Let's take care of mothers and infants first, and then let's see what's left over for everybody over 50. I'm over 50. If I get sick, I would rather have money spent on children before it's spent on me.
People don't get through to the essence of you right away - it's always the famous 'girl' or the famous 'girlfriend'. I'd rather be known for myself.
There were so many pretty girls coming into the salon as clients, and others working in the salon. And I thought, 'Hmm. This is rather nice.'
There is a fun, flippant side to me, of course. But I would much rather be known as the Ice Queen.
The music of the Gypsies belongs in the sphere of improvisation rather than in any other, without which it would have no power to exist.
I like to have a thing suggested rather than told in full. When every detail is given, the mind rests satisfied, and the imagination loses the desire to use its own wings.
I believe that entrepreneurs play an unmatched role and the accelerating pace of innovation is transforming the face of global challenges. You must think about the solution differently when you're trying to impact 1 billion people rather than affecting 1 million people.
It is rather unusual for Italy to be at the forefront of pro-market initiatives.
Each book tends to have its own identity rather than the author's. It speaks from itself rather than you. Each book is unlike the others because you are not bringing the same voice to every book. I think that keeps you alive as a writer.
Most of the time in the 21st century, we dominate our surroundings: We tweak the thermostat, and the temperature falls one degree. We push a button, and Taylor Swift sings for us. It's the opposite in the wilderness, which teaches us constantly that we are not lords of the universe but rather building blocks of it.
Women are choosing to stay single rather than marry men who can't step up and provide.
I have a hard time with interviews, because I'd rather hear about the interviewer.
I try not to match too much. You know, if there's a blue coat and a blue shirt and a blue tie, I try to stay away from that. I'd rather have a blue coat and a yellow shirt and a pink tie. I don't like to look too matching. You know those mismatched socks kids wear? That's my idea of a good suit.
I don't think anybody would argue now that the Internet isn't becoming a major factor in our lives. However, it's very new to us. Newsreaders still feel it is worth a special and rather worrying mention if, for instance, a crime was planned by people 'over the Internet.'
I prefer to die rather than eat beef.
History is a way of interpreting, rather than, say, knowing, the past. It is usually a set of disputes between those who have access to the same sources. It depends on ideology as much as voting in an election does.
I'd rather not, but if it will help the club, I'll do it. My ankle injury still bothers me sometimes.
I don't believe there's a red state in America where people believe you should cut Medicare, Social Security and veterans' benefits rather than doing away with corporate tax loopholes.
I think of these things as obstacles rather than opportunities, because if they were opportunities it means I actually took the business of doing them seriously. To take myself too seriously is the gentle kiss of death.
Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.
If there were no mystery left to explore life would get rather dull, wouldn't it?
I grew up between the two world wars and received a rather solid general education, the kind middle class children enjoyed in a country whose educational system had its roots dating back to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.
I just did what I did and I still am. It makes you unpopular, maybe for a lifetime, but I'd rather do that than be popular and doubt what I am.
I am interested in anything about revolt, disorder, chaos-especially activity that seems to have no meaning. It seems to me to be the road toward freedom... Rather than starting inside, I start outside and reach the mental through the physical.
Art is the final cunning of the human soul which would rather do anything than face the gods.
My father raised us to step toward trouble rather than to step away from it.
I think it's cooler when girls have favorite pieces of clothing rather than an entirely new wardrobe every few months.
I'd rather go to the White House Correspondents' dinner than any awards show.
When I think about actors I know, I'd much rather hear about who they're shagging than what film they're doing next.
We're in a post-conceptual era where it's really the artist's idea and vision that are prized rather than the ability to master the crafts that support the work. Today, our understanding of an artist is closer to a philosopher than to a craftsman.
Objects in a park suggest static repose rather than any ongoing dialectic. Parks are finished landscapes for finished art .
Dynasty was the opportunity to take charge of my career rather than waiting around like a library book waiting to be loaned out.
Reading is such a personal thing to me. I'd much rather give someone a gift certificate to a bookstore, and let that person choose his or her own books.
I would rather live and love where death is king than have eternal life where love is not.
I don't like to focus on things that don't make me happy and that I can't change. I'd rather try my best to learn from it and move on.
I think the music business is probably not happy with what we've done, because the people buying the record have actually got to pick what they want to buy, rather than being told what they should buy.
