#rather

My optimism is not based primarily on the successful march of democracy in recent times but rather is based on the experience of having lived in a fear society and studied the mechanics of tyranny that sustain such a society. ↗

— Natan Sharansky

#democracy #experience #fear #having #lived

Bill Clinton strikes me as the kind of guy who goes wherever the polls lead him, rather than leading the polls. ↗

— Al Sharpton

#bill clinton #clinton #goes #guy #him

That the more authoritarian organizations survive and prevail goes generally unnoticed because people focus on the objectives of organizations, which are many and varied, rather than on their structures, which lend to be similar. ↗

— Robert Shea

#because #focus #generally #goes #lend

Just to travel is rather boring, but to travel with a purpose is educational and exciting. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#educational #exciting #just #purpose #rather

When you are caring about your children perhaps you always have to remember at what point you can become over involved because of something you need rather than something the child needs. ↗

— Frank Shorter

#always #because #become #caring #child

I wanted to learn how to paint rather than just doing black-and-white work. ↗

— Bill Sienkiewicz

#doing #how #i #just #learn

I'm interested in learning more about myself and what I value in myself and letting that be the beautiful part of me, rather than putting on the makeup or wearing the right designer. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

#beautiful #designer #i #interested #learning

I love filmmaking, and I love the process. And I would rather do nothing else. It's a privilege to be able to paint such big pictures, so to speak. ↗

— Bryan Singer

#big #else #filmmaking #i #i love

I would like us to think about it more explicitly, and not take our intuitions as the given of ethics, but rather to reflect on it, and be more open about the fact that something is an ethical issues and think what we ought to do about it. ↗

— Peter Singer

#ethical #ethics #explicitly #fact #given

I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory. ↗

— Alexander Smith

#rather #remembered #song #than #victory