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title: "7 If i could Quotes By Thom Yorke"
description: "7 If i could quotes by Thom Yorke. Plus more from Thom Yorke and more If i could sayings from other authors."
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> [If I could be any famous person, I'd be John Wilkes Booth, because I'd love to shoot Abraham Lincoln in the face](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/if-i-could-be-any-famous-person-i-d-be-john-wilkes-booth-because-i-d/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

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> [I hate to sound self absorbed, but I'm just going to cast out this pearl of wisdom, if I could give the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-hate-to-sound-self-absorbed-but-i-m-just-going-to-cast-out-this/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dc7/thom-yorke-979_cancer_i-hate-to-sound-self-absorbed-but-i-m-ju_530857.jpg)

> [If I could be any animal I would be a pony because then I could have sex with ponies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/if-i-could-be-any-animal-i-would-be-a-pony-because-then-i-could-have/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/188/thom-yorke-979_animal_if-i-could-be-any-animal-i-would-be-a-po_1519617.jpg)

> [The difference between me and Bono is that he's quite happy to go and flatter people to get what he wants and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/the-difference-between-me-and-bono-is-that-he-s-quite-happy-to-go-and/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1b/thom-yorke-979_admire_the-difference-between-me-and-bono-is-th_2373616.jpg)

> [Americans are ugly unwashed clods that live off of government cheese. If I could, I'd take every living American, grind them up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/americans-are-ugly-unwashed-clods-that-live-off-of-government-cheese/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

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> [If I could be any animal I would be a pony because then I could have sex with ponies. Pony, what a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/if-i-could-be-any-animal-i-would-be-a-pony-because-then-i-could-have-2/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

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> [If I could do just one thing to change the world, I'd make everyone Thom Yorke, and this would be paradise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/if-i-could-do-just-one-thing-to-change-the-world-i-d-make-everyone/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

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## Other authors on If i could

## More by Thom Yorke

> [How come I end up where I started How come I end up where I belong... You used to be alright What happened?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/how-come-i-end-up-where-i-started-how-come-i-end-up-where-i-belong/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [I named my son Noah for the same reason Chris Martin named his apple: we're asses.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-named-my-son-noah-for-the-same-reason-chris-martin-named-his-apple/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [Rock music is, is a necessary evil, like beating my children with penny loafers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/rock-music-is-is-a-necessary-evil-like-beating-my-children-with-penny/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [We're at a time when we are being presented with undeniable changes in the global climate and fundamental issues that affect every single one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/we-re-at-a-time-when-we-are-being-presented-with-undeniable-changes/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [When even your fans are writing to tell you to get a life, you know you need to listen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/when-even-your-fans-are-writing-to-tell-you-to-get-a-life-you-know/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [Space Jam is my favorite movie. Don't ask me why, it just is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/space-jam-is-my-favorite-movie-don-t-ask-me-why-it-just-is/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [My dad spent his whole life getting into fights for telling what he believed to be the truth. Basically it comes from my dad-and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/my-dad-spent-his-whole-life-getting-into-fights-for-telling-what-he/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [I got into the music business thinking it was really radical, that it wasn't really a business at all, that it was a lot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-got-into-the-music-business-thinking-it-was-really-radical-that-it/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [People sometimes say we take things too seriously, but it's the only way you'll get anywhere.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/people-sometimes-say-we-take-things-too-seriously-but-it-s-the-only/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [I'm achingly aware of my own limitations as both part of the human race and as an individual. I'm just, casting this out that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-m-achingly-aware-of-my-own-limitations-as-both-part-of-the-human/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [One little leak becomes a lake, Says the tiny voice in my earpiece](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/one-little-leak-becomes-a-lake-says-the-tiny-voice-in-my-earpiece/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [I often fake my death and then just show up at people's houses. They say 'that's a good one Thom' but I know maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-often-fake-my-death-and-then-just-show-up-at-people-s-houses-they/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [There are a lot of things I cannot do, such as eat books and read chicken.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/there-are-a-lot-of-things-i-cannot-do-such-as-eat-books-and-read/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [I wanted to live with the \*\*\*\*ing manta rays, but they banned me from Sea World.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-wanted-to-live-with-the-ing-manta-rays-but-they-banned-me-from-sea/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

> [I often steal sandwiches, eat them, and put the container's back., with a signed autograph of my self in its place. It's my way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thom-yorke/i-often-steal-sandwiches-eat-them-and-put-the-container-s-back-with-a/)

[Thom Yorke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thom-yorke/)

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