„So would I, if I were Parmenion.“

— Alexander the Great
„I consider not what Parmenion should receive, but what Alexander should give.“
— Alexander the Great
„If I were fire, I would burn; if I were a woodcutter, I would strike. But I am a heart, and I love.“
— Nikos Kazantzakis
„It's because I'm alone.. If I could just feel it, it would be different, because I would not be alone. But if I were not alone, everybody would know it. And he could do so much for me, and then I would not be alone. Then I could be all right alone.“
— William Faulkner
„If I were not a Jew I would be a Quaker.“
— Albert Einstein