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10955 Rather quotes by 5999 unique authors

Would I rather the research lab that tests animals is reduced to a bunch of cinders? Yes. — Ingrid Newkirk
One thing that really appeals to me is this idea of music being a living thing that has an evolution that, in a way, enables… — Peter Gabriel
A creature who has spent his life creating one particular representation of his selfdom will die rather than become the antithesis of that representation — Frank Herbert
The line between true self and feigned self is blurred on all sides. Which I think is a rather handy metaphor for falling in love. — Gayle Forman
Sometimes it's a good idea to think about what you want from a situation, and try to get it, rather than just blurt out the… — E. Lockhart
I would rather die a thousand deaths than surrender. — Robert E. Lee
I'm bad and I'm going to hell, and I don't care. I'd rather be in hell than anywhere where you are. — William Faulkner
The creation of a world view is the work of a generation rather than of an individual, but we each of us, for better or… — John Dos Passos
It is my rather subversive opinion that a writer's feelings of anonymity-obscurity are the second most valuable property on loan to him during his working… — J D Salinger
In baseball, there is something electrifying about the big leagues. I had read so much about (Stan) Musial, (Ted) Williams and (Jackie) Robinson. I had… — Hank Aaron
We havent been out in many of these countries helping them build infrastructure. How would they look at us today if we had been there… — Patty Murray
I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place. — Desmond Tutu
I'd rather go to hell than worship a homophobic God. — Desmond Tutu
The people are learning that you cannot leave decisions only to leaders. Local groups have to create the political will for change, rather than waiting… — Wangari Maathai
The women of the Green Belt Movement have learned about the causes and the symptoms of environmental degradation. They have begun to appreciate that they,… — Wangari Maathai
There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen. — Siouxsie Sioux
I would rather have a country run like hell by Filipinos than a country run like heaven by the Americans, because however a bad Filipino… — Manuel L. Quezon
For us, the idea was not to get involved more than necessary in the fight against the Russians, which was the business of the Americans,… — Osama bin Laden
So we are continuing this policy in bleeding America to the point of bankruptcy. Rather, the policy of the White House that demands the opening… — Osama bin Laden
I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work — Bill Sienkiewicz
Since we astronomers are priests of the highest God in regard to the book of nature, it befits us to be thoughtful, not of the… — Johannes Kepler
Most people have learned to live in the moment. The argument goes that if the past has uncertain effect on the present, there is no… — Alan Lightman
People who are knowledgeable about poetry sometimes discuss it in that knowing, rather hateful way in which oenophiles talk about wine: robust, delicate, muscular. This… — Anna Quindlen
People who soar are those who refuse to sit back, sigh and wish things would change. They neither complain of their lot nor passively dream… — Charles R. Swindoll
It is not by accident that the happiest people are those who make a conscious effort to live useful lives. Their happiness, of course, is… — Ernest A. Fitzgerald

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