#prefer

If I was going to make a broad generalisation, I'd say that I prefer the company of women. People know now that I live with Mike Figgis, but I prefer not to talk about it. On one level, privacy is important, but on another level I have no desire to deny certain things. ↗

— Saffron Burrows

#another #broad #certain #certain things #company

In science, read, by preference, the newest works; in literature, the oldest. The classic literature is always modern. ↗

— Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

#classic #literature #modern #newest #oldest

The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#because #bomb #everything #great #great moment

Women prefer to talk in twos, while men prefer to talk in threes. ↗

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

#prefer #talk #threes #while #women

I prefer tongue-tied knowledge to ignorant loquacity. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#ignorant #knowledge #loquacity #prefer

In doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred. ↗

— Marcus Tullius Cicero

#cases #doubtful #interpretation #liberal #more

A distant enemy is always preferable to one at the gate. ↗

— Emile M. Cioran

#distant #enemy #gate #preferable

Some guys are admired for coming to play, as the saying goes. I prefer those who come to kill. ↗

— Leo Durocher

#come #coming #goes #guys #i

If it's a slow race you have to be on your guard. You have to be patient, but I prefer that. ↗

— Michael East

#guard #i #patient #prefer #race

I prefer to commit 100 per cent to a movie and make fewer films, because it takes over your life. ↗

— Jodie Foster

#cent #commit #fewer #films #i