Those who make happiness the chief objective of life are bound to fail, for happiness is a by-product rather than an end in itself.
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
I love poking fun at myself. I have a rather mean sense of humor.
I thought people would think I only wanted to be an actor because my dad was, rather than because I had an innate calling.
Those who learned to know death, rather than to fear and fight it, become our teachers about life.
God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
After trying Atkins and doing Nutrisystem a few times, now I'm just focused on maintaining a healthy lifestyle rather than dieting.
Initially, it was the unpractical in fashion that brought me to design my own line. I felt that it was much more attractive to cut clothes with respect for the living, three-dimensional body rather than to cover the body with decorative ideas.
I would rather entertain and hope that people learned something than educate people and hope they were entertained.
The Okavango Delta is an astonishing sight: the great Okavango River, rather than flow towards the sea, flows inland, into the sands of the Kalahari.
There are events which are so great that if a writer has participated in them his obligation is to write truly rather than assume the presumption of altering them with invention.
I would rather portray the hero if it's a really great film. All my favorite fictional film characters are heroes, such as in 'The Last of the Mohicans' and 'Robin Hood.'
The great changes in civilisation and society have been wrought by deeply held beliefs and passion rather than by a process of rational deduction.
I am hoping that I can be known as a great writer and actor some day, rather than a sex symbol.
I'd rather let the song live and, as I get older, I'm less absorbed with the clothing. The older I get, I just wanna write good songs.
I'd rather write one good book than ten mediocre ones.
I was 16 and did a play at school. I was a rather good student... And then I did a play when I was 16 and completely lost all my concentration for academics.
I could have begged. They made it obvious to me that if I wanted to come back and be a good boy... but I'd rather be in Roots than Good Times.
My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather than plodding up and down a pool.
In terms of fiction, I'd rather go out and have a good time than read a book about someone having a good or bad time.
As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what's good for individuals.
