#prefer

I would infinitely prefer a daughter. ↗

— Maurice Sendak

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Every man prefers belief to the exercise of judgment. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#every #every man #exercise #judgment #man

It is the sign of a great mind to dislike greatness, and to prefer things in measure to things in excess. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#excess #great #great mind #greatness #measure

People should always have something which they prefer to life. ↗

— Johann G. Seume

#life #people #prefer #should #something

Now, when I came on to Washington to begin my job, I was so interested in photography at that time that I really would have preferred to work with Stryker than with my department, which was more artistic if you wish. ↗

— Ben Shahn

#begin #came #department #i #i came

I'd like to ask you: what you would prefer us to do? I'd like to ask my colleagues, would any other country act differently? I think the answer is very clear. No one would act differently. ↗

— Silvan Shalom

#answer #any #ask #clear #colleagues

I prefer more to kind of show people different things than tell them 'oh, here's what you should believe' and, over time, you can build up a rapport with your audience. ↗

— Nate Silver

#believe #build #different #different things #here

I adore life but I don't fear death. I just prefer to die as late as possible. ↗

— Georges Simenon

#death #die #fear #i #just

Everyone designs who devises courses of action aimed at changing existing situations into preferred ones. ↗

— Herbert Simon

#action #aimed #changing #courses #designs

I am not a sound bite person. I prefer to run at the mouth. ↗

— Marina Sirtis

#bite #i #i am #mouth #person