#rather

The epic poet has behind him a tradition of matter and a tradition of style; and that is what every other poet has behind him too; only, for the epic poet, tradition is rather narrower, rather more strictly compelling. ↗

— Lascelles Abercrombie

#compelling #epic #every #him #matter

When I'm ready to make a photograph, I think I quite obviously see in my minds eye something that is not literally there in the true meaning of the word. I'm interested in something which is built up from within, rather than just extracted from without. ↗

— Ansel Adams

#extracted #eye #i #i think #interested

It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds. ↗

— Samuel Adams

#does #fires #irate #keen #majority

It is almost always the cover-up rather than the event that causes trouble. ↗

— Howard Baker

#always #causes #cover-up #event #rather

Mourn for me rather as living than as dead. ↗

— Aeschylus

#living #me #mourn #rather #than

I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full frontal lobotomy. ↗

— Fred Allen

#front #frontal #full #i #lobotomy

Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than risk being happy. ↗

— Robert Anthony

#being happy #certain #happy #miserable #most

Anytime something starts to feel like a popularity contest or not about the music, I'd rather just not be involved. I'm not a big high-fiver. That really gets to people around me when we have a No. 1 or something big happen. I'm not a big, 'Let's go have a party about it!' ↗

— Gary Allan

#anytime #around #big #contest #feel

I don't enjoy being a celebrity, I don't want any part of that or any part of that fame for fame... i'd actually rather die than be a celebrity slime!!! ↗

— Marc Almond

#any #being #celebrity #die #enjoy

Life should be great rather than long. ↗

— B. R. Ambedkar

#life #long #rather #should #than