I was nostalgic even as a young man. Preferred listening to Opera not Bing Crossby. Votes: 3
Ruskin BondUp until 'Bridesmaids', the general consensus was that women preferred comedy a bit softer. Votes: 1
Judd ApatowWisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred to talk. Votes: 1
Doug LarsonMany transition states have a well-defined preferred geometrical requirement. Votes: 0
Derek Harold Richard BartonIn doubtful cases the more liberal interpretation must always be preferred. Votes: 0
Marcus Tullius CiceroPrying into others' private affairs is the preferred occupation of small minds. Votes: 0
Loretta ChaseRegulation of sexual behavior is the preferred route to wider social control. Votes: 0
Alexander CockburnMy politics were those of prophylaxis, my opponents preferred those of palliation. Votes: 0
Rudolf VirchowConstant, gentle pressure is my preferred technique for leadership, guidance, and coaching. Votes: 0
Danny MeyerThey were so close to each other that they preferred death to separation. Votes: 0
Gabriel Garcia MarquezNear the end of his life, Henri Matisse's preferred attire was evening wear, Votes: 0
Holland CotterEpiscopalians have always preferred the flying buttress to the pillar of the church. Votes: 0
Florence KingI have always preferred conflict of individuals over the battle of extreme ideologies. Votes: 0
Robert LudlumI've always preferred writing in longhand. I've always written first drafts in longhand. Votes: 0
John IrvingIt was a really beautiful view, and Brida recalled that spirits preferred such places. Votes: 0
Paulo CoelhoMaking money from enforcing patents is no more wrong than investing in preferred stock. Votes: 0
Nathan MyhrvoldI could never understand the attraction of Bette Davis. I always preferred Jane Russell. Votes: 0
Richard GriffithsTrent likes to record guitars direct, whereas I've always preferred playing through an amplifier. Votes: 0
Daisy BerkowitzFood was good, company better, and if I had been a cat, I'd have preferred. Votes: 0
Patricia BriggsIt is interesting that the black BMW is the preferred car of so many assholes. Votes: 0
Demetri MartinNothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred. Votes: 0
Jean de La FontaineI often thought men stank of rage; it is why I preferred women, and homosexuals. Votes: 0
Harold BrodkeyBeing unable to make people more reasonable, I preferred to be happy away from them Votes: 0
VoltaireI never wanted to marry anyone like my father; I always preferred those more shoddy. Votes: 0
Christina SteadWe Deveauxs preferred to talk you to death, rather than face you in physical combat. Votes: 0
Maureen JohnsonI agree with the realistic Irishman who said he preferred to prophesy after the event. Votes: 0
Gilbert K. ChestertonI dunno. I never smoked any Astroturf. (When asked whether he preferred grass or Astroturf Votes: 0
Tug McGrawUp until 'Bridesmaids,' the general consensus was that women preferred comedy a bit softer. Votes: 0
Judd ApatowMost people trusted in the future, assuming that their preferred version of it would unfold. Votes: 0
Jhumpa LahiriOther people salted away money for their old age, but Nanny preferred to accumulate memories. Votes: 0
Terry PratchettFrom my own personal standpoint, I've always preferred my hair shorter because it's just easier. Votes: 0
Charlie WhiteI started as a director, but I was too bored with actors. I preferred to act. Votes: 0
Peter StormareWhat was the use of trying to expound a truth, if the majority preferred a lie? Votes: 0
Marie CorelliI preferred to look at the sea, which said nothing and never made you feel alone. Votes: 0
Paula McLainI used to think that guys preferred tall women. But plenty of them like short girls. Votes: 0
Anna KendrickA stranger, if just, is not only to be preferred before a countryman, but a kinsman. Votes: 0
PythagorasI've always preferred actors who sing to singers who act in all the shows I've done. Votes: 0
Stephen SondheimNo matter who wins, God is still sovereign regardless if my preferred candidate wins or not. Votes: 0
Max Lucado[Kepler] preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions, and that is the heart of science. Votes: 0
Carl SaganI always preferred working with somebody so I could look into their eyeballs and play tennis. Votes: 0
Carol BurnettHe groaned and I saw his face. "Curran!" I would've preferred a homicidal lunatic. Oh, wait... Votes: 0
Ilona AndrewsTo a longer and worse life, a shorter and better is by all means to be preferred. Votes: 0
EpictetusI was an intimate sort of child who never spoke up in groups. I preferred close friends. Votes: 0
Ian McewanThe method preferred by most balding men for making themselves look silly is called the comb over. Votes: 0
Dave Barry[On John F. Kennedy:] ... now he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man. Votes: 0
Jackie KennedyYou know, I preferred you as an evil monk. Would have made killing you a whole lot easier. Votes: 0
Chris d'LaceyMy mom said I was an escapist at heart.... that I preferred imaginary worlds to the real one Votes: 0
Amy PlumI've written fiction for as long as I can remember; it's always been my preferred form of play. Votes: 0
Taiye SelasiHouses are built to live in, and not to look on: therefore let use be preferred before uniformity. Votes: 0
Francis BaconI preferred delivering my performance in person. I liked to be in control. You couldn't be in films. Votes: 0
Ethel MermanFrom my image of digging around in the mud like a grunt, I preferred fighting the war from ships. Votes: 0
Haskell WexlerDad and mom would have preferred that I be a doctor, a lawyer, a scientist, or a great humanitarian. Votes: 0
Levon HelmWinning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred. Votes: 0
Naguib MahfouzThe second I learned to read in first grade, when I was 5, I preferred it to life. And I still do. Votes: 0
Fran Lebowitz