Rather Quotes

There does not seem to be that collegiality I referred to, there seems to be much more of a them versus us attitude, rather than we all have a role to play in this process so let's get on with it.

I have the libido of a 15-year-old boy. My sex drive is so high. I'd rather have sex with Brian all the time than leave the house. He doesn't mind.

I would almost rather be in debt constantly than work with horrible people that I hate.

I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.

When you've written a movie, you then get together with a whole lot of people and make it. In many ways, I think it is far nicer to be with people rather than being completely solitary.

I would rather drudge out my life on a cotton plantation, till the grave opened to give me rest, than to live with an unprincipled master and a jealous mistress.

My impression is that American policy speaks not of antagonism but rather partnership.

I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else. The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.

If I'm not working, I have a habit of becoming rather insular.

My attitude to peace is rather based on the Burmese definition of peace - it really means removing all the negative factors that destroy peace in this world. So peace does not mean just putting an end to violence or to war, but to all other factors that threaten peace, such as discrimination, such as inequality, poverty.

The most important issue is clearly not the quality of treatment and care of these prisoners; rather it is the perplexing issue of what we now do with them.

Everybody experiences far more than he understands. Yet it is experience, rather than understanding, that influences behavior.

The attitude is we live and let live. This is actually an amazing change in values in a rather short time and it's an example of freedom from religion.

Start with what is right rather than what is acceptable.

I never quite envisioned myself a proper doctor under that white coat, but I was interested in the idea of healing and in the psychological dimension rather early on.

I'd rather be good than lucky.

When we ask for love, we don't ask others to be fair to us-but rather to care for us, to be considerate of us. There is a world of difference here between demanding justice... and begging or pleading for love.

I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.

The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.

Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than to close it.

Revolution today is taken for granted, and in consequence becomes rather dull.

It is not necessarily true that expensive experiments are not worthwhile doing but there are plenty of rather cheap experiments which are certainly worth doing.

I don't like anybody to be angry with me. I'd rather have friends.

The purpose cannot be creating self-styled democracies, but rather encouraging steps that are conducive to establishing democratic rule at universal standards. Obviously, this would be a formidable journey.

Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.

Fracking is doable if there's full disclosure of all chemicals used. Secondly, science dictates the policy rather than politics. Third, there's collaboration between environmental groups and the natural gas industry.

I'm very aware that when one is acting in the theater, you do become kind of animal about it. And you're reliant on instincts rather than tact a lot of the time.

And we owe science to the combined energies of individual men of genius, rather than to any tendency to progress inherent in civilization.

I'd rather write one good book than ten mediocre ones.

I prefer to speak of 'interdimensionals' rather than 'extraterrestrials' because the latter has connotations of 'little green men' and all the other cliche responses. Nor does it tell the full story.