Top 100 Rather Be Quotes
#1. I would rather be known as 'Jim Kolbe, the trade expert in Congress who happens to be gay,' rather than 'Jim Kolbe, gay congressman from Arizona.'
Jim Kolbe
#2. So he taped a sign on the bathroom door that said OFFICE OF MR. THOMAS WADE. My mom put a sign next to it that said I'D RATHER BE FISHING.
Katherine Applegate
#3. I had, toward the last, been shut off from all visitors, and so when the lawyer, Peter A. Hendricks, came and told me that friends of mine were willing to take charge of me if I would rather be with them than in the asylum, I was only too glad to give my consent.
Nellie Bly
#4. You drive me crazy sometimes, but I'd rather be crazy with you for the rest of my life, than spend another day without you.
Jessie Evans
#5. I'm not a hundred percent sure why I'm here, only that it feels good to be somewhere where no one hates me. It's sad that I would rather be with a total stranger than with people that should've been my family.
Joan Reginaldo
#6. Hard work is a misleading term. physical effort & long hours do not constitute hard work. hard work is when someone pays you to do something you'd rather not be doing. anytime you'd rather be doing something other than the thing you're doing ... you're doing hard work.
George Carlin
#7. What is desired is that the teacher ceased being a lecturer, satisfied with transmitting ready-made solutions. His role should rather be that of a mentor stimulating initiative and research.
Jean Piaget
#8. Martina's gone with people who don't want to be out, and it drives her crazy because she'd rather be open.
Billie Jean King
#9. I would rather be with my kids than anybody else.
Louis C.K.
#10. Rather be alone in the presence of God than with a crowd outside the presence of God.
Evans Biya
#11. It's funny, I'd rather be known as a writer who crafted a really nice piece about women's friendships over time. But that doesn't roll off the tongue like 'YouTube sensation.'
Kelly Corrigan
#12. We resent being talked to. We'd rather be talked with.
Susan Scott
#13. I think wisdom is over-rated. Wisdom is just cleverness, with all the guts kicked out of it. I'd rather be clever than wise, any day. Most of the wise people I know give me a headache, but I never met a clever man or woman I didn't like.
Gregory David Roberts
#14. I don't really see myself as a socialite or as a 'child of someone.' I'd rather be working than going to fashion parties all the time.
Amber Le Bon
#15. Because I would rather be damned for something I do, rather than something I can do but don't otherwise bother to try. Ia
Jean Johnson
#16. But while the surface has the sun, I would much rather be down here with you.
Aimee Carter
#17. The American dream of rags to riches is a dream for a reason - it is hard to achieve; were everyone to do it, it wouldn't be a dream but would rather be reality.
Robert Fulton
#18. I'd rather be hit by a gorgeous man than an ugly one.
Zsa Zsa Gabor
#19. For my own part, I had rather be old only a short time than be old before I really am so.
Marcus Tullius Cicero
#20. It's like, I'm scared and there're a lot of ugly things, but I'd rather be shipwrecked on this lovely island than safe in a sad, gray cell.
Corey Ann Haydu
#21. While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.
Halle Berry
#22. I would rather be uncomfortable with the truth than to be lied to in comfort. That's just my nature.
Jesse Ventura
#23. I'd rather be a 'could-be' if I cannot be an 'are' because a 'could-be' is a 'maybe' who is reaching for a star. I'd rather be a 'has-been' than a 'might-have-been' by far; for a 'might-have-been' has never been, but a 'has' was once an 'are.
Milton Berle
#24. I try not to pay any attention to clothes fascism and I'd rather be thought of as someone who has his own sense of style.
Michael Sheen
#25. I never met another man I'd rather be. And even if that's a delusion, it's a lucky one.
Charles Bukowski
#27. I'd rather be in the heart of Africa in the will of God, than on the throne of England, out of the will of God.
David Livingstone
#29. What is the purpose of life if not to conquer? To steal women and land? I would rather be here and see this than live out my life in peace.
Conn Iggulden
#30. I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is right.
Charles Evers
#31. Our hair points to the sky, the place we'd rather be....
