Rather Quotes · Page 8

I see no point in holding grudges. I'd rather not have any negativity within me.

— Zeenat Aman

I would rather be stupid than pretend to be intelligent.

— Mahesh Bhatt

I've worked with Ed Bradley, Dan Rather and lots of different local news anchors.

— Mika Brzezinski

Whenever I travel, I always make it a point to try out local delicacies rather than have fivestar food.

— Sanjeeda Sheikh

I'd rather go to a place and spend a couple of months, get to know it, get to know the people.

— Joe Sacco

There is no other person on the face of this planet that I would rather sit and talk to than my wife.

— Willie Aames

I'd rather go down with an almighty bang than play it safe.

— Maxine Peake

I'm watching The Singing Detective.' I'm rather taken by it.

— Jonathan Bailey

I've felt the pressure of wanting to be known as a young actress rather than just Alisha from 'Misfits'.

— Antonia Thomas

The time it would take me to write a screenplay it would take me the time to make two films. I would…

— Ridley Scott

We were interested in this notion of compression- a lot of the songs were really short so that you'd absorb them in…

— Arto Lindsay

Every nation feels itself to be superior, but in America it's a jaunty feeling, and in some cases a rather ominous one…

— James Salter

Kristen Stewart always looks good - she wears what she wants. It's the same with Alison Mosshart - she chooses clothes that…

— Edie Campbell

I would never deny the importance of the media, but I wouldn't go out of the way to splash my pictures all…

— Amisha Patel

Christmas is a tonic for our souls. It moves us to think of others rather than of ourselves. It directs our thoughts…

— B. C. Forbes

I'd rather have 100,000 people who really get what I'm doing and like it for what it is than a million who…

— Kacey Musgraves

I kind of have this sense of mission now when we talk about success: I'd really like Whole Foods to contribute to…

— John Mackey

I was rather a poor student, too easily distracted - did a lot of gazing out of windows, fine for training to…

— Michael Morpurgo

If power lies more and more in the hands of corporations rather than governments, the most effective way to be political is…

— Noreena Hertz

I don't want to be in a position that could make me vomit, like air travel. I've purloined airsick bags and stuffed…

— Scott Stossel

I came rather late to film. I've done an awful lot of theater before - before I discovered the camera, you know,…

— Ian Mckellen

I think some authors suffer from a need to try to prove that they're clever and educated. I try not to suffer…

— Amity Shlaes

There isn't an amount of money you could offer me to do reality TV. I would rather get my job back on…

— Dave Gahan

There are roles I have said no to, but for different reasons. And, I never talk about those because I feel it's…

— Penelope Cruz

I'd rather win a World Series than have my number retired.

— Nolan Arenado

Chris Gayle has always been known to be a rather irreverent person.

— Mandira Bedi

I've always tried to grow people rather than cricketers.

— Mickey Arthur

Rather than just sit there, I would prefer to get out and play football. Brighton have let me do that.

— Glenn Murray

I'd wish for my work to be remembered rather than myself.

— Claire Messud

Soon, I knew that I would become a chemist, rather than a composer.

— Richard Ernst

I was highly sensitive and still am, but as a kid I could tap into my emotional state rather easily.

— Henry Thomas

I feel the ticking clock. And at times, I've said if I don't dance, I'd rather die.

— Wendy Whelan

In the end, I think people prefer the good to win rather than the bad.

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Through our willingness to help others we can learn to be happy rather than depressed.

— Gerald Jampolsky

Everybody seems to live rather well down here in Monaco!

— Roger Moore

Some would rather vilify a woman for taking her story public than listen to what she is saying.

— Ellie Rowsell

I'm always glad to see somebody rethink something rather than reproduce something I did.

— Harold Prince

I try to stay far away from anything creepy and supernatural. I'd rather not think about it.

— Taissa Farmiga

We believe in personal choice, rather than society dictating how we must live our lives.

— Mike Peters

I can't prove that God doesn't exist, but I'd much rather live in a universe without one.

— Lawrence M. Krauss