#rather

Sight and touch, being thus increased in capacity, might belong to some species far superior to man; or rather the human species would be far different had all the senses been thus improved. ↗

— Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

#being #belong #capacity #different #far

Whoever does not philosophize for the sake of philosophy, but rather uses philosophy as a means, is a sophist. ↗

— Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel

#means #philosophy #rather #sake #uses

I respect people who feel things passionately. I do. But when someone is a judge, that is not what they should bring to the bench. It is not really passion, except in rare instances, that serves the bench well. It is, rather, an ability to understand the law and follow it. ↗

— Charles Schumer

#bench #bring #except #feel #follow

I want to be able to work on a project that will give people around the world the chance to represent their own people, their own culture, their own stories, rather than just Hollywood - really, you know, dominated Hollywood. And that's a dream of mine. ↗

— Steven Seagal

#around #chance #culture #dominated #dream

I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol. ↗

— Steven Seagal

#am #day #great #great writer #hoping

Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#light #night #our #rather #than

That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty. ↗

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

#bounty #given #ostentation #pride #rather

I like going to Church for aesthetic reasons, rather than spiritual ones. ↗

— Andres Serrano

#church #going #i #like #ones

Under the leadership of this President, the state of the union is not strong. We are being pulled apart rather than pulling together. Our democracy is suffering from the choices being made, and yet we are offered the same tired excuses and unrealistic analyses. ↗

— Jose Serrano

#apart #being #choices #democracy #excuses

I had rather have a fool to make me merry than experience to make me sad and to travel for it too! ↗

— William Shakespeare

#fool #had #i #make #me