Would Quotes

I am whatever you say I am; if I wasn't, then why would you say I am.

And if I had a preference, it would be to be able to not be in the studio until 4 in the morning.

I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable.

I have defeated this earthworm with my words. Imagine what I would have done with my fire breathing fists.

Many marriages would be better if the husband and the wife clearly understood that they are on the same side.

The study and knowledge of the universe would somehow be lame and defective were no practical results to follow.

Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.

After practice, I would have to go back to the dorm and take a nap.

If we only wanted to be happy, it would be easy; but we want to be happier than other people, and that is almost always difficult, since we think them happier than they are.

Anyone who thinks must think of the next war as they would of suicide.

I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.

If you had to identify, in one word, the reason why the human race has not achieved, and never will achieve, its full potential, that word would be 'meetings.'

Mama exhorted her children at every opportunity to 'jump at the sun.' We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.

If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it.

I'm not happy all the time, and I wouldn't want to be because that would make me a shallow person. But I do try to find the good in everybody.

I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance.

If faith in ourselves had been more extensively taught and practiced, I am sure a very large portion of the evils and miseries that we have would have vanished.

I never live in the present. I'd do interviews and people will say,'Isn't this great?' or 'Can you believe?' And I would react, like, 'No, I can't believe it because I'm not living in this moment.'

If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.

I really haven't had that exciting of a life. There are a lot of things I wish I would have done, instead of just sitting around and complaining about having a boring life. So I pretty much like to make it up. I'd rather tell a story about somebody else.

I wish people could acheive what they think would bring them happiness in order for them to realize that thats not really what happiness is.

If men were angels, no government would be necessary.

I try to tell a story the way someone would tell you a story in a bar, with the same kind of timing and pacing.

For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: 'If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?' And whenever the answer has been 'No' for too many days in a row, I know I need to change something.

I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government other than another. It is of no moment to the happiness of an individual.

I was very depressed when I was 19... I would go back to my apartment every day and I would just sit there. It was quiet and it was lonely. It was still. It was just my piano and myself. I had a television and I would leave it on all the time just to feel like somebody was hanging out with me.

Personally, I would be delighted if there were a life after death, especially if it permitted me to continue to learn about this world and others, if it gave me a chance to discover how history turns out.

If malice or envy were tangible and had a shape, it would be the shape of a boomerang.

All in all, I would not have missed this century for the world.