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«If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?»
«If most of us are ashamed of shabby clothes and shoddy furniture, let us be more ashamed of shabby ideas and shoddy philosophies... It would be a sad situation if the wrapper were better than the meat wrapped inside it.»
«If I were not a physicist, I would probably be a musician. I often think in music. I live my daydreams in music. I see my life in terms of music. ... I get most joy in life out of music.»
«If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning: just as, if there were no light in the universe and therefore no creatures with eyes, we should never know it was dark. Dark would be without meaning.»
«Without music, life would be a mistake.... I would only believe in a God who knew how to dance.»
«If Christ were here now there is one thing he would not be - a Christian»
«Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in»
«All war must be just the killing of strangers against whom you feel no personal animosity; strangers whom, in other circumstances, you would help if you found them in trouble, and who would help you if you needed it»
«If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.»
«If a man knew anything, he would sit in a corner and be modest; but he is such an ignorant peacock, that he goes bustling up and down, and hits on extraordinary discoveries.»

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