I Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with I. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“I'd rather sell reefer than do pizza delivery.”
“I'd rather send out a mass email then hang posters all over the place”
“I'd rather share the glory of a hit than star by myself in a flop.”
“I'd rather sing a good lyric written by someone else than one of my own that is terrible.”
“I'd rather sing a sad song than eat.”
“I'd rather sing one wild song and burst my heart with it, than live a thousand years watching my digestion and being afraid of the wet.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Jack London (Illustrated)
“I'd rather sink with my own vision than float with somebody else's.”
“I'd rather sit in bed and watch TV. All of my ex-boyfriends, of course, not Paris, would be like, 'What's the problem? You're so not sexual.'”
“I'd rather speak as a student of philosophy. Philosophically it makes no sense, absolutely makes no sense. Why should people inherit evil things when their memories could contain and should invoke good things?”
“I'd rather spend half an hour in the company of a top carpenter, than three hours in the company of an average brain surgeon”
“I'd rather spend money on things that improve the customer experience than on marketing.”
“I'd rather spend my leisure time doing what some people call my work and I call my fun.”
“I'd rather spend my time looking at the sky than listening to Whitney Houston.”
“I'd rather stay asleep than have to learn all those frightening secrets.”
Source: Casa Rossa
“I'd rather stay away from the limelight. Not because I'm trying to be a good boy and all that stuff. I just love quiet.”
“I'd rather stay here with all the madmen than perish with the sadmen roaming free.”
“I'd rather stay home and watch the tube than go out and make myself into a spectacle. I'm not uncomfortable with a social life, but it doesn't appeal to me. It doesn't seem to accomplish anything - it just leaves one wanting for more.”
“I'd rather stay out of the limelight until I've done something I feel proud of.”
“I'd rather stimulate your mind than emulate your purpose”
“I'd rather strive for the kind of interview where instead of me asking to introduce myself to society, society asks me to introduce myself to society.”
Source: Killosophy
“I'd rather suffer 1000 truths than enjoy 1 lie.”
“I'd rather suffer the consequences of truth than of silence.”
“I'd rather support the issues I truly believe in than give my vote to parties that court votes at the time of the election. I like to think that my vote strengthens the green foundation stone.”
“I'd rather take a beating sometimes than get in that gym every morning. Anyone who gets up that early and says he likes it is a goddamned liar. The only good thing about it is that when I'm finished, I look at myself in the mirror and say, "Jack, you've done it again!”
“I'd rather take a contested shot than an open shot any day ... It's kind of boring when you take open shots”
“I'd rather take advice from my valet than from the Conservative Party Conference”
“I'd rather take coffee than compliments just now.”
Source: Greatest Christmas Novels in One Volume: Life and Adventures of Santa Claus, Heidi, The Romance of a Christmas Card, The Little City of Hope, The Wonderful Life, Little Women, Anne of Green Gables, Little Lord Fauntleroy, Peter Pan…
“I'd rather take risks than make something that's cookie cutter.”
“I'd rather talk to people who do things than complain about other people who do things. I say they're idiots.”
“I'd rather teach peace.”
“I'd rather that England should be free than that England should be compulsorily sober. With freedom we might in the end attain sobriety, but in the other alternative we should eventually lose both freedom and sobriety.”
“I'd rather the handshake for somebody that I can trust than a contract. Because you can read the bloody contract - perhaps if you made a little bit of a mistake writing it - in a way to suit you.”
“I'd rather throw a viper down my shirt front than hire a compensation consultant.”
“I'd rather to make a good run as a bad stand.”
Source: The Border Trilogy
“I'd rather try and fail than not try at all, as they say”
“I'd rather try and not win than not try at all”
“I'd rather use Windows and Internet Explorer in Hell than I'd use Linux and Mozilla Firefox in Heaven!”
“I'd rather violate every one of the damn conventions and see my bills passed, than sit back in my office, all nice and proper, and watch 'em die.”
“I'd rather vote for something I want and not get it than vote for something I don't want, and get it.”
“I'd rather walk a tightrope than have my feet on the ground.”
“I'd rather walk in the dark with Jesus than to dance in the light on my own”
Source: The Way Home: Inspirations of a Lifetime
“I'd rather walk than drive a car. In Vancouver, where I am from, you can get to just about anywhere you need to go on foot. Even if it's raining I'll go out for a stroll. I just love that.”
“I'd rather we were rebuilding Philadelphia, as opposed to Kabul...There are American cities with serious infrastructure problems and we're not addressing them.”
“I'd rather win a pennant than an Academy Award”
“I'd rather win two or three, lose one, win two or three more. I'm a great believer in things evening out. If you win a whole bunch in a row, somewhere along the line you're going to lose some, too.”
“I'd rather wonder than get answers I couldn't live with.”
Source: Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition
“I'd rather work than not.”
“I'd rather work to live than live to work.”
“I'd rather work with a grassroots organization than in politics. I'm not sure I'd be the best politician because I don't think I'm good about tactfully tiptoeing around questions in the right way.”
“I'd rather work with guys that have time to live with you, and let it gel.”