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Rather Quotes

Sayings built around what people would choose instead.

These rather quotes are built around preference — plain personal taste, unconventional priorities, and pointed statements about what someone would choose over the expected option. The tone pairs well with I Am quotes, another collection rooted in personal declaration.

Mourn for me rather as living than as dead.

Quotes by Aeschylus

I would rather be ignorant than knowledgeable of evils.

Quotes by Aeschylus

A lot of my fears come out in my work rather than life.

Quotes by Adrian Tomine

I'm fed up of hearing that Adrian Lewis is so naturally talented blah blah blah. I'd rather hear that I'm winning.

Quotes by Adrian Lewis

Always Quotes

I would rather like my work to speak for itself.

Quotes by Aditi Rao Hydari

If I'm going to be away from my family, I'd rather it be working with my friends.

Quotes by Adam Scott

Ballot formats should be standardized nationally rather than left to the often bad judgment of local officials.

Quotes by Adam Cohen

I am rather inclined to silence.

Abraham Lincoln

I don't have any tricky plays, I'd rather have tricky players.

Quotes by Abe Lemons

I Am Quotes

I started earning a living as a poet rather early on.

Quotes by Wislawa Szymborska

I've said maybe too many times that I'd rather be typecast than not cast at all.

Quotes by William Sanderson

I love sci-fi, especially when it thrives on a thought-provoking story, rather than explosions.

Quotes by William Mapother

Eloquent speech is not from lip to ear, but rather from heart to heart.

Quotes by William Jennings Bryan

A World is not an ideology nor a scientific institution, nor is it even a system of ideologies; rather, it is a structure of unconscious relations and symbiotic processes.

Quotes by William Irwin Thompson

Like Quotes

The chemist, whose science is immediately concerned with the combinations of atoms, has rarely found it necessary to discuss their shapes, and gives them no particular forms in his diagrams. That does not mean that the shapes are unimportant, but...

Quotes by William Henry Bragg

I would rather have one minute at this age than a month at 21.

Quotes by William Holden

I'd rather there wasn't an afterlife, really. I'd much rather not be me for thousands of years.

Quotes by William Golding

She is elegant rather than belle.

Quotes by Wilfred Owen

I despise formal restaurants. I find all of that formality to be very base and vile. I would much rather eat potato chips on the sidewalk.

Quotes by Werner Herzog

Me Quotes

I'd rather be a lady of the evening than a feminist.

Quotes by Wendy Long

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Frequently Asked Questions

What's an example of a "rather" quote about avoiding pretension?
One speaker contrasts fine dining with a plain preference: "I despise formal restaurants." and, more pointedly, "I would much rather eat potato chips on the sidewalk."
Is there a quote here that takes a stance on feminism?
Yes — one is a blunt, personal opinion: "I'd rather be a lady of the evening than a feminist." It's presented here exactly as that speaker's own provocative statement, not as a view this page agrees with or recommends.
What does the magazines quote mean?
It argues that magazines should be valued as "cultural entities rather than boxes of corn flakes that can be sold and shipped around" — the speaker's way of pushing back on treating publishing purely as a commodity business.
Does this collection include any quotes critical of capitalism?
One does, framed as the speaker's own economic opinion rather than settled fact: "The guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists."
Where can I find more quotes with this same direct, first-person "I'd rather..." style?
Browse I Am quotes for more first-person declarations, or Always quotes and Like quotes for other quotes built around personal preference.

Some entries contrast individual comfort with bigger questions about what institutions or industries actually prioritize. Explore Like or Me quotes for more first-person perspective.