#rather

I think a lot of Indians want Indian artists to be cultural cheerleaders rather than cultural investigators. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#cheerleaders #cultural #i #i think #indian

I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff- box from an emperor. ↗

— George Byron

#box #emperor #i #nod #rather

Let us change our traditional attitude to the construction of programs. Instead of imagining that our main task is to instruct a computer what to do, let us concentrate rather on explaining to human beings what we want a computer to do. ↗

— Donald Knuth

#beings #change #computer #concentrate #construction

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#america #any #being #enlightened #faults

Friends think your life is so glamorous, and it is. But there are times when, instead of going to a glamorous party, I would rather just come home from work, pop in a DVD and eat some microwave popcorn with a cutie on the sofa. ↗

— Carson Kressley

#dvd #eat #friends #glamorous #going

So much of religion is exegesis. I would rather follow in the footprints of Christ than all of the dogma. ↗

— Christy Turlington

#dogma #follow #footprints #i #much

What is needed, rather than running away or controlling or suppressing or any other resistance, is understanding fear; that means, watch it, learn about it, come directly into contact with it. We are to learn about fear, not how to escape from it. ↗

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

#any #away #come #contact #controlling

Artists usually don't make all that much money, and they often keep their artistic hobby despite the money rather than due to it. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#artists #despite #due #hobby #keep

Every creature is better alive than dead, men and moose and pine trees, and he who understands it aright will rather preserve its life than destroy it. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#alive #aright #better #creature #dead

People know that I am a very good author. But they would rather read what I have to say about the next election. ↗

— Tatyana Tolstaya

#am #author #election #good #i