Prefer Quotes

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Religious people often prefer to be right rather than compassionate. Often, they don't want to give up their egotism. They want their religion to endorse… — Karen Armstrong
I prefer the word 'homemaker' because 'housewife' always implies that there may be a wife someplace else. — Bella Abzug
I guess I do prefer a ball cap. I have performed without a cap, mostly at funerals and weddings. — Rodney Atkins
We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or… — Diane Ackerman
I would hate now to be married. It does occur to me on occasion that, if I fall and hit my head, there will be… — Lauren Bacall
If people have to put labels on me, I'd prefer the first label to be human being, the second label to be pacifist, and the… — Joan Baez
I much prefer working with kids whose life could be completely upended by a reading of a book over a weekend. You give them a… — Russell Banks
I never do anything fun, because I'm a housewife. I hate that word 'housewife.' I prefer to be called 'domestic goddess.' — Roseanne Barr
I love Wagner, but the music I prefer is that of a cat hung up by its tail outside a window and trying to stick… — Charles Baudelaire
France is not poetic; she even feels, in fact, a congenital horror of poetry. Among the writers who use verse, those whom she will always… — Charles Baudelaire
I consider it useless and tedious to represent what exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me. Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of… — Charles Baudelaire
I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it is not male parts, but… — Sarah Bernhardt
I prefer to make common cause with those whose weapons are guitars, banjos, fiddles and words. — Theodore Bikel
Usually I love preparing. It's really the time I prefer, because it's a time of reflection and of possibility of growth - to let it… — Juliette Binoche
I prefer to work for my country in a free and independent way. I was born free, and I want to die free. I am… — Andrea Bocelli
It's weird how people who are the least close to me or who've never even met me purport to be experts on the real me;… — Vanna Bonta
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for… — Joseph Brodsky
Liberals, it has been said, are generous with other peoples' money, except when it comes to questions of national survival when they prefer to be… — William F. Buckley, Jr.
I know nothing about love and romance, so I prefer to stick to just comedy. — Sandra Bullock
I don't like parties. I prefer something more intimate, just for the closest people. — Gisele Bundchen

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