Would Be Quotes - Page 107

What sentence will you choose to impose on yourself? Are you willing to stop suffering and making yourself miserable when your sentence has expired? This would at least be a responsible way to punish yourself because it would be time-limited.

My question right now would be to Colonel Gaddafi, which is: 'What on earth do you think you are doing? Stop it.'

And we think that our citizens and yours would be very angry if they thought that we hadnt taken every possible step for prevention and then for joint action in the likelihood of those who threaten our lives and our well- being, taking action at the same time.

It would be dangerous territory if I wasn't practising what I preach which is to always accept responsibility, always accept the consequences of your actions.

We have to be active about kindness and about peace. I've always fantasized that it would be great if there was a Department of Peace.

Directing is more what I would like to get into eventually. Frankly, I feel like it would be a waste if I didn't because I've spent so much time on film sets, and I know how they work, and I love them, and I love leading them. I would like to do that as a director definitely.

It was always assumed I would be a professor. I grew up thinking it.

I love the medium and I love individual comics, but the business is nothing I would be proud of.

If it feels right and I'm not going against any energy in myself or the situation, there would be no limit.

My wit is like your legs," said Xochi. " It would be selfish of me to keep it hidden.

Baseball would be a better game if more third basemen got hit in the mouth by line drivers.

But for all those who don't want the Queen there are easily as many who don't want a President and even more who certainly would not want one if they knew who it would be. As you can readily see, I have given more thought to this subject than most and I have reached my own conclusion. God save the Queen.

Sometimes we deny being worthy of praise, hoping to generate an argument we would be pleased to lose.

If the entire world sought to make itself worthy of happiness rather than make itself happy, then the entire world would be happy.

One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find.

Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.

I do think people have suggested that it would be a good thing if the reporting were accurate on Al-Jazeera and if it were not slanted in ways that appear to be at times just purely inaccurate.

The possibility of an Oscar is something I definitely think about and the fact that I can even say that is just a blessing. It's something I would be incredibly honored to be a part of.

I fought NAFTA when it passed; it has been a big disaster for us, in my opinion. If we can renegotiate that, it would be wonderful.

I hate to say stuff like this because everyone dreams about playing The Opry, everyone dreams about playing Gruene Hall, but I've always tried to not concentrate too hard on where I want to go because I know if I put too much stock into it, it would be pretty disappointing if I never got there.

A talented executive would be somebody who knows how to surround themselves with a lot of people that will make him look good. You could say that about a politician or you could say that about a head of a major corporation or what have you. The people you surround yourself with it's very important.

It's funny: half my films were flops, half did well. It would be terrible if I'd had only success.

I-uh-have the utmost respect for Yamamoto-san. If it had not been for him, there would be no naval aviation. However-the most brilliant man can occasionally make a mistake.

It's because we're so trapped in our culture, in the being of being human on this planet with the brains we have, and the same two arms and legs everybody has. We're so trapped that any way we could imagine to escape would be just another part of the trap. Anything we want, we're trained to want.

I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don't know to quit smoking.