"If we had less statemanship we could get along with fewer battleships."
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"If horses knew their strength we should not ride anymore."
"And if the reader has no taste for what he reads, all the time is wasted"
"I care less if I can't be part of your scene because I am the scene. I am everything that is."
"God, if you ever loved me, open my eyes for me when I'm being this stupid! (Ron)"
"What was the point of a sacrifice if it wasn't meant for the ones you loved?"
"If I am wrong, I am doing what I believe to the right."
"Catherine had never wanted comfort more, and he [Henry] looked as if he was aware of it."
"If there is any thing disagreeable going on, men are always sure to get out of it."
"If I could not be persuaded into doing what I thought wrong, I never will be tricked into it."
"If you educate women, family size tends to go down."
"If you catch somebody doing something wrong, he will just cringe away and curl up. He will not listen anymore. Instead, he will think of how he can counterattack."
"If you consciously say 'I won't do it!' to yourself, then you have a good chance that you won't."
"If you want the old me, go buy my old albums."
"If it wasn't for prison, I was in a bad way."
"You see, I'm fond of teasing, it's a second nature with me—and I'm used to teasing myself. Plaguing myself, if you prefer; I don't tease nicely."
"Be good only if being bad ain't more fun."
"Don't squander what you have. If you do, you'll spend the rest of your days regretting it."
"I've been in office and I've been out of office. And if I were to choose, I'd rather be in office."
"I begin with an image of some sort, just as if you saw something out of a window, and then went to the window to see what it was."