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Necessity is not an established fact, but rather an interpretation.
Necessity
Friedrich Nietzsche

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The irrationality of a thing is no argument against its existence, rather a condition of it.
Absurdity
Friedrich Nietzsche

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A good coach will make his players see what they can be rather than what they are.
Coaches and Coaching
Ara Parasheghian

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It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.
Soldier
George S. Patton

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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
Praise
Norman Vincent Peale

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I would rather not be a king than to forfeit my liberty.
Liberty
Phaedrus

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Freedom is an internal achievement rather than an external adjustment.
Freedom
Adam Clayton Powell

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Work is only work if you'd rather be doing something else.
Work
Ray Prince

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Not the glittering weapon fights the fight, but rather the hero's heart.
Heart
Proverb

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Having money is rather like being a blond. It is more fun but not vital.
Money
Mary Quant

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Sins become more subtle as you grow older: you commit sins of despair rather than lust.
Sin
Piers Paul Read

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I would rather have a million friends than a million dollars.
Friends and Friendship
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker

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I would rather earn 1% off a 100 people's efforts than 100% of my own efforts.
Effort
John D. Rockefeller

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Experience comprises illusions lost, rather than wisdom gained.
Experience
Joseph Roux

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Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
Life and Living
Bertrand Russell

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Most people would rather die than think: many do.
Death and Dying
Bertrand Russell

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Reason is a harmonizing, controlling force rather than a creative one.
Reason
Bertrand Russell

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Our first ideas of life are generally taken from fiction rather than fact.
Life and Living
Arthur Schopenhauer

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Great leaders understand human behavior rather than the cybernetics of any function.
Leaders and Leadership
James Schorr

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I'd rather attempt to do something great and fail than to attempt to do nothing and succeed.
Action
Robert H. Schuller

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It is quality rather than quantity that matters.
Excellence
Seneca

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Night brings our troubles to the light, rather than banishes them.
Night
Seneca

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That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
Ostentation
Seneca

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I had rather have a fool make me merry, than experience make me sad.
Happiness
William Shakespeare

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I would rather be remembered by a song than by a victory.
Song and Singing
Alexander Smith

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun