Prefer Quotes
1738 Prefer quotes by 1359 unique authors
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Love doesn't demand perfection, but it does ask you to give yourself with less reserve than you'd prefer.
— Thomas Moore
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You can kiss me if you like," she said. Alex let go of her and turned away. "Thanks, Fiona," he said. "But frankly I'd prefer…
— Anthony Horowitz
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Stop it!' He relented, so far as he could, stepping forward to take my head into his hands. 'Russell, once, only once, I was taken…
— Laurie R. King
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... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.
— Jim Stovall
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Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas.…
— Susan Cain
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Ugh! Erin. You have a one-track mind." She smiled deviously. "I prefer to think of it as target-driven.
— Tammara Webber
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I like women who haven’t lived with too many men. I don’t expect virginity but I simply prefer women who haven’t been rubbed raw by…
— Charles Bukowski
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Eventually, though, I came to the conclusion that I was the male equivalent of a Toyota Camry. You know: No one ever says, "I have…
— Justin Halpern
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I simply don't shine in company. Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.
— Barbara Hambly
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You see, I'm fond of teasing, it's a second nature with me—and I'm used to teasing myself. Plaguing myself, if you prefer; I don't tease…
— Jean-Paul Sartre
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When I meet a woman who attracts me, I prefer women,' she said. 'And when I meet a man who attracts me, I prefer men.'…
— Octavia Butler
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Minias smiled. Great. Another charming demon. I sort of prefer the insane ones.
— Kim Harrison
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The man who fears to be alone will never be anything but lonely, no matter how much he may surround himself with people. But the…
— Thomas Merton
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Prefer what intuition whispers in your ear to what you have done and redone ten times in your head.
— Robert Bresson
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The conqueror is always a lover of peace; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed.
— Carl von Clausewitz
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I would prefer not to throw myself on a funeral pyre. Please come back to me.
— Eloisa James
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Isabelle: All the boys are gay. In this van, anyway. Well, except for you, Simon. Simon: Glad you noticed. Magnus: I prefer to think of…
— Cassandra Clare
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I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper.
— James Robertson
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I prefer granting with a good grace what I know I shan't be able to prevent.
— Andre Gide
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People who prefer to believe the worst of others will breed war and religious persecutions while the world lasts.
— Dorothy L. Sayers
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So stay true to your own nature. If you like to do things in a slow and steady way, don't let others make you feel…
— Susan Cain
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One of the biggest problems with the world today is that we have large groups of people who will accept whatever they hear on the…
— Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Yes, I sounded like a pathetic weenie. I prefer to think of it as showing my softer side.
— James Patterson
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Augustus: “You probably need some rest.” Me: “I’m okay.” Augustus: “Okay.” (Pause.) “What are you thinking about?” Me: “You.” Augustus: “What about me?” Me: “‘I…
— John Green
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Do not mistake me. I am not yet weak enough to yield to fearful imaginings, which are almost as absurd as illusions of hope, and…
— Marguerite Yourcenar
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