#rather

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 would rather lose a good earring than be caught without make-up. ↗

— Lana Turner

#earring #good #i #lose #make-up

Confession is good for the soul only in the sense that a tweed coat is good for dandruff - it is a palliative rather than a remedy. ↗

— Peter De Vries

#confession #good #only #rather #remedy

I'd rather be homesick than home. ↗

— Leo Vroman

#homesick #i #rather #than

Look, if you're driving down the highway at 120 miles an hour, I'd rather be behind the wheel than in the backseat. ↗

— Mark Wahlberg

#behind #down #driving #highway #hour

I should have been trying to build a career, rather than leaving it in the hands of somebody else. ↗

— Ray Walston

#build #career #else #hands #i

The secret of happiness is the determination to be happy always, rather than wait for outer circumstances to make one happy. ↗

— J. Donald Walters

#be happy #circumstances #determination #happiness #happy

I'd rather be a creature of the night than an old dude. ↗

— Gerard Way

#dude #i #night #old #rather

I'd rather have a lot of talent and a little experience than a lot of experience and a little talent. ↗

— John Wooden

#i #little #lot #rather #talent