#rather

Legislation that names a specific private organization to defund (rather than all organizations that engage in a particular activity) is improper and arguably unconstitutional. ↗

— Justin Amash

#arguably #engage #improper #legislation #names

I'd rather not, but if it will help the club, I'll do it. My ankle injury still bothers me sometimes. ↗

— Bill Buckner

#bothers #club #help #i #injury

Anyone who in discussion relies upon authority uses, not his understanding, but rather his memory. ↗

— Miguel de Unamuno

#authority #discussion #his #memory #rather

Not all my shoes are designer. In terms of clothes, everything is on the same level for me. If I like it, it doesn't matter if it cost £200 or £2. I'm attracted to things rather than labels. ↗

— Sophie Ellis Bextor

#clothes #cost #designer #everything #i

There has certainly been criticism of the timing involved in getting help to the victims of the storm, and much of it may indeed be warranted. However, this is not the time for pointing fingers; rather, it is the time for offering a helping hand to our neighbors in need. ↗

— Jo Bonner

#certainly #criticism #fingers #getting #hand

Advertising generally works to reinforce consumer trends rather than to initiate them. ↗

— Michael Schudson

#consumer #generally #initiate #rather #reinforce

One of the aspects of form that I have been very interested in is stasis - the concept of form which is not so directional in time, not so much climactic form, but rather form which allows time, to stand still. ↗

— La Monte Young

#aspects #been #concept #form #i

Before the commercial ventures, Linux tended to be rather hard to set up, because most of the developers were motivated mainly by their own interests. ↗

— Linus Torvalds

#before #commercial #developers #hard #interests

Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than to close it. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#been #close #done #ever #everything

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. ↗

— Soren Kierkegaard

#function #god #influence #nature #prayer