In a drama of the highest order there is little food for censure or hatred; it teaches rather self-knowledge and self-respect.
Most wars are not fought over shortages of resources such as food and water, but rather over conquest, revenge, and ideology.
It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.
I can have peace of mind only when I forgive rather than judge.
I'm not a waif-y girl and never will be. I think it's healthy when fitness experts encourage fitness rather than getting a certain body shape.
The banking collapse was caused, more than anything, by bad government policy and the total failure of bad regulation, rather than by greed.
Life is not a matter of place, things or comfort; rather, it concerns the basic human rights of family, country, justice and human dignity.
Some years ago there was a study to discover the most stressful occupation. It turned out not to be the head of a large business, football manager or prime minister, but rather: bus driver.
I have never been able to look upon America as young and vital but rather as prematurely old, as a fruit which rotted before it had a chance to ripen.
I've always wanted to call the shots because I would rather fail than not have a chance to figure it out on my own.
I have the freedom to take chances, to say no. I have the freedom to be who I really want to be, rather than have to conform to this or that just to stay alive.
One way for investors to protect themselves from a rapid change in the price of a stock is to use a limit order rather than a market order.
Activists are generally doers - rather than watching television and thinking about the world they will put there energies into doing something 'active' to change the (political) situation.
People are no longer primarily in opposition, nor can they be said to be interacting, rather they are participating in this pool of common meaning which is capable of constant development and change.
Journalists are supposed to be skeptical, that's what keeps them digging rather than simply accepting the official line, whether it comes from government or corporate bureaucrats.
The absence of political personalities in the government will help rather than hinder a solid base of support for the government in parliament and in the political parties because it will remove one ground for disagreement.
I would have been glad to have lived under my wood side, and to have kept a flock of sheep, rather than to have undertaken this government.
Rather than improving the wealth of their own nation, the Mexican government encourages its poor to come to the U.S. and send money home.
Buy with your heart, not your head. You can look at all the aspects that make a purchase practical, but that kind of thinking makes it an investment rather than a home.
I'm not someone who's led my life trying to get publicity; I'd rather do my work and go home.
I'd much rather go out and have music randomly presented to me by different DJs than stay home and discover it on my own.
