If I had to describe myself, I wouldn't use words like 'hero.' I wouldn't use 'patriot,' and I wouldn't use 'traitor.' I'd say I'm an American and I'm a citizen, just like everyone else.
‐‐ Edward Snowden
If I had to describe myself in one word, 'Hercules.'
‐‐ Bryce Harper
If I had to describe myself to an alien I'd say I was bigger than the average human, enjoy a drink or two with a good meal and have a bigger head than most. I'd also say I'm really handsome - especially if they were a female alien.
‐‐ Dwayne Johnson
If I had to design a career for myself, I would have done comedy.
‐‐ Rene Russo
If I had to do it all over, I'd be more secluded about it.
‐‐ Jack Whittaker
If I had to do it over, I wouldn't change a thing.
‐‐ Billy Sheehan
If I had to do my life over, I would change every single thing I have done.
‐‐ Ray Davies
If I had to drop everything and just be a songwriter, I would be OK with that because that's the real joy.
‐‐ John Oates
If I had to give a definition of capitalism I would say: the process whereby American girls turn into American women.
‐‐ Christopher Hampton
If I had to give one piece of advice to a budding entrepreneur, I would say: 'Aim big.'
‐‐ Jose Ferreira
If I had to give one piece of advice to incoming college freshmen, I'd say always be true to yourself.
‐‐ Beverley Mitchell
If I had to give up cheese or chocolate, I'd give up chocolate in a heartbeat.
‐‐ Amanda Peet
If I had to give up everything else and keep just one aspect of the job, I'd have to keep writing because I love it. Yes, I enjoy performing, too. But I couldn't give up writing material.
‐‐ Colin Quinn
If I had to give up reading or give up listening to music, I suspect I'd stick with the music.
‐‐ Charles Frazier
If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don't listen to writers talking about writing or themselves.
‐‐ Lillian Hellman
If I had to imagine omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent power in the universe that chose to make my mother suffer, I don't know how I would make that make sense in the universe.
‐‐ Penn Jillette
If I had to live my life again, I'd make the same mistakes, only sooner.
‐‐ Tallulah Bankhead
If I had to live my life in anticipation of what others thought of me, little would get done.
‐‐ Henry Rollins
If I had to live my life over again, I would live it exactly the same way. I would do everything in the same way. I don't regret anything.
‐‐ Terezinha Guilhermina
If I had to look at 'Now He Sings'... from outside myself, I see it as a natural part of the growth of the jazz culture, which I've always been so happy - honored, really - to be a small part of.
‐‐ Chick Corea
If I had to model clothes in a time period other than the 21st century, I think I'd like to model way back when they just wore skin loincloths. That would be best suited for me - better than corsets. I'm quite claustrophobic.
‐‐ Lara Stone
If I had to name my favorite media personality, it would be a tie between Jon Stewart and Trey Parker/Matt Stone. Honest, wise, funny, and right. Sam Sifton was right up there when he was writing food criticism for the 'New York Times.'
‐‐ R. J. Cutler
If I had to name my greatest value in life, it would be beauty.
‐‐ Debbie Ford
If I had to name one book that has had the most lasting influence on my work, I would pick 'The Big Sea' by Langston Hughes.
‐‐ Pearl Cleage
If I had to name one thing that probably causes more conflict within the band, it's probably the fact that I'm the girl, and it takes much longer with hair and makeup and wardrobe. But they've gotten used to it. It's one of those things I think they realize that when they say she'll be ready in 10 minutes, it normally means 15 or 20.
‐‐ Hillary Scott
If I had to name the number one asset you could have for any sport I'd say speed. In baseball, all a guy with speed has to do is make contact.
‐‐ Ron Fairly
If I had to perform in a comedy club I would bomb; I would be trying too hard.
‐‐ Henry Rollins
If I had to pick favourite parts of Interlagos, I would say the first and last corners. The first corner is really technical and punishes you if you get it wrong, while the last corner is so fast and really puts quite a strain on your body. As a driver, I really enjoy these corners.
