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There ain't nobody I'd rather have alongside me in a fight than my mama with a broken bottle in her hand.
It is a myth, not a mandate, a fable not a logic, and symbol rather than a reason by which men are moved.
I'd actually rather have a talk show in Australia than even America; I hope I do end up with a talk show.
Don't ask what it means or what it refers to. Don't ask what the work is. Rather, see what the work does.
Having a positive mental attitude is asking how something can be done rather than saying it can't be done.
Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest.
I do not paint a portrait to look like the subject, rather does the person grow to look like his portrait.
I am very much looking forward to new adventures - including, I hope, Broadway - sooner rather than later.
I sometimes fall into the trap of doing what I think I should be doing rather than what I want to be doing.
I would rather excel in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and possessions.
The American people do not like neutrality. They would rather a man were on the wrong side than on neither.
I am naturally to myself, and I would rather have my own space, but I do realize what the effect I have is.
I'm rather secular. I'm basically Jewish. But I think I'm Jewish not because of the Jewish religion at all.
Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet.
A measuring jug is also vital when cooking rice, as this is always measured by volume rather than by weight.
I'm still coping with my trauma, but coping by trying to find different ways to heal it rather than hide it.
If I had known it I would have told my son, I'd rather shoot you than let you join the SS. But I didn't know.
How wrong it is for a woman to expect the man to build the world she wants, rather than to create it herself.
In countries where innocent people are dying, the leaders are following their blood rather than their brains.
The definition of a good mathematical problem is the mathematics it generates rather than the problem itself.
It is that range of biodiversity that we must care for - the whole thing - rather than just one or two stars.
I had rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent, than in the extent of my power and dominion.
Studios are passe for me. I'd rather play in a garage, in a truck, or a rehearsal hall, a club, or a basement.
There's a lot of beauty in the world, so go hang out and go be a part of the solution rather than the problem.
Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody.
Our flag is not just one of many political points of view. Rather, the flag is a symbol of our national unity.
Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Rather than being a luxury, emotions are a very intelligent way of driving an organism toward certain outcomes.
It's time to say goodbye, but I think goodbyes are sad and I'd much rather say hello. Hello to a new adventure.
Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.
Loss of hope rather than loss of life is what decides the issues of war. But helplessness induces hopelessness.
There will be people who don't like you or aren't convinced. I'd rather let my work talk than justify in words.
No story is the same to us after a lapse of time; or rather we who read it are no longer the same interpreters.
A lot of journalists give me a hard time about how I look, but I've never met a journalist I'd rather look like.
I'd just much rather see an ugly person take the trash out than see somebody really pretty taking the trash out.
I would rather have been shot straight-up in cold blood-but to be set up? By people who you trusted? That's bad.
It is in the country's best interest that Tony Blair rather than Michael Howard should form the next government.
The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival.
I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me.
I would rather go to any extreme than suffer anything that is unworthy of my reputation, or of that of my crown.
The role of art in society is not to resolve conflicts; rather, it is to express these conflicts and antagonisms.
If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths, rather than travel the worn paths of accepted success.
Problem-solving, inventing, hacking and coding is more of an adrenaline rush of endorphins rather than a feeling.
The bold enterprises are the successful ones. Take counsel of hopes rather than of fears to win in this business.
The trouble with most people is that they think with their hopes or fears or wishes rather than with their minds.
Man is not the sum of what he has already, but rather the sum of what he does not yet have, of what he could have.
Look, if you're driving down the highway at 120 miles an hour, I'd rather be behind the wheel than in the backseat.
If I were in a room full of people, I'd rather be the person who is more interesting than the one who is wallpaper.
Staying in Likud means wasting time in political squabbles rather than acting on behalf of the good of the country.