Top 100 I Would Prefer Quotes
#1. I would prefer to have gum on my face than own up to the fact that I accidentally got gum on my face. And of course one sentence out of every ten that comes from my mouth is probably not one hundred percent true.
Alicia Thompson
#2. I would prefer it if people thought that I didn't work hard, that I just played the guitar for three minutes a week and was like, 'Check out this song - what do you think?' That would be ideal. I would prefer telling people that I'm just truly talented.
Julian Casablancas
#3. I want no part of peace with savages who throw acid on and gun down young girls going to school. I would prefer to crush them and kill them wherever they exist. That's not being a warmonger. It's being a realist.
Allen West
#4. Anybody wants to call me the Triple H of Ring of Honor, I think that's hilarious. I would prefer to call Triple H the CM Punk of the WWE
CM Punk
#5. Oh, no; I should find there people who would force me to understand things of which I would prefer to remain ignorant, and who would try to explain to me, in spite of myself, a mystery which even they do not understand.
Alexander Dumas
#6. I strenuously object to the very word "grotesque" which has become hackneyed to the point of nausea ... I would prefer my music to be described as "Scherzo-ish" in quality, or else by three words describing the various degrees of the Scherzo - whimsicality, laughter, mockery.
Sergei Prokofiev
#7. Don't write in to ask whether I would prefer Gingrich to Clinton. Ask, rather, whether Clinton prefers Gingrich to you. Go triangulate yourself.
Christopher Hitchens
#8. I would prefer a thousand times to receive reproofs than to give them to others ...
Therese Of Lisieux
#9. In case, I would prefer to say, that some circumstances should strike me in a different light to the one in which it struck you. Human reactions vary and so does human experience.
~Hercule Poirot
Agatha Christie
#10. To me, the idea of living this lifestyle is so boring that I would prefer to read Marcel Proust the whole time during a tour.
Laurent Brancowitz
#11. I would prefer to have no money but to have a nice family and good friends around.
Li Na
#12. If freedom led to wider inequality, I would prefer that to a world in which I got artificial equality at the expense of freedom. My objective, my god ... is freedom of individuals to pursue their own values.
Milton Friedman
#13. Rather than go to the gym, I would prefer to do martial arts because the time goes by quicker.
Milla Jovovich
#14. I would prefer an intelligent hell to a stupid paradise.
Blaise Pascal
#15. Apart from the National Film Awards, I don't see any other award ceremony that I should give value
to. My personal experience about these award ceremonies is that I don't trust them. I have no faith
in them so I would prefer to stay away.
Aamir Khan
#16. I would prefer a normal-sized breast, or a small breast or whatever, and that it be natural, than to understand that it was just some jelly in there.
Jeff Koons
#17. I would prefer to keep my clothes on. Unless there's a brisk breeze or something, I tend to keep them on.
Allison Williams
#18. I would prefer my experiences in communication to have a growth-promoting effect, both on me and on the other, and I should like to avoid those communication experiences in which both I and the other person feel diminished.
Carl R. Rogers
#19. On my first date, my boyfriend asked me if I wanted to eat a la carte, and I said that I would prefer to stay inside!
Cristin Milioti
#20. I would prefer to abandon the terminology of the past. 'Superpower' is something which we used during the cold war time. Why use it now?
Vladimir Putin
#22. I would prefer myself to own all of my brand, where everything I am responsible for myself.
Roustam Tariko
#23. I would prefer not to be in a car with someone who can't really drive that well!
Tommy Davidson
#24. Because reason ... is the only thing that makes us men, and distinguishes us from the beasts, I would prefer to believe that it exists, in its entirety, in each of us ...
Rene Descartes
#25. It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.
Joseph Brodsky
#26. If I have any choice I would prefer Western Troops.
John Buford
#27. Cute. I think I would prefer to be stabbed in the eye rather than be called cute.
Ilona Andrews
#28. I might accept immortality, if I had to do it. But I would prefer - if there is any afterlife - to know nothing whatever about Borges, about his experiences in this world.
Jorge Luis Borges
#29. I would prefer to believe that things possess the power of recall, of recollection. That things are memoirs of the existences that once were theirs, if only we knew how to read them.
Norman Lock
#31. The free conversation of a friend is what I would prefer to any environment.
David Hume
#32. On one level, I would prefer never to hear the words 'James Bond' again, but on another level, it is part of my blood and my life. And it's the only movie in the world that offers a British actor the chance of international recognition.
Timothy Dalton
#33. That's why I do what I do, and that's why I wanted to be an actress from the time I was six years old. If I can't effectively move people, then I would prefer not to do it.
