"What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find."
Read quote
18 likes
Would Be quotes
Would Be
5.8K quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Explore further
Topics related to Would Be
Browse quotes that often appear alongside would be — connected by shared ideas and recurring themes.
Quote collection
Would Be quotes (page 10 of 290)
Follow a thought to its author, or read the full quote page.
"The politics of courts are so mean that private people would be ashamed to act in the same way; all is trick and finesse, to which the common cause is sacrificed."
Read quote
18 likes
"If you ever looked at me once with what I know is in you, I'd be your slave."
Read quote
17 likes
"Human beings want to be free and however long they may agree to stay locked up, to stay oppressed, there will come a time when they say 'That's it.' Suddenly they find themselves doing something that they never would have thought they would be doing, simply because of the human instinct that makes them turn their face towards freedom."
Read quote
17 likes
"If we understood the enigmas of life there would be no need for art."
Read quote
17 likes
"Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in the arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess."
Read quote
17 likes
"No better love than love with no objective, no more satisfying work than work with no purpose. If you could give up tricks and cleverness, that would be the cleverest trick!"
Read quote
17 likes
"I think if I did something in the pop world right now, it would be for Rihanna. I'd love to do something production wise for her."
Read quote
17 likes
"It would be a terrific innovation if you could get your mind to stretch a little further than the next wisecrack."
Read quote
17 likes
"I never notice what is said about me. I am credited with things I have never done, and abused for them. It would be idle to attempt to contradict newspaper talk and street rumors."
Read quote
17 likes
"To struggle against censorship, whatever its nature, and whatever the power under which it exists, is my duty as a writer, as are calls for freedom of the press. I am a passionate supporter of that freedom, and I consider that if any writer were to imagine that he could prove he didn't need that freedom, then he would be like a fish affirming in public that it didn't need water."
Read quote
17 likes
"It will not bother me in the hour of death to reflect that I have been "had for a sucker" by any number of imposters but it would be a torment to know that one had refused even one person in need."
Read quote
16 likes
"We all see the world differently. And thank God for that. Otherwise, what a boring world this would be."
Read quote
16 likes
"If you would be a reader, read; if a writer, write."
Read quote
16 likes
"If I were to command a general to turn into a seagull, and if the general did not obey, that would not be the general's fault. It would be mine."
Read quote
16 likes
"It would be strange for me to think I'm being ripped off, because that's what I do!"
Read quote
16 likes
"If we could just trust the moment that we're in and live it in the way that you best can embrace it, it would be much better for all of us."
Read quote
16 likes
"I'm ambitious. But if I weren't as talented as I am ambitious, I would be a gross monstrosity."
Read quote
16 likes
"I would have things as they were in all the days of my life, and in the days of my longfathers before me: to be the Lord of this City in peace, and leave my chair to a son after me, who would be his own master and no wizard's pupil."
Read quote
16 likes
"Fortunately, problems are an everyday part of our life. Consider this: If there were no problems, most of us would be unemployed. Realistically, the more problems we have and the larger they are, the greater our value to our employer."
Read quote
16 likes