Would Be Quotes - Page 61

If you took away the color of Barack Obama's skin, nobody right now would be paying him any attention.

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want fries with that?'

Had I joined a straight rock band, I'm sure my drumming would be a little bit different right now.

Who said that every wish would be heard and answered when wished on an evening star? Somebody thought of it and someone believed it, and look what its done so far.

As for my voice, it cannot be categorized-and I like it that way, because I sing things that would be considered in the dramatic, mezzo or spinto range. I like so many different kinds of music that I've never allowed myself the limitations of one particular range.

I have no religion, but if I were to choose one, it would be that of Shariati's.

Without music, life would be a blank to me.

I find that many entrepreneurs are trying to do everything when it would be cheaper and more time-efficient to delegate, even if there are monetary costs associated with that.

Public libraries have been a mainstay of my life. They represent an individual's right to acquire knowledge; they are the sinews that bind civilized societies the world over. Without libraries, I would be a pauper, intellectually and spiritually.

The narration, in fact, doubles the drama with a commentary without which no mise en scene would be possible.

And while the future's there for anyone to change, still you know it's seems, It would be easier sometimes to change the past.

Suppose we were to teach creationism. What would be the content of the teaching? Merely that a creator formed the universe and all species of life ready-made? Nothing more? No details?

One should not become an artist because he can, but because he must. It is only for those who would be miserable without it.

China has an almost infinite need for energy, and frankly, the world would be better off if much of that need goes in the direction of wind power.

When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.

The brutal reality of politics would be probably intolerable without drugs.

If we were to abandon concern for what is true, what is false, and what remains indeterminate, the world would be totally chaotic. Even those who deny the importance of truth, on the one hand, are quick to jump on anyone who is caught lying.

If we all said to people's faces what we say behind one another's backs, society would be impossible.

If I had to give a definition of happiness, it would be this: happiness needs nothing but itself; it doesn’t have to be validated.

Luxury possibly may contribute to give bread to the poor; but if there were no luxury, there would be no poor.

Politicians are notoriously economically illiterate. And even when they know what would be the right thing, we don't really expect them to do it.

Titles have never given a just idea of things; were it otherwise, the work would be superfluous.

If I were gay, life would be a lot simpler. I'm kind of annoyed that I'm not.

When I think about why I would be a writer, why I should continue to be a writer, it seems to me one of the few things you can dowhere you're never bored.

I would like to take you seriously, but to do so would be an affront to your intelligence.