Preferred Quotes

320 Preferred quotes by 288 unique authors

I hated being photographed and never wanted to go on red carpets, even though they always asked me to. My place was behind the scenes.… — Giovanna Cau
Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is in… — Andrew Cuomo
I feel impelled to speak today in a language that in a sense is new-one which I, who have spent so much of my life… — Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. — Jean de La Fontaine
Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian. — Levon Helm
I always preferred to hang out with the outcasts, 'cause they were cooler; they had better taste in music, for one thing, I guess because… — John Hughes
I've always preferred writing in longhand. I've always written first drafts in longhand. — John Irving
Now, I think that I should have known that he was magic all along. I did know it - but I should have guessed that… — Jackie Kennedy
It's one of the worst-kept secrets of family life that all parents have a preferred son or daughter, and the rules for acknowledging it are… — Jeffrey Kluger
Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings. — Walter Lippmann
I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace. — Naguib Mahfouz
I've always preferred writing about grey characters and human characters. Whether they are giants or elves or dwarves, or whatever they are, they're still human,… — George R. R. Martin
I was an intimate sort of child who never spoke up in groups. I preferred close friends. — Ian Mcewan
I preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films. — Ethel Merman
My daughter Lila loves the smell of gasoline - she always says, 'Mummy, keep the door open,' when I'm filling up the car. I've heard… — Kate Moss
If honest of heart and uprightness before God were lacking or if I did not patiently wait on God for instruction, or if I preferred… — George Muller
As a warning to parents, I mention that my father preferred me to my brother, which was very injurious to both of us. To me,… — George Muller
Making money from enforcing patents is no more wrong than investing in preferred stock. — Nathan Myhrvold
I preferred not to be laden down with a big instrument. If you're behind a guitar, you get used to being behind a guitar, and… — Stevie Nicks
Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'.… — Man Ray
We continue to recognize the greater ability of some to earn more than others. But we do assert that the ambition of the individual to… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
Be able to meet any deadline, even if your work is done less well than it would be if you had all the time you… — Marilyn vos Savant
Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones. — Herbert Simon
I have always preferred the reflection of the life to life itself. — Francois Truffaut
A good name is still to be preferred over great riches. Especially it is to be preferred to the appearance of riches, aquired with nothing… — Ezra Taft Benson

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