Viola Davis
#34. In the event of a victory over Germany by Soviet Russia and England, Bolshevism in Europe would inevitably follow. Under these circumstances I would prefer to see Germany win the war.
Pierre Laval
#35. I would prefer to believe that a market in fetal organs would empower women to use their reproductive capabilities to their own economic advantage.
Jacob M. Appel
#36. The basis of my vegetarianism is not physical, but moral. If anybody said that I should die if I did not take beef tea or mutton, even on medical advice, I would prefer death.
Mahatma Gandhi
#37. I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
Sophocles
#38. I would prefer to direct without also starring in the same project.
Julie Ann Emery
#39. I think he is an entertainer. I would prefer if he were a performer.
Carol Bellamy
#40. In any case, I would prefer to read something I don't enjoy than do almost anything else. I like the act of reading itself. Following the line of something - not just the story but the rhythm, the tone, the feel of what has accumulated from before and what is beginning to impend ...
Nuala O'Faolain
#41. It's not my plan or whatever in my life to be a sex symbol. It never is. You are who you are, but you can't help what you look like. And when you do a film, like for me, it's just not about that. I would prefer to downplay it. I prefer to downplay the sex appeal.
Jessica Biel
#42. Were I ever alone in the dock, I would not want to be arraigned before our flawed tribunals, knowing my freedom could be forfeit as a result of political pressures. I would prefer a fair trial, under the shadow of the noose.
Michael Gove
#43. Downworld?" Tessa echoed, puzzled. "Is that a place in London?"
"Never mind that," said Will. "I'm boasting of my investigative skills, and I would prefer to do it without interruption.
Cassandra Clare
#44. I would prefer a thousand mistakes in extravagance of love to any paralysis in wariness of fear.
Gerald May
#45. I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.
Bao Dai
#46. I would prefer things to be peaceful and not have conflict.
Don Winslow
#47. You can go back 150 years and literally find the same people saying the same thing in the same way. "If we have to pay you more, it will be bad for you." And that's because saying that is a much more polite way of saying, "I'm rich, you're poor, and I would prefer to keep it what way."
Nick Hanauer
#48. It's weird talking about projects as an actor because you're so in them. I would prefer to write a paper and deliver it to everyone via e-mail.
Kristen Stewart
#49. I would prefer the [USA] government to be the policeman and not the businessman.
Rand Paul
#50. I would prefer being in a hard battle; however, I will be satisfied with whatever happens to me in this war, if only the country comes out of this peril safe and to the satisfaction of the finest and best government on earth.
Knute Nelson
#51. I would prefer to have invented a machine that people could use and that would help farmers with their work - for example a lawnmower.
Mikhail Kalashnikov
#52. I would prefer not to be involved in party politics.
George Soros
#53. People feel guilty enough at funerals without having more guilt heaped on. I would prefer a bighearted preacher giving my eulogy, someone inclined to widen heaven's doors. I don't want to leave folks wondering whether I made it.
Philip Gulley
#54. I would prefer to be well-liked in any and all situations.
Janeane Garofalo
#55. I think people lie on the Internet. I would prefer to meet someone in person, and I need to have chemistry when we meet and spend a little time, and have a couple of dates.
Vivica A. Fox
#56. I would prefer to tell a young player what to do than how to do it.
Greg Chappell
#57. Cristal go by the cases, wait hold up that was racist
I would prefer the Aces, ain't no different when you taste it.
A 40 ounce to chase it, that's just an understatement.
ASAP Rocky
#58. I don't believe in public companies ... I would prefer to risk my own money, make any necessary changes fast and grow as quickly as possible.
Roustam Tariko
#59. I would prefer death to this cage, to the twisted obsession of a mad boy king.
Victoria Aveyard
#60. I would prefer to remain in prison for another 20 years than bargain my beliefs for freedom.
Samir Geagea
#61. But I wish you to know that, were I just Edward and you just Jane, I would prefer to marry you. We accord well together, and have similar views ... Kings cannot make their own choices. I wished you to know that
Alison Weir
#62. Will you, or will you not, quit me?' I now demanded in a sudden passion, advancing close to him.
'I would prefer not to quit you', he replied, gently emphasizing the not.
Herman Melville
#63. I answered their questions truthfully and honestly, but I would prefer not to say more. I assume the information was routed back and that is why I was not called to testify.
Jeff Gannon
#64. I would prefer to have one comfortable room well stocked with books to all you could give me in the way of decoration which the highest art could supply.
John Bright
#65. We won't get any growth in Greece by just imposing cuts. What I would prefer is a special economic zone for Greece.
