Prefer Quotes

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The rich and powerful always seem to prefer the tops of buildings. Hasn't anyone ever explained to them that higher just means you have farther… — Laurell K. Hamilton
I prefer the wicked rather than the foolish. The wicked sometimes rest. — Alexandre Dumas
In a clutch or a corner, I tend to make a weapon out of what is near at hand. That can be anything from a… — Dean Koontz
It isn't that gentlemen really prefer blondes, it's just that we look dumber. — Anita Loos
If someone proved to me that Christ is outside the truth, and that in reality the truth were outside of Christ, then I should prefer… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
It seemed to me certain, and I still think so today, that one can never wrestle enough with God if one does so out of… — Simone Weil
Only yesterday I was no different than them, yet I was saved. I am explaining to you the way of life of a people who… — Khalil Gibran
Because reason...is the only thing that makes us men, and distinguishes us from the beasts, I would prefer to believe that it exists, in its… — Rene Descartes
I prefer a story that has the good sense to stay on the page where it belongs. - Elinor — Cornelia Funke
You know, there are two good things in life, freedom of thought and freedom of action. In France you get freedom of action: you can… — W. Somerset Maugham
I've always rejected being understood. To be understood is to prostitute oneself. I prefer to be taken seriously for what I'm not, remaining humanly unknown,… — Fernando Pessoa
I've known you for years. Everyone says you were beautiful when you were young, but I want to tell you I think you're more beautiful… — Marguerite Duras
Most people would look at an animal in a cage and instinctively feel that it should be set free. . . . It's a dangerous… — Scarlett Thomas
Yes, yes," said the Beast, "my heart is good, but still I am a monster." Among mankind," says Beauty, "there are many that deserve that… — Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
When you’re young you prefer the vulgar months, the fullness of the seasons. As you grow older you learn to like the in-between times, the… — Julian Barnes
When most people said "I'm psychic, you see," they meant "I have an overactive but unoriginal imagination/wear black nail varnish/talk to my budgie;" when Anathema… — Neil Gaiman
In reaffirming the greatness of our nation, we understand that greatness is never a given. It must be earned. Our journey has never been one… — Barack Obama
If I were not an atheist, I would believe in a God who would choose to save people on the basis of the totality of… — Isaac Asimov
I much prefer whining to counting my blessings. — Mary Ann Shaffer
We all get lost once in a while, sometimes by choice, sometimes due to forces beyond our control. When we learn what it is our… — Cecelia Ahern
Only those moments count, when the desire to remain by yourself is so powerful that you'd prefer to blow your brains out than exchange a… — Emile M. Cioran
I sometimes think I prefer suitors in books rather than right in front of me. How awful, backward, cowardly, and mentally warped that will be… — Mary Ann Shaffer
The obvious types of American fascists are dealt with on the air and in the press. These demagogues and stooges are fronts for others. Dangerous… — Henry A. Wallace
I prefer sinners and madmen, who can learn, who can change, who can teach-or people like myself, if I may say so, who are not… — James A. Baldwin
You're in America now," I said. "Our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other… — Jim Butcher

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