#rather

This is not to say that the Scots are not fine people, but they were all sort of... well, my grandfather was a minister and sort of Protestant, and this was rather depressing to me. ↗

— Alan Hovhaness

#fine #grandfather #me #minister #people

Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart. ↗

— William Jennings Bryan

#eloquent #heart #lip #rather #speech

If there were no mystery left to explore life would get rather dull, wouldn't it? ↗

— Sidney Buchman

#explore #get #left #life #mystery

War on terrorism defines the central preoccupation of the United States in the world today, and it does reflect in my view a rather narrow and extremist vision of foreign policy of the world's first superpower, of a great democracy, with genuinely idealistic traditions. ↗

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

#defines #democracy #does #extremist #first

When you pray, rather let your heart be without words than your words without heart. ↗

— John Bunyan

#pray #rather #than #without #words

I say I never wanna get married. I feel trapped with the idea of marriage. How can you really be with somebody forever? I'd get bored! As I get older, I don't settle. I'd rather tell somebody 'This is what I want - take it or leave it.' ↗

— Amanda Bynes

#feel #forever #get #get married #how

Biographical data, even those recorded in the public registers, are the most private things one has, and to declare them openly is rather like facing a psychoanalyst. ↗

— Italo Calvino

#data #declare #even #facing #like

It appears that Wall Street is not acting as a force for economic expansion, providing access to capital for companies that make things. Rather, it seems, Wall Street is using government bailouts to lever up. ↗

— Maria Cantwell

#acting #appears #bailouts #capital #companies

An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany. ↗

— Nick Cave

#artist #artistic #duty #epiphany #information

Given the choice between accomplishing something and just lying around, I'd rather lie around. No contest. ↗

— Eric Clapton

#around #between #choice #contest #given