Daniel Amos
#32. I was just getting to the good bit when I heard the sound of his footsteps approaching and wasn't sure whether I would rather be alone with him or alone to finish my book. Men come and go. A good book lasts forever.
Chloe Thurlow
#33. Don't you have a girlfriend or family you'd rather be with? (Geary)
Only Solin, and honestly, he's not this soft. Even if he was, it'd be gross. (Arik)
Sherrilyn Kenyon
#34. I'd rather be in prison in California than free anywhere else.
Inez Haynes Irwin
#35. the vast majority of men would far rather be told what to do than make their own choices. Obedience is easy.' The
Joe Abercrombie
#36. When I think about it, if I had to choose, I'd rather be happy than write.
Jean Rhys
#37. I'd rather be free in Hell than in chains in America."--Victoria Woodhull in The Renegade Queen
Eva Flynn
#38. I'd rather be a failure in something that I love than a success in something that I hate.
George Burns
#39. I'd rather be tried by 12 than carried by six.
Randy Alcorn
#40. I've always thought Prince Charming in 'Cinderella' was the most boring role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch.
Jude Law
#41. There's no scientist I know who wouldn't rather be a charlatan. And when circumstances allow you to be both, why it's great fun!
Edwin Land
#42. Whatever happens, never forget that people would rather be led to perdition by a man, than to victory by a woman.
Rebecca West
#43. I pray every night that I may live after him; because I would rather be miserable than that he should be - that proves I love him better than myself.
Emily Bronte
#44. I'd much rather be in the expanse of the wilderness because it feels like part of my world. It's a unique perspective. You're this tiny speck in a huge environment, and it's nice to be reminded of that.
Sarah McLachlan
#45. I'd rather be known as a freak than a science project.
B. Mauritz
#46. She'd rather be alone than settle just because she was lonely, but sometimes - not that she'd admit it to another soul - that choice sucked.
Donna Alward
#47. If I was President of the United States, I'd rather be right than interesting. If I was CEO of a company, I'd rather be right than interesting. But I'm a journalist - what journalist would rather be right than interesting?
Malcolm Gladwell
#48. If I must choose, I'd rather be tuned in than 'turnt up'.
T.F. Hodge
#49. Audrey, if you had the choice, would you rather be his muse or be in his arms?" "I want to be both. I know it's the exception rather than the rule, but I can't hepl what I want.
Lang Leav
#50. Places I Would Rather Be, Edition 1821
By Lady Olivia Bevelstoke
France
With Miranda
With Miranda in France
In bed with a cup of chocolate and a newspaper
Anywhere with a cup of chocolate and a newspaper
Anywhere with either with a cup of chocolate or a newspaper
Julia Quinn
#51. I had rather be a toad, and live upon the vapor of a dungeon, than keep a corner in the thing I love for others uses.
William Shakespeare
#52. I would much rather be found guilty of making a serious mistake in judgment, than to be accused of being even a little bit insincere.
John Quincy Adams
#53. I'd rather be kind than right. You can always be kind.
Dalai Lama
#54. Well, I'd rather be unhappy than have the sort of false, lying happiness you were having here.
Aldous Huxley
#55. I would so much rather be with someone who cared about what he was doing than someone who knew what he was doing.
Huntley Fitzpatrick
#57. I would rather be my own tyrant than have someone else tyrannize me.
Henry Flagler
#58. I'd rather be fried alive and eaten by Mexicans.
Roald Dahl
#59. Nothing like a lot of exercise to make you realize you'd rather be lazy and dead sooner.
R. K. Milholland
#60. I don't put myself on Jeff Beck's level, but I can relate to him when he says he'd rather be working on his car collection than playing the guitar.
Ritchie Blackmore
#61. I'd rather be a piece of work than a piece of shit.
Robert Kirkman
#62. I would rather be right and die than be wrong and kill.
Holly Lisle
#63. To say that any people are not fit for freedom, is to make poverty their choice, and to say they had rather be loaded with taxes than not.
Thomas Paine
#64. I had rather be called a journalist than an artist.
H.G.Wells
#65. I would much rather be a bad Luise Rainer than a second someone else.
Luise Rainer
#66. I've been in office and I've been out of office. And if I were to choose, I'd rather be in office.
