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A liberal conservative is a man who thinks things ought to progress but would rather they remained as they are. — James Fitzjames Stephen

I'd wear any of my private attire for the world to see. But I would rather have an open flesh wound than ever wear a band aid in public. — Lady Gaga

He saw you in your own Gethsemane and He didn't want you to be alone..He would rather go to hell for you than to haven without you. — Max Lucado

The best of us would rather be popular than right. — Mark Twain

I would rather miss the mark acting well than win the day acting basely. — Sophocles

Before marriage, you lose your virginity. After marriage, you get to give it away. Which would you rather experience? — Todd Stocker

Sometimes it is hard to sing and dance at the same time, but I would rather be off and be real and genuine about it to my fans. — Kesha

I would rather spend one day on Maui than 30 days in the hospital. — Charles Lindbergh

I would rather do three or four small parts every year as opposed to some of the lower-hanging fruit that might get my name above the title. — Jason Bateman

Would you rather work forty hours a week at a job you hate or eighty hours a week doing work you love? — Jay Samit

I would rather be whole than good. — Carl Jung

Most people would far rather be seen through than not be seen at all. — Ada Leverson

I would rather dance as a ballerina, though faultily, than as a flawless clown. — Margaret Atwood

I would rather be a beggar and single than a queen and married. — Elizabeth I

The world is full of people who would like nothing better than to spend six hours on a golf course. I would rather be chopping shallots. — Ted Allen

I would rather have you suffering and alive-than dead. — Hanya Yanagihara

If you didn't fall down, you would never have learned how to pick yourself up. — Laurie Nadel

So you would rather suffer an injustice than do an injustice? — Socrates

I would rather not know about how one gets parts in movies these days. — Christopher Plummer

I believe I would rather have Stieglitz like something - anything I had done - than anyone else I know. — Georgia O'Keeffe

There's a thousand other things I would rather spend money on than a car. — Scott Ian

I think most of us would rather have an audience than countless riches. If we wanted to be rich we would be doing something else. — John Green

I let you drag me here because there isn't a place in the world I would rather be than wherever you go. — F.E. Feeley Jr.

...the government in Beijing continues to define itself as Marxist-Leninist, though 'Market-Leninist' would be rather more apt. — Francis Wheen

I would rather be known as 'Jim Kolbe, the trade expert in Congress who happens to be gay,' rather than 'Jim Kolbe, gay congressman from Arizona.' — Jim Kolbe

I would rather spend money on something, that fulfills me for eternity. Rather, than something that fulfills me for only an hour or two. — Mary Sage Nguyen

I would die for my country. But I'd rather kill for it. Ready your troops. We march! — Brian McClellan

I like people who would rather something be discovered than shoved in your face. — Amy Sedaris

The best kept secret in America today is that people would rather work hard for something they believe in than live a life of aimless diversion. — John W. Gardner

We would rather see those to whom we do good, than those who do good to us. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

We would rather be in hell with Jesus than in Heaven without Him.64 — Anonymous

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty. — Woodrow Wilson

We are bound to lose Ireland in consequence of years of cruelty, stupidity and misgovernment and I would rather lose her as a friend than as a foe. — William E. Gladstone

Would we not do well to have the pleasing of God as our motive rather than to try to elevate ourselves above our brother and outdo another? — Ezra Taft Benson

Climbing K2 or floating the Grand Canyon in an inner tube; there are some things one would rather have done than do. — Edward Abbey

Because society would rather we always wore a pretty face, women have been trained to cut off anger. — Nancy Friday

At university I had a big coloured scarf and people would often say, 'All right, Doctor Who?' And, I thought, I rather liked that notion. — Matt Smith

I would rather try a shot to win than play safe and finish second. — Phil Mickelson

I would die at the stake rather than change a semi-colon! — Edmond Rostand

I would rather live a joyful simple life, doing what I love, than to be unhappy and rich. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If one judges love according to the greatest part of the effects it produces, it would appear to resemble rather hatred than kindness. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

If you would rather pick a fight than solve a problem, do not consider leading the church — J. Oswald Sanders

I would rather look the Devil in his eyes, than for him to sneak up on me. — Lionel Suggs

I would rather have my ignorance than another man's knowledge, because I have so much of it. — Mark Twain

By his own admission, he would rather run ten miles, leap a five-bar gate and climb a big hill than engage in any athletic activity. — Terry Pratchett

I should think a dead language would be rather boring, socially
speaking. — Sol Luckman

Milton has carefully marked in his Satan the intense selfishness, the alcohol of egotism, which would rather reign in hell than serve in heaven. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

I Don't Want To Live Long. I Would Rather Get The Death Penalty Than Spend The Rest Of My Life In Prison — Theodore Kaczynski

We aren't called to do all conceivable good, which would be impossible for us, but rather to maximize the opportunities that we have. — Matt Perman

