#rather

I also hang the pictures low rather than high, and particularly in the case of the largest ones, often as close to the floor as is feasible, for that is the way they are painted. ↗

— Mark Rothko

#case #close #feasible #floor #hang

His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof. ↗

— J. K. Rowling

#even #foolproof #his #impress #knew

Congress, the press, and the bureaucracy too often focus on how much money or effort is spent, rather than whether the money or effort actually achieves the announced goal. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#actually #announced #bureaucracy #congress #effort

Politics is human beings; it's addition rather than subtraction. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#beings #human #human beings #politics #rather

Visit with your predecessors from previous Administrations. They know the ropes and can help you see around some corners. Try to make original mistakes, rather than needlessly repeating theirs. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

#corners #help #know #make #mistakes

The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#charming #differs #fact #feared #great

The secret of happiness is this: let your interests be as wide as possible, and let your reactions to the things and persons that interest you be as far as possible friendly rather than hostile. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#far #friendly #happiness #hostile #interest

Reason is a harmonising, controlling force rather than a creative one. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#creative #force #rather #reason #than

Right discipline consists, not in external compulsion, but in the habits of mind which lead spontaneously to desirable rather than undesirable activities. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#compulsion #consists #desirable #discipline #external

I think its rather peculiar. It's not in keeping with our founding documents, our founding vision. But I'd guess you'd have to ask the Obama administration why they purged all this language from their platform. There sure is a lot of mention of government, so I guess I would put the onus on them to answer why they did all these purges of God. ↗

— Paul Ryan

#answer #ask #did #documents #founding