‐‐ Romain Grosjean
If I had to pick, I'd say my favorite book is 'A Prayer For Owen Meany', by John Irving.
‐‐ Sarah Dessen
If I had to pick my greatest strength as a football coach, I say it would be innovation.
‐‐ Tom Landry
If I had to pick one scary movie, I'd go with John Carpenter's 'The Thing.' That's probably number one.
‐‐ Drew Goddard
If I had to pick one song for me that sort of quintessentially summed me up, it would be 'Angel.' Without fail, I absolutely love singing it.
‐‐ Sarah McLachlan
If I had to pick three of my favorite magazines, they would be 'Fast Company', 'Silicon India', and 'Smithsonian.'
‐‐ Padmasree Warrior
If I had to play only for people who liked the music because they heard it on the radio, it wouldn't make me happy. That's why I'm working so hard to have, yes, a profile as an artist, but also a profile as a DJ.
‐‐ David Guetta
If I had to put a name to it, I would wish that all my books were entertainments. I think the first thing you've got to do is grab the reader by the ear, and make him sit down and listen. Make him laugh, make him feel. We all want to be entertained at a very high level.
‐‐ John le Carre
If I had to put in order what I love to do the most, it would be musical theater, movies, and then television.
‐‐ Jaime Camil
If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.
‐‐ Ted Rall
If I had to reflect on the finest classical male ballet dancers of my time, Vladimir Vasiliev of the Bolshoi and the Danish dancer Eric Bruhn were, I feel, without peer.
‐‐ Jacques d'Amboise
If I had to resign every time the Cabinet disagrees with me, I could not last as a Defense Minister one week.
‐‐ Moshe Dayan
If I had to say something to Americans, being afraid and having fear, it's okay to be fearful because that will make you strong; being afraid will shut you down.
‐‐ Marcus Luttrell
If I had to speak in front of a Korean audience, I would be hard pressed to sound other than a little girl.
‐‐ An Na
If I had to start over, I'd pursue photography - probably to the exclusion of acting.
‐‐ Jessica Lange
If I had to study and work hard, it would have to have the reward of a lot of cash.
‐‐ Abbey Clancy
If I had to summarize, most broadly, my concerns as a writer, I'd say the question 'How then must we live?' is at the heart of it, for me.
‐‐ Claire Messud
If I had to think of what I would do different in my whole career, it's that I never would have picked up a beer, bottle of vodka. That definitely changed my life. That is an Achilles' heel for me.
‐‐ Jayson Williams
If I had to think where I could live if not Moscow, London would be my first choice and second would be New York.
‐‐ Roman Abramovich
If I had to work a 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. job in the public service, I'd freak out.
‐‐ Caroline Buchanan
If I had tried the Olympics any younger, I wouldn't have been as prepared as I am right now. But there are definitely a ton of juniors out there, all around the world and in the USA, that if there was no age limit, they could definitely make the Olympic team.
‐‐ Aly Raisman
If I had unlimited funds, wall space and storage, I would collect a lot more things, like 'Planet of the Apes,' 'Star Wars,' science fiction stuff, autographs, and prop guns and weapons. I have to draw the line somewhere.
‐‐ Kirk Hammett
If I had written something, and I had written myself into a corner, I didn't abandon it. Because I remembered: There's always more.
‐‐ Maria Semple
If I hadn't become a celebrity, I'd probably be an alcoholic.
‐‐ Paul Lynde
If I hadn't become a golfer, I doubt I'd be wealthy, because I don't have the sort of ego that drives a person all day long. I might have wound up driving a tractor.
‐‐ Fuzzy Zoeller
If I hadn't become a photographer, I would have loved to become a doctor. I would have loved to have done something that actually helped people and changed their lives.
‐‐ Mary Ellen Mark
If I hadn't become an actor, I would've pursued a race-car driving career.
‐‐ Michael Trucco