If there be light, then there is darkness; if cold, heat; if height, depth; if solid, fluid; if hard, soft; if rough, smooth; if calm, tempest; if prosperity, adversity; if life, death.
Pythagoras
Related When I have said "If Only", I realised what precious a moment have slipped away. SANDRA AMARTEY If our eyes were fully attuned like a camera or better the wanders that we would actually see would ... GARY F EVANS... For years I played the what-if game. Maybe you're acquainted with this pastime. The rules are simple... CRAIG GROESCHEL We could have been the greatest love story ever told. If only you'd stayed in character. JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out?” “I’m nothing special. I’m drowning,” I... IF I WAKE I’d scream, but I have no voice. The bullies stole it from me IF I WAKE You said I don’t exist in one life. What if each of these lives are designed to teach you a lesson... IF I WAKE I’m William James Carter. My friends call me Will,” he says. “I’m Lucy Janette Phillips,” ... IF I WAKE I thought I could play at a higher level. And I wanted to get a better education. IF RICHARD KIRTLEY I will go across the middle and make a catch. I want to show them I have mental toughness. IF RICHARD KIRTLEY He had no clue who I was. IF RICHARD KIRTLEY She has a long journey ahead of her. She doesn’t need to hear she will lose before she even begins IF I WAKE Whenever you look back and say "if" you know you're in trouble. There is no such thing as "if". The ... D.J. MACHALE 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 If only…the saddest words in the English language. KRISTAN HIGGINS I meant it to be jokey, but it came out sounding bitter GAYLE FORMAN You see, the what ifs are as boundless as the stars. SALLY GARDNER he kissed me hard. "Promise me. Promise me you'll spend New Year's with me next year," he whispered ... GAYLE FORMAN Something did happen, and I really don't feel proud of it. DEYTH BANGER 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 That taught us how to block a sword with two knives. But what if an ax man's coming at me?" Gi... JOHN FLANAGAN If God grants me three wishes,I would ask for
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GAYLE FORMAN kau bisa saja mamiliki keinginan, rencana, tapi pada akhirnya, kau tidak bisa mengendalikannya TIA She's not my nurse but she comes up to Gran and Gramps just the same. "Don't you doubt for a second ... GAYLE FORMAN You know the logics setup. You got a logic in your house. It looks like a vision receiver used to, o... MURRAY LEINSTER What if nothing exists and we're all in somebody's dream? WOODY ALLEN If I could sing, I wouldn't be a guitarist. ROBIN TROWER Being true to yourself is the most virtuos asset in life. Unless you are being so, your life, in gen... CHANDRABABU V.S. But what if you're wrong? What if there's more? What if there's hope you never dreamed of ... NICHOLE NORDEMAN We are past the end of things now, but I don't want to leave. RICHARD FORD Please Mia," he implores. "Don't make me write a song. GAYLE FORMAN We are like Humpty Dumpty and all these king's horses and all these king's men cannot put us back to... GALE FORMAN But the you who are tonight is the same you I was in love with yesterday, the same you I'll be in lo... GAYLE FORMAN Everyone wanted to believe that endless love was possible. She'd believed in it once too, back when ... NICHOLAS SPARKS Who we are is determined by the actions we take, the words we choose to say, the people we love. And... REBECCA HARRIS If I could live in a cabaret, I would. If I could live in 'Moulin Rouge,' I would. RITA ORA Get the money honestly if you can; if not, any idea will do. VIKRANT PARSAI Yours till submarines have screen doors. CAROLE GEITHNER Plant ‘if’ and ‘when’ and you will grow ‘nothing’. VIKRANT PARSAI IF" - I lie I am going to add the best features... the peoplea around = features will be taken to bu... DEYTH BANGER We went to church sometimes, so it's not like Mom had anything against religion, but Kerry totally d... GAYLE FORMAN It's quiet now. So quiet that you can almost hear other people's dreams So quiet that you can almost... GAYLE FORMAN What will happen if you can't say that this wasn't a film? DEYTH BANGER If your pain is the same like somebody else, I think that this will be the best couple it will be. DEYTH BANGER If I could remember the names of all these particles, I'd be a botanist. ENRICO FERMI It's a hard life... but if I could, I would do it all again. NATALIA MAKAROVA Don’t call it education if it has not taught you life’s true values. VIKRANT PARSAI If I could bring 'The Tunnel' to life, I'd like to do it like that. BILLY HOWLE You’ll become a lot better if you think about your death. VIKRANT PARSAI If at first you don't succeed, then skydiving definitely isn't for you. STEVEN WRIGHT There were so many places in my time with Rogerson that I wished I could go back to, hitting the sto... SARAH DESSEN If there is no love, how can there be passion or reason? DEBASISH MRIDHA If at first you don't succeed... so much for skydiving. HENNY YOUNGMAN If "If freckles were lovely, and day was night, And measles were nice and a... E.E. CUMMINGS If I could have half the career of Diane Sawyer, I'd be a happy woman. MEGYN KELLY If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try, try, try again. MICHAEL CHANG You will always be right if you suspect that you are always wrong. VIKRANT PARSAI Never give advice even if it is asked. VIKRANT PARSAI In order to bring me down.You have to be able to reach me first. PRAVINEE HURBUNGS If your small work does not experience increase and growth, you will be starving yourself inspiratio... SUNDAY ADELAJA He shrugs. "Doesn't help to waste my time thinking about would've-beens." Laila whispers, "He s... KASIE WEST If you can do it, why you won't do it??? If you have chance why you won't use it? DEYTH BANGER Neither sleet nor rain nor a half inch of snow will compel me to dress like a lumberjack. GAYLE FORMAN How have everything started??? Just two humans man and woman make so many people on the planet?... DEYTH BANGER I love the 'what if' nature of sci-fi. DUNCAN JONES She missed him. And she was scared, deep down, because she felt him pulling away from her, and even ... HARRIET EVANS The you you are now is the same you I was in love with yesterday and the same you i'll be in love wi... GAYLE FOREMAN If I could find anything blacker than black, I'd use it. J. M. W. TURNER 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 get the respect of 14-year-olds, I'm happy. They're the toughest audience. BARRY MCGEE If I could drink only one wine, it would be Champagne. GARY VAYNERCHUK You can’t raise your child probably if you don’t sometimes raise your voice. VIKRANT PARSAI It is very difficult to fly with an eagle if you are working with small birds. VIKRANT PARSAI If at first you don't succeed, pay someone else to do it for you. MARK HOPPUS If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents. MARCELENE COX If I could spit out a litter of kids, I would. BLAKE LIVELY You don’t need to worry if people call you ordinary -- only if you are ordinary. VIKRANT PARSAI If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. ALAN LEWIS If a man is in love, he is hungry, even if he is not hungry. VIKRANT PARSAI You’re worried about what-ifs. Well, what if you stopped worrying? SHANNON CELEBI I not often like the begining of something it has it owns doubts, loses and failures. But the end is... DEYTH BANGER
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