Preference Quotes

322 quotes by 288 authors

I don't have acknowledged preferences of characters. — Christian Bale
For myself I hold no preferences among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. Bricks to all greenhouses! Black thumb and cutworm to… — Edward Abbey
The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts, or by our preference, to… — Wendell Berry
My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather than plodding up and down a… — Jo Brand
I want to be very clear: whenever it is possible to capture a suspected terrorist, it is the unqualified preference of the administration to take… — John O. Brennan
Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
President Obama's record on national security is a tribute to his strength, and judgment, and to his preference for inclusion and partnership over partisanship. — William J. Clinton
Old ideas give way slowly; for they are more than abstract logical forms and categories. They are habits, predispositions, deeply ingrained attitudes of aversion and… — John Dewey
I hold no preference among flowers, so long as they are wild, free, spontaneous. — Edward Abbey
The superiority of chocolate (hot chocolate), both for health and nourishment, will soon give it the same preference over tea and coffee in America which… — Thomas Jefferson
I tell you, Mr. Okada, a cold beer at the end of the day is the best thing life has to offer. Some choosy people… — Haruki Murakami
In the end, color combinations come down to our personal preferences, which we must discover through observation and experiment. — Monty Don
The Bible, when not read in schools, is seldom read in any subsequent period of life...The Bible...should be read in our schools in preference to… — Benjamin Rush
With preference came point of view; with point of view, personality; with personality, uniqueness; with uniqueness, grief. — Jane Smiley
Upgrade your addictions to the status of preferences. Here's the distinction between an addiction and a preference: — Ken Keyes Jr.
Once again, when you upgrade sensations from an addiction to a preference, you can enjoy things such as gourmet food and music, without having your… — Ken Keyes Jr.
We don't always know what makes us happy. We know, instead, what we think SHOULD. We are baffled and confused when our attempts at happiness… — Julia Cameron
Lovers of painting and lovers of music are people who openly display their preference like a delectable ailment that isolates them and makes them proud. — Maurice Blanchot
I prefer the honest jargon of reality to the outright lies of books. — Jean Rostand
I prefer to be remembered for what I have done for others, not what others have done for me. — Thomas Jefferson

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