#rather

Americans no longer look to government for economic security; rather, they look to their portfolios. ↗

— Bill Owens

#economic #economic security #longer #look #portfolios

To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not. ↗

— Thomas Paine

#choice #fit #freedom #had #loaded

Man does not speak because he thinks; he thinks because he speaks. Or rather, speaking is no different than thinking: to speak is to think. ↗

— Octavio Paz

#different #does #man #rather #speak

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism. ↗

— Norman Vincent Peale

#most #praise #rather #ruined #saved

I don't understand the actor who plays the same role from movie to movie. Maybe it's because I worked on long-running television when I was in my teens, and so the idea of playing the same role just bores me intensely. I'd rather not do it at all. ↗

— Guy Pearce

#because #bores #i #idea #intensely

Additionally, this tax forces family businesses to invest in Uncle Sam rather than the economy. When families are forced to repurchase businesses because of the death tax, that means less money is being invested in new jobs and capital expansion. ↗

— Todd Tiahrt

#because #being #businesses #capital #death

But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days. ↗

— Sally Pearson

#anything #away #bonus #championships #days

Somewhere along the line I made the switch and was able to look at the bight side rather than the dark side all the time. Now I look at everything I have and think how lucky I am. ↗

— Michelle Pfeiffer

#along #am #dark #dark side #everything

Am I coasting on some early success? Yeah. It was a good lucky break for me. But I would rather earn my way back again than simply conform to what people are expecting. ↗

— Liz Phair

#am #back #break #conform #early

I'd rather sell 10,000 records that represent me than 2 million that don't represent me at all. ↗

— Phillip Phillips

#me #million #rather #records #represent