#prefer

For whatever reason, there are people we like and people we don't like. It's hard to say why, and often a difficult opinion to change. Luckily, there's no steadfast rule stating that we must like everyone. But to keep from disliking ourselves, we should develop the good character to treat everyone kindly, whether or not we deem them deserving. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#dislikes #kindness #likes #personalities #preferences

I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around. ↗

— Li Na

#family #friends #good #good friends #i

To play safe, I prefer to accept only one type of power: the power of art over trash, the triumph of magic over the brute. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#art #brute #i #magic #only

As part of our layered approach, we have expedited the deployment of new Advanced Imaging Technology (AIT) units to help detect concealed metallic and non-metallic threats on passengers. These machines are now in use at airports nationwide, and the vast majority of travelers say they prefer this technology to alternative screening measures. ↗

— Janet Napolitano

#alternative #approach #concealed #deployment #detect

I choose the likely man in preference to the rich man; I want a man without money rather than money without a man. ↗

— Themistocles

#i #likely #man #money #preference

I like ties but I prefer not to wear one when I'm nervous. ↗

— Jamie Oliver

#like #nervous #prefer #ties #wear

But I would assert that despite the wide variety of yoga options and individual preferences, there is one universal element: the union of consciousness and movement, breath and awareness. ↗

— Carre Otis

#awareness #breath #consciousness #despite #element

I don't believe in email. I'm an old-fashioned girl. I prefer calling and hanging up. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

#calling #email #girl #hanging #i

To begin with myself, then, the utterances of men concerning me will differ widely, since in passing judgment almost every one is influenced not so much by truth as by preference, and good and evil report alike know no bounds. ↗

— Petrarch

#almost #begin #bounds #concerning #differ

I prefer just a women's race. It's a totally different game mentally. ↗

— Paula Radcliffe

#game #i #just #mentally #prefer