All Quotes

I would be lying if I didn't admit sadness that our wonderful airline is merging with another. Because I'm not American, the U.S. Department of Transportation stipulated I take some of my shares in Virgin America as non-voting shares, reducing my influence over any takeover. So there was sadly nothing I could do to stop it.
‐‐ Richard Branson

I would be lying if I said I cut out all dessert. When I'm training, I try to satisfy those cravings with a slightly healthier dessert, like a piece of dark chocolate or whipped cream and strawberries. Those are two of my favorites!
‐‐ Josie Loren

I would be lying if I said I'm not flattered being voted as the 'Time's' Most Desirable Man of 2012. Frankly, I have no idea how the desirability quotient is arrived at. If it is just drop dead good looks, then I have to thank God and my parents for it.
‐‐ Arjun Rampal

I would be lying if I said the journalism doesn't reflect my own choices as a reporter and a writer: what to say, what to emphasize, how to say it, what is true or untrue.
‐‐ David Simon

I would be married, but I'd have no wife, I would be married to a single life.
‐‐ Charles Bukowski

I would be miserable if I went to bed without having written 1,000 words about something.
‐‐ Max Hastings

I would be more familiar with Janet Jackson than I was with the Teardrop Explodes or Joy Division, because I didn't want to listen to my competitors for fear of nicking ideas off them.
‐‐ Robert Smith

I would be more frightened as a writer if people thought my movies were like science fiction.
‐‐ Neil LaBute

I would be more wary of boxing a pretty boxer than I would one that looks like they have been bashed up a bit because the pretty boxer obviously doesn't get hit - so that means they must be quite good!
‐‐ Nicola Adams

I would be most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.
‐‐ Anna Quindlen

I would be much less stressed out without social media. I am constantly afraid of getting hacked. It's like being afraid of stepping on glass.
‐‐ Lily-Rose Depp

I would be nothing if it wasn't for the town where I grew up and the people who gave me my inspiration.
‐‐ Chris O'Dowd

I would be nowhere without martial arts. It's a passion.
‐‐ Leo Howard

I would be open about the fact that, clearly, politicians should be able to speak to each other. David Cameron doesn't seem to accept this, but if the British people have voted then of course you have to try and provide good stable government.
‐‐ Nick Clegg

I would be open to a proposal that would have some minimum tax level for everyone.
‐‐ Tim Kaine

I would be opposed to any kind of totalitarian control.
‐‐ B. F. Skinner

I would be pleased if someone would invent a pill to remove my impatience, moodiness, and occasional bursts of anger. But if they did, I wouldn't be able to write my novels or paint.
‐‐ Orhan Pamuk

I would be psyched to get a phone call from Al Sharpton. I need to find out who does his hair. It's beautiful. It's a gorgeous mane.
‐‐ Nick Kroll

I would be ready to become a dad if I was with the right person. I'd like a boy, though. Because they're in charge.
‐‐ Mario Balotelli

I would be really happy to be working and be able to do my craft.
‐‐ Melanie Griffith

I would be rejected if I submitted any of my novels as romance novels.
‐‐ Nicholas Sparks

I would be remiss if I didn't praise Hillary for her excellent judgment in selecting my friend and fellow Virginian, Tim Kaine, to be the next Vice President of the United States!
‐‐ Terry McAuliffe

I would be remiss if I left the impression that my life has been totally preoccupied with scholarly research.
‐‐ Douglass North

I would be remiss when talking about beauty secrets to not say that one of the best is to care about the world around you. That's what really matters.
‐‐ Christie Brinkley

I would be sad if it ended now. It's been the best job I've had by a long shot, especially creatively because the writing is so good. Every week I get the script and I laugh out loud and get excited for the different stuff we get to do.
‐‐ Sarah Chalke

I would be sitting in my flat watching TV, and 'Doctor Who' would be on with my flatmate there. I would have loved to share the fact that I was the new Doctor, but I couldn't. I was going mad. My dad was rather flabbergasted. When I told him, he laughed. He was excited, elated and very proud.
‐‐ Matt Smith

I would be so mad if I saw something called a memoir, and then it was Mike Birbiglia. It would be so infuriating. It's like, 'Who is this guy, and why does he have a memoir?' David Letterman could write a memoir. Joan Rivers could. I'm just a nobody. I'm a comedian and a writer.
‐‐ Mike Birbiglia

I would be stupid not to be on my own side. But I'm a human being, too. And I'm on the side of human beings, rather than on the side of crocodiles.
‐‐ Maya Angelou

I would be surprised if there weren't some owners who didn't want to get a deal done right now and get back to playing hockey.
‐‐ Luke Richardson

I would be surprised if they gave Meryl Streep her third Oscar for a film as light as 'Julie and Julia,' although, of course, Katharine Hepburn's third Oscar came with a very light performance from her in 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner.'
‐‐ Robert Osborne

I would be surprised to see the White House scaling back on anything. That would be an admission they are operating from a position of weakness.
‐‐ Rich Galen

I would be terribly disappointed if anything would get in the way of my being cast in something, or if performances were canceled. It was a fix that I obviously needed.
‐‐ Trevor Nunn

I would be terrified if Bill Maher was like, 'Hey, do you want to come on the show?' I would be like, 'Oh, God.' It would completely terrify me, even though I'm such a junkie for the show.
‐‐ Constance Zimmer

I would be the first to say that while a lack of money can cause misery, money doesn't buy you happiness.
‐‐ John Caudwell

I would be the most content if my children grew up to be the kind of people who think decorating consists mostly of building enough bookshelves.
‐‐ Anna Quindlen

I would be the worst acting coach ever, because I have no idea what I'm doing.
‐‐ Aaron Douglas

I would be the worst biologist in the world!
‐‐ Lars Mikkelsen

I would be too self-conscious if I just thought of writing lyrics for a song. I have to trick myself into doing it.
‐‐ Kim Gordon

I would be too selfish if I said everyone should see my movies more than once. To say that would mean I'm just marketing my work!
‐‐ Abbas Kiarostami

I would be upset if I was on the 'worst dressed'. It would make me think, 'Surely I haven't done anything that horrific - have I?'
‐‐ Louise Nurding

I would be very happy doing movies. I love to work and I think I'm a little different.
‐‐ Victoria Pratt

I would be very happy to go to America. America is where I was raised and that's exactly what I want.
‐‐ John McAfee

I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I know or don't know to quit smoking.
‐‐ Christy Turlington

I would be very, very bored doing light little comedies for my entire career.
‐‐ Dee Wallace

I would be very, very uncomfortable at teaching, at dreaming to teach, people things.
‐‐ Philippa Gregory

I would be very wrong to charge anyone to watch me dance or sing.
‐‐ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

I would be willing to do almost anything to make Art happy. I care about our friendship. The only thing I won't do is change the essence of my work.
‐‐ Paul Simon

I would be willing to do any role Duncan Sheik asked me to play.
‐‐ Nikki Blonsky

I would be willing, yes glad, to see a battle every day during my life.
‐‐ George Armstrong Custer

I would beg, borrow, and steal to live in N.Y.C.
‐‐ Chris Diamantopoulos

I would begin by collecting lithographs and etchings. It's a way of coming in and benefiting from real quality art. Even younger artists make wonderful prints. Prints can become very valuable. That's how I began collecting.
‐‐ Arne Glimcher

I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance.
‐‐ Friedrich Nietzsche