What If Quotes

What if the world is holding its breath - waiting for you to take the place that only you can fill?

What if the way we perceive a problem is already part of the problem?

Never wait for tomorrow, what if tomorrow never comes?

What if you woke up this morning and had only the things you thanked God for yesterday?

Individuals have rights and there are things no person or group may do to them (without violating their rights). So strong and far-reaching are these rights that they raise the question of what, if anything, the state and its officials may do. How much room do individual rights leave for the state?

Its better to shoot and miss, then to let time run out and wonder what if

What if you threw a protest and no one showed up? The lack of angst and anger and emotion is a big positive.

What if I don't want a leader? Where does that vote go? I do good on my own. I don't want to be led.

What if there were no hypothetical questions?

Life has but one true charm: the charm of the game. But what if we’re indifferent to whether we win or lose?

For the rest of my life I would always be thinking about her. She would always be my biggest what if. -Perseus Jackson

But what if I make a mistake?' Will asked. Gilan threw back his head and laughed. 'A mistake? One mistake? You should be so lucky. You'll make dozens! I made four or five on my first day alone! Of course you'll make mistakes. Just don't make any of them twice. If you do mess things up, don't try to hide it. Don't try to rationalize it. Recognize it and admit it and learn from it. We never stop learning, none of us.

What if I was never redeemed? What if I already was?

We are civilized animals, right? Then why do we continue to slaughter for sport? What if you were a Chicken, how would you feel? I grew up in a Chicken Coop and I was not a Chicken at first, until I was faced with your World!

What if I fall?', Tim cried. Maerlyn laughed. 'Sooner or later, we all do.

The Polar Express began with the idea of a train standing alone in the woods. I asked myself, What if a boy gets on that train? Where does he go?

What if I was the sexual equivalent of popcorn? Suitable for light snacking only?

I wasn't going to be one of those people who died wondering what if? I would keep putting my dreams to the test - even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the shadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.

[On climate change:] What if it's all a hoax and we've created a better world for nothing?

My liveliest interest is not so much in things, as in relations of things. I have spent much time thinking about the alleged pseudo-relations that are called coincidences. What if some of them should not be coincidences?

When you ask "why", "what if" and "why not" you force yourself to explore what's possible and not just what is.

What if, every time I started to invent something, I asked, 'How would nature solve this?'

What if we could make energy do our work without working our undoing?

What if you just did it your own way? No rules, no right or wrong, just what you think is beautiful?

But what if we are dealing with fools?