Martin Schulz
#66. After two wars, I have been in danger too often to bother very much about being killed, and when it comes, I would prefer that it should happen in an aeroplane, since aeroplanes have been the best part of my life.
Nevil Shute
#67. I would prefer as friend a good man ignorant than one more clever who is evil too.
Euripides
#68. If I have to die either for religion or atheism I would prefer atheism, since my conscience will respect my rational decision.
M.F. Moonzajer
#69. I would prefer to try and fail than to not try at all.
Grant McLachlan
#70. I would prefer not to throw myself on a funeral pyre. Please come back to me.
Eloisa James
#71. I think there are two ways to depict a family. One is what it's really like, and one is what the audience would like it to be. Between you and me, I think the second one is what I would prefer.
Aaron Spelling
#72. People keep pushing me to be the center of attention ... I would prefer to be on the sidelines, because that's where you see more.
Gong Li
#73. Quite frankly, I would prefer to have a non-Christian like Mitt Romney who at least pretends to embrace biblical principles over a professing Christian like Barack Obama who embraces very unbiblical positions on abortion.
Robert Jeffress
#74. It's not that she is a bad driver, just a bit ... Umm ... well, quick to arrive at her destination should we say, whereas I would prefer to take my time and get there in one piece without getting beeped at.
Stephanie Hudson
#75. I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.
Maeve Binchy
#76. I would prefer just to be an actor for hire rather than struggling with something like Higher Ground, that I had a lot of emotion attached to.
Joe Lando
#77. There is nowhere else I'd rather be, nothing else I would prefer to be doing. I am at the beach looking west with the continent behind me as the sun tracks down to the sea. I have my bearings.
Tim Winton
#78. If I were offered a cochlear implant today, I would prefer not to have one. But that's not a statement about hearing aids or cochlear implants. It's about who you are.
Marlee Matlin
#79. I really don't despise anyone. But there is a list of a half dozen people I would prefer never to hear from or see again.
Graydon Carter
#80. I would prefer to be a little nervous, because when you stop being nervous is kind of when you stop caring.
Conor Oberst
#81. If it would make you happy, I could let the staff know you prefer the garden. Then you can come out here at night without being manhandled by the guard. I would prefer if you had one nearby, though.
Kiera Cass
#82. I am a disciple of the philosopher Dionysus, and I would prefer to be even a satyr than a saint.
Friedrich Nietzsche
#83. Because as much as I dislike her, I would prefer not to have an enemy.
Dawn O'Porter
#84. I don't mind a gut. In fact, I would prefer a guy to have a gut than be too built.
Liz Vassey
#85. Is the prestige conferred by the Man Booker prize for the book or me? I would prefer it on the book and for me to be treated ordinarily.
Eleanor Catton
#86. I would prefer to be in a place where I'm appreciated.
Corey Dillon
#87. I say that I can't make anything up. I think of myself as a collage artist. I'm cutting and pasting memories of my life. And I say, I have to live a life in order to tell a life. I would prefer to tell it because telling you're always in control, you're like God.
Spalding Gray
#88. I would prefer to write about everything; what else is there? But one must be selective.
Edward Abbey
#89. I would prefer you did not apologize for anyone else," she said. "My father always says that if we were as quick to own our own faults as we are to apologize for those of others, society might truly advance.
Helen Simonson
#90. I think if my child died I would prefer it if I were dead.
Saoirse Ronan
#91. I would prefer every [American] state keep the definition of marriage that's prevailed in Western civilization for a couple thousand years.
Gary Bauer
#92. I would prefer as a viewer to watch the mistakes. I am my own blooper reel, as it happens.
Craig Ferguson
#93. At present I would prefer not to be a little reasonable,' was his mildly cadaverous reply.
Herman Melville
#94. I would prefer to just continue to speak about truth and to speak about what makes sense.
Ben Carson
#95. People ask me all the time which I would prefer doing more, but I honestly can't say. When I'm filming, I'm like, 'No, this is my favorite,' and when I'm writing music and recording and performing, it's like, 'This is definitely it.'
Cassie Steele
#96. I had a crush Florence Henderson when I was younger, i would love to meet Marcia but I would prefer mom.
Danny Trejo
#97. Yet when it happens to me that the music moves me more than the subject of the song, I confess myself to commit a sin deserving punishment, and then I would prefer not to have heard the singer.
Augustine Of Hippo
#98. When a girl says she likes you as a friend, what she means is: "Rather than have sex with you, I would prefer to lose you as a friend."
Roger Ebert
#99. I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day.
Matt Groening
#100. I would prefer to live with bleeding heart where desire see darkness of uncertainty because I need to know the existence of love
Seema Gupta
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