Jerry Brown
#68. The trouble with most of us is that we'd rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
Norman Vincent Peale
#69. All I can say is that you make me ... you make me into someone I couldn't even imagine. You make me happy, even when you're awful. I would rather be with you - even the you that you seem to think is diminished - than with anyone else in the world.
Jojo Moyes
#70. If knowing brings sadness, I'd rather be a fool for life
M.ralte
#71. I would rather be an artist than a leader. Ironically, a leader has to follow the rules.
Criss Jami
#72. I'd rather be nine people's favorite thing than a hundred people's ninth favorite thing.
Jeff Bowen
#73. Everyone hates being wrong, Adolin thought. Except my father said he'd rather be wrong, if it would be better for Alethkar. Adolin doubted many lighteyes would rather be proven mad than right.
Brandon Sanderson
#74. And if I can't be with you I would rather have a different face
And if I can't be near you I would rather be adrift in space
And if the gods desert us I would burn this chapel into flames
And if someone tries to hurt you I would put myself in your place
Neil Finn
#75. Think, dream and expect great things. For would you rather be correct in your perception? Or would you rather be exceptional in your life?
Christopher Babson
#76. I'm not the new Cameron Diaz. I'm not the new Keira Knightley, either. I don't know where these ideas come from. I'd rather be thought of as the one and only Laura Haddock. I'll happily settle for that.
Laura Haddock
#77. I won't lay down my principles for any kind of recognition or any kind of position or trying to be more famous. It's just not in me. I'd rather be a man. And then to have all this crazy stuff on my conscience.
Ice Cube
#78. Yoga's hard for me, but I know you can really feel the difference when you do it consistently. I'd rather be playing basketball.
Chris Noth
#79. You should rather be grateful for the weeds, because eventually they will enrich your practice.
Shunryu Suzuki
#80. Life is short, and I'd rather be sitting in the poor house doing what I love doing than making a lot of money and being miserable. Life is very short.
Amber Benson
#81. The problem with most Christians today is that they would rather be on the judgment seat than on the witness stand. Anonymous
Britt Merrick
#82. I would much rather be a better mother or better human being than I would be a singer. Fortunately for me singing makes me a living.
Tanya Tucker
#84. I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else.
Gus Kahn
#85. Goals and dreams are not purposed to please others. I'd rather be the jester who adds value to those around me than a King with no vision or intention of making a difference.
Janna Cachola
#86. A healthy relationship will never require you to sacrifice your friends, your dreams, or your dignity ... I would rather be alone with dignity than in a relationship that requires me to sacrifice my self respect.
Dinkar Kalotra
#87. A lot of people prefer to be alone. They would rather be a palm tree on an island. I don't get it.
Jose Andres
#88. So then I though I'd make some plans, but Fire thought she'd really rather be Water instead ...
Tori Amos
#89. I'm not really one to be on camera, I'd rather be writing songs.
Jon Foreman
#90. In my life outdoors, I've observed that animals of almost any variety will stand in a windy place rather than in a protected, windless area infested with biting insects. They would rather be annoyed by the wind than bitten.
Tim Cahill
#92. That thing that looks like me but isn't? He'll burn down the world if Sebastian wants him to, and laugh while he's doing it. That's what you're saving, Clary. That. Don't you understand? I'd rather be dead -
Cassandra Clare
#93. If I were a worm, I would rather be the long-lived mutant than the normal worm, that's for sure.
Cynthia Kenyon
#94. I had rather be an oyster than a man, the most stupid and senseless of animals.
George Berkeley
#96. I had rather be plundered by my enemies than by my friends.
Henry IV
#97. I would rather be handsome for an hour than pretty for a week.
Tilda Swinton
#98. Oh, goody," Chas whispered. "I hate going to the doctor. I'd rather be back underground in the water playing Ophelia.
Lia Habel
#99. Socrates said the unexamined life is not worth living. But the over-examined life makes you wish you were dead. Given the alternative, I'd rather be living.
Saul Bellow
#100. I'm part of the mushball middle. I consider 'confused' the majority position because, thankfully, most people would rather be uncertain some of the time than 100% positive all the time - even when they're wrong.
Al Franken
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