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10955 Rather quotes by 5999 unique authors

Whether lawyer, politician or executive, the American who knows what's good for his career seeks an institutional rather than an individual identity. He becomes the… — Lewis H. Lapham
I want relations which are not purely personal, based on purely personal qualities; but relations based upon some unanimous accord in truth or belief, and… — D. H. Lawrence
He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the… — Samuel Johnson
Rather would I have the love songs of romantic ages, rather Don Juan and Madame Venus, rather an elopement by ladder and rope on a… — Emma Goldman
He does much who loves God much, and he does much who does his deed well, and he does his deed well who does it… — Thomas a Kempis
It is not merely the likeness which is precious... but the association and the sense of nearness involved in the thing... the fact of the… — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The being who, for most men, is the source of the most lively, and even, be it said, to the shame of philosophical delights, the… — Charles Baudelaire
Buddy of mine once told me that he'd rather fly a jet than kiss his girl. Said it gave him more of a kick. — Jerry O'Connell
How can we expect our children to know and experience the joy of giving unless we teach them that the greater pleasure in life lies… — James Cash Penney
It's better to obey God rather than men. — Andrew van der Bijl
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

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