristippus, who had quite willingly sucked up to Dionysus and won himself a spot...
DIOGENES OF SINOPE I guess if life were fair, people who led decent lives would be rewarded, and people who led indecen...
ROBERT BOSWELL Were I but perfectly normal, I would just not be.
FAKEER ISHAVARDAS If I were punished for every pun I shed, there would not be left a puny shed of my punnish head
SAMUEL JOHNSON If I were to live knowing that I would die, I would rather choose not to live after all.
EPHDAN Barack Obama would not be President if he were dark skin. You know what I mean? That's just the ...
J. COLE You say, 'If I had a little more, I should be very satisfied.' You make a mistake. If you are not co...
CHARLES HADDON SPURGEON Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I we...
STEVIE WONDER I am running the show. Everyone is waiting for me. I decide. I know this now.
GAYLE FORMAN Dying is easy. Living is hard
GAYLE FORMAN I only need a second. So I can show her that I'm here. That someone's still here.
GAYLE FORMAN Were I not a king, I would be a university man.
KING JAMES I I may be immortal, even if for a short time. But if it were up to me, I would not endure for even on...
ROSS TURNER Alexander the Great slept with 'The Iliad' beneath his pillow. During the waning moon, I cradle Home...
ROMAN PAYNE If I were capable of loving someone . . . it would be you.
COLLEEN HOOVER If I were the blushing kind, I would blush to be called a hero.
AUNG SAN SUU KYI If I were in the White House, I would be pretty pleased about this.
CHARLES FRANKLIN I have a ship's bed, which totally plays to my obsession of, if I were not an actress, I would b...
ZOSIA MAMET Alex, you have to be in there. I know you. My
heart would not be beating if you were truly gone...
JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT If these people were spending their own money and not the public's money, I would suggest it would b...
GARY LUNN if he were not here, it would be easier.
ARIEL SHARON I'm glad it's not affecting me but at the same time if I were an incoming freshman, I would see it t...
JUAN MALDONADO If I were a serial killer, I would not be the kind that stabs and then eats the victim. I would be t...
AUGUSTEN BURROUGHS Not all gays respond to the same stuff. Would Alexander the Great have loved Auntie Mame?
BRUCE BAWER I was a titan, the reincarnation of Alexander the Great. My style was impetuous, my defenses were im...
MIKE TYSON I will not say I would not serve if the good people were imprudent enough to elect me.
ZACHARY TAYLOR I would read all day if I could.
QUVENZHANE WALLIS If I could uninvent anything, I would uninvent Hitler's mum, guns and broccoli.
DOMINIC MONAGHAN If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne.
GARY VAYNERCHUK If I could spit out a litter of kids, I would.
BLAKE LIVELY Every age, and especially our own, stands in need of a JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT I would be lying if I said I did not feel bad when 'Shamitabh' failed, but I was proud to be...
DHANUSH If I were to use outdoor for Coke, I would do the exact opposite. I would run 19th century billboard...
JACK TROUT If I were a young coach today, I would be extremely careful in selecting assistants.
JOHN WOODEN Be sure not to discuss your hero's state of mind. Make it clear from his actions."

ANTON CHEKHOV If I were in the deepest coalpit of Nova Scotia, and had the Rocky Mountains piled on top of me, I w...
JOSEPH SMITH JR. If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I wou...
HENRY JAMES I think that my humble beginnings were very deliberate, and I'm grateful for them because I'...
ALDIS HODGE Diogenes, when asked from what country he came, replied, "I am a citizen of the world
DIOGENES I certainly know that I would not be able to survive if it were not for the fact that I am being uph...
DESMOND TUTU I would not look to the U.S. Constitution if I were drafting a constitution in 2012.
RUTH BADER GINSBURG If it were easy it would not be any fun.
T JAY TAYLOR I like Stella McCartney, Chloe, Alexander McQueen, Aaron Featherstone, normal Chanel if I can ever a...
BRITTANY SNOW Do not trust the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you or I were going to be hanged...
OLIVER CROMWELL My life and his were twisted into a single strand. Cut one, and you cut both. If he were gone, I wou...
STEPHENIE MEYER Plutarch slides the sketchbook across to me.
SUZANNE COLLINS I wouldn't be here today if it were not for the NHS. I have received a large amount of high-qual...
STEPHEN HAWKING I would say that if I was a coyote, I would rather not be in a fox pen. I would rather be running fr...
PAM ROGERS I think people would be alive today if there were a death penalty
NANCY REAGAN You're not gay, are you?"
Simon's greenish color deepened. "If I were, I would dress better.
CASSANDRA CLARE If I could kidnap Bryan Doyle-Murray and force him to be in my family, I would. I love him; I really...
VALERIE AZLYNN I love J. K. Rowling. If I could meet any person, I would meet her.
RUTH B When [we were told] we were not guilty, my eyes filled up. If I wasn't a man, I probably would have ...
SCOTT EVANS There are grades of concussions. I think if I showed [Alexander] a picture of a truck, he'd say it's...
MIKE HOLMGREN I don't know if I would have the same take on world matters and social issues if I were not gay.
DON LEMON "If girls were going after me, I would not only admit it, but I would probably exaggerate about the ...
JOSHUA JACKSON Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be ha...
OLIVER CROMWELL Do not trust to the cheering, for those persons would shout as much if you and I were going to be ha...
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