#preferred

Probable impossibilities are to be preferred to improbable possibilities. ↗

— Aristotle

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Houses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. ↗

— Francis Bacon

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Upon the principles of reason, the good of many is preferable to the good of a few or of one; a lasting good is to be preferred before a temporary, the public before the private. ↗

— Mary Astell

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I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing. ↗

— Andrew Eldritch

#another #being #better #continent #england

I could never understand the attraction of Bette Davis. I always preferred Jane Russell. ↗

— Richard Griffiths

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Dad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian. ↗

— Levon Helm

#doctor #great #humanitarian #i #lawyer

I started out pursuing an acting career out of college when I lived in Los Angeles. When I got an entry into broadcasting, I preferred it. I liked being me, rather than dressing up to be someone else. Now I'm 30 and doing a career of my own and have been in this career for eight years. ↗

— Eleanor Mondale

#angeles #been #being #broadcasting #career

Of course, there will always be those who look only at technique, who ask 'how', while others of a more curious nature will ask 'why'. Personally, I have always preferred inspiration to information. ↗

— Man Ray

#ask #course #curious #how #i

Everyone has their preferred stroller, their preferred crib, their preferred Moses basket. And they have advice on that too! ↗

— Tori Spelling

#basket #crib #everyone #moses #preferred

Ninety percent of the students take the 'preferred lender.' Why? Because that's the nature of the relationship. You trust the school. The school is in a position of authority. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

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