#rather

So high do these plants stand in the favour of the Chinese gardener, that he will cultivate them extensively, even against the wishes of his employer; and, in many instances, rather leave his situation than give up the growth of his favourite flower. ↗

— Robert Fortune

#chinese #cultivate #employer #even #extensively

This is the great vice of academicism, that it is concerned with ideas rather than with thinking. ↗

— Lionel Trilling

#great #ideas #rather #than #thinking

I do not know whether there be, as a rule, more vocal expression of the sentiment of love between a man and a woman, than there is between two thrushes. They whistle and call to each other, guided by instinct rather than by reason. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#call #each #expression #guided #i

It may almost be a question whether such wisdom as many of us have in our mature years has not come from the dying out of the power of temptation, rather than as the results of thought and resolution. ↗

— Anthony Trollope

#come #dying #many #mature #may

I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it. ↗

— Sam Waterston

#home #i #just #listen #listening

I was a normal, rather dutiful child. I didn't even rebel as a teenager. ↗

— Emily Watson

#dutiful #even #i #normal #rather

I'd rather fight 100 structure fires than a wildfire. With a structure fire you know where your flames are, but in the woods it can move anywhere; it can come right up behind you. ↗

— Tom Watson

#behind #come #fight #fire #fires

I'm always shy when I meet people I admire so I wouldn't be able to say anything rather than, 'How do you do? Love you! Bye!' ↗

— Jackie Weaver

#admire #always #anything #bye #how

I'd be more interested in doing a smaller, character driven thing, rather than another action picture. ↗

— Sigourney Weaver

#another #character #doing #driven #i

Fox came to us with the concept for ICE AGE and they came to us with the first draft of the script. They also gave us a mandate to make it into a comedy from what was previously a rather dramatic action concept. ↗

— Chris Wedge

#age #also #came #comedy #concept