I think I would rather just live my life," Teddy said, "not make an artifice of it. — Kate Atkinson

I would rather be a freeman among slaves than a slave among freemen. — Jonathan Swift

I would rather have India without education, if that is the price to be paid for making it dry. — Mahatma Gandhi

I would rather die a dreamer than live as a cynic. — Scott Crow

Someone asked me recently - what would I rather give up, food or sex. Neither! I'm not falling for that one again, wife. — Mark Watson

I would rather be on the set than doing anything. — Orson Welles

I would rather have thirty minutes of wonderful, than a lifetime of nothing special. — Robert Harling

Many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request. — Philip Dormer Stanhope

As far as I am concerned I would rather spend the rest of my life in prison than marry again. — George Sand

It would be sweet to be cared for despite her faults, and to be wanted for her person rather than the power she comes with. — Kendare Blake

I would rather be told an R-rated truth than a G-rated lie. — Ken Gire

I would rather be alone than having a solitary company. — Pushpa Rana

Max would rather say nothing to everyone than something to one person — Matthew Dicks

My favourite animal is the koala, but his life would be boring. I would rather be a giraffe so that I could contemplate the beauty of Africa. — Caterina Murino

I would rather be arrested as a traitor than fight a war for Wall Street. — Eugene V. Debs

The weakest would be put out of service rather than be allowed to compromise the whole system. — Frances McCall Rosenbluth

And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow. G. K. Chesterton — Leslie Parrott

I would rather learn from one bird how to sing than to teach 10,000 stars how not to dance. — E. E. Cummings

All geniuses are not successful just like all successful people are not geniuses. I would rather be successful than a genius. — Majid Kazmi

I would rather have a player who showed a bit of heart out there than one who just accepted things. — Fergie

Fear not! I would rather tear the heart from your bosom than take your bow, for I believe you would miss it less. — Anne Fortier

But children, hark! Your mother would rather, When you arrived, have been your father. — Ogden Nash

I would rather be assassinated than see a single star removed from the American flag. — Abraham Lincoln

Yeah, well, I try to think for myself once in a while, rather than buy in to the ridiculous propaganda the media would have us believe. — Marissa Meyer

I would rather have people be even cynical about me than to feed the negative vibe. Y — Michael Buble

I would rather be a little nobody, then to be a evil somebody. — Abraham Lincoln

I couldn't speak, for once in my life. I was terrified of seeing him again; and I would rather have shaved my head than not see him again. — Charlaine Harris

I would rather walk alone in the light than with many in the dark doom. — Lailah Gifty Akita

If there is a God who will damn his children forever, I would rather go to hell than to go to heaven and keep the society of such an infamous tyrant. — Robert Green Ingersoll

He's not the heart and flowers kind of guy, but he's the heart and soul kind, and fuck if every girl would rather that than flowers. — Jay McLean

I would rather have a big burden and a strong back, than a weak back and a caddy to carry life's luggage. — Elbert Hubbard

I would rather propose a bureau somewhat similar to that which we have in the Universal Postal Union. — Fredrik Bajer

The civil libertarians among us would rather defend the constitution than protect our nation's security. — Jeff Sessions

I would rather play with 10 men than wait for a player who is late for the bus. — Jose Mourinho

Would you rather learn to deal with the truth now than be forced to do so later on? — Celestine Chua

I resent the idea that people would blame the messenger for the message, rather than looking at the content of the message itself. — Anita Hill

I would rather be trampled by thousands of children than touch a spider. — Frank Iero

Arjun: ...the men are talking because you're beautiful.
Sita: ...I would much rather they talk about me because I'm skilled. — Michelle Moran

As much as she was enjoying it, Dimity would always rather talk about reading than actually read. — Gail Carriger

[I would] rather discover one cause than gain the kingdom of Persia. — Democritus

I would rather be a womaniser than a sodomiser. — Habeeb Akande

It's a good idea to pay attention to the world and try to understand how it works rather than how you would like it to work. — Matthew Crawford

I would rather die in freedom on my way back home than starve to death here. — Morning Star

Most people would rather suffer through a bad situation than take steps needed to free themselves ... — Sherrilyn Kenyon

I am not helping because I have already assumed so much, and I would rather let her suffer than be wrong. — Neil Hilborn

The problem with most Christians today is that they would rather be on the judgment seat than on the witness stand. Anonymous — Britt Merrick

I'd rather sit in bed and watch TV. All of my ex-boyfriends, of course, not Paris, would be like, 'What's the problem? You're so not sexual.' — Paris Hilton

the sad fact is that we would rather be distracted than disturbed. But — Tom Shadyac

I would tell people to enjoy the present moment and the journey rather than the outcome. — Judith Hill

We would rather be feared than respected. — Al Davis

Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods. — Iris Murdoch