Prefer Quotes

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As a nation, we began by declaring that 'all men are created equal.' We now practically read it 'all men are created equal, except negroes.'… — Abraham Lincoln
I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood. — George R. R. Martin
You have a tendency, Hastings, to prefer the least likely. That, no doubt, is from reading too many detective stories. — Agatha Christie
Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life.… — Andrzej Sapkowski
I cordially dislike allegory in all its manifestations, and always have done so since I grew old and wary enough to detect its presence. I… — J.R.R. Tolkien
The measure of our mindfulness, the touchstone for sanity in this society, is our level of productivity, our attention to responsibility, our ability to plain… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
Do people choose the art that inspires them — do they think it over, decide they might prefer the fabulous to the real? For me,… — Alice Hoffman
Bob, would you be willing to take on Evil Bob?" Bob's eyes darted nervously. "I'd . . . prefer not to. I'd really, really prefer… — Jim Butcher
Pure, hard-core liberals believe in a superior race. They think they're it. They believe they're more intelligent than the general run of mankind, better suited… — Dean Koontz
If I have to have a past, then I prefer it to be multiple choice. — Alan Moore
If there is one fact we really can prove, from the history that we really do know, it is that despotism can be a development,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
No matter how strong our resolve, we eventually find ourselves enslaved by the compulsive preference for one particular woman. You’ve been caught, my friend. You… — Lisa Kleypas
Technology tends toward avoidance of risks by investors. Uncertainty is ruled out if possible. People generally prefer the predictable. Few recognize how destructive this can… — Frank Herbert
We Irish prefer embroideries to plain cloth. To us Irish, memory is a canvas--stretched, primed, and ready for painting on. We love the "story" part… — Frank Delaney
He laughed, and it raised goose-bumps on my arms. "Oh,ma petite ,ma petite , you are precious." Just what I wanted to hear. "So how… — Laurell K. Hamilton
Want to try it?" Dad offered, patting the arm of the chair. "Fifteen different kinds of massage. It analyzes your back muscles and makes recommendations.… — Lisa Kleypas
The more I see of Mankind, the more I prefer my dog. — Blaise Pascal
Evie: "Can we not talk?" Jack: "But you're such a charming conversationalist. Still, if you'd prefer to simply bask in the glory of my company,… — Kiersten White
It's just as I thought," she said. "I prefer you to every single one of these. Some of these look far too proud of themselves,… — Diana Wynne Jones
I prefer thought to action, an idea to a transaction, contemplation to activity. — Honore de Balzac
My life is not an apology, but a life. It is for itself and not for a spectacle. I much prefer that it should be… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
No, my young apprentice. You said the exact right thing. Again. I'm just laughing at life." "Why?" he asked, opening both his eyes. "Because sometimes… — P. C. Cast
I sometimes think that I enjoy suffering. But the truth is I would prefer something else. — Fernando Pessoa
A field trip. You interested in doing something dangerous, and possibly illegal?" Does it involve underage girls, broken curfews and soorte4d fruit toppings?" I dropped… — Rachel Vincent
I prefer the term ‘sexual deviant’ myself,” Saiman said. — Ilona Andrews

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