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The first law of the market is to make the largest possible profit from other people's labor or go out of business. Profitability rather than… — Michael Parenti
I could never be a country person, sitting around trees trying to write a song. I would rather be in the middle of society, whether… — Ric Ocasek
I think the more the listener can contribute to the song, the better; the more they become part of the song, and they fill in… — John Prine
I would rather take hellebore than spend a conversation with a good, little man. — Edward Dahlberg
Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them, and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined… — William Penn
We led with our conviction rather than rational, because rational said it was impossible. — Daniel Ek
It is so difficult to draw a clear line of separation between the abuse and the wholesome use of the press, that as yet we… — Thomas Jefferson
Progressive companies regard climate change as an opportunity rather than a threat — Tom DeLay
We have an economy that tells us it is cheaper to destroy earth in real time rather than renew, restore, and sustain it. You can… — Paul Hawken
The amount of time people waste dwelling on failures rather than putting that energy into another project, always amazes me — Richard Branson
I waited far too long, being optimistic rather than realistic. I also failed to do my homework — Gordon Clark
Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods. — Iris Murdoch
People who have faith in life are like swimmers who entrust themselves to a rushing river. They neither abandon themselves to its current nor try… — David Steindl-Rast
It bothers me when I hear these reporters and jocks get on TV and say: 'Oh, no guy can come out in a team sport.… — Charles Barkley
It is not our affluence, or our plumbing, or our clogged freeways that grip the imagination of others. Rather, it is the values upon which… — J. William Fulbright
We in this country, in this generation, areby destiny rather than choicethe watchmen on the walls of world freedom. We ask, therefore, that we may… — John F. Kennedy
Though the most beautiful creature were waiting for me at the end of a journey or a walk; though the carpet were of silk, the… — John Keats
The happiness of every country depends upon the character of its people, rather than the form of its government. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
If frugality were established in the state, and if our expenses were laid out to meet needs rather than superfluities of life, there might be… — Oliver Goldsmith
I would not give half a guinea to live under one form of government rather than another. It is of no moment to the happiness… — Samuel Johnson

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