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Quotes About Preference

A variety of nothing is superior to a monotony of something.
~ Jean Paul Richter
When to elect there is but one, Tis Hobson's Choice; take that or none.
~ Thomas Ward
Those mausoleums of inactive masculinity are places for men who prefer armchairs to women.
~ V. S. Pritchett
When two people compliment each other with the choice of anything, each of them generally gets that which he likes least.
~ Alexander Pope
Where bad's the best, bad must be the choice.
~ Anonymous
I am only a beer teetotaller, not a champagne teetotaller.
~ George Bernard Shaw
An Irish queer: a fellow who prefers women to drink.
~ Sean O'Faolain
When I demanded of my friend what viands he preferred, He quoth: "A large cold bottle, and a small hot bird!"
~ Eugene Field
In England I would rather be a man, a horse, a dog or a woman, in that order. In America I think the order would be reversed.
~ Bruce Gould
The British are just as keen to make money as the Americans, but they prefer hypocrisy to a blatantly commercial attitude.
~ Wendy Michener
When choosing between two evils, I always like to take the one I've never tried before.
~ Mae West
Man's attitude toward great qualities in others is often the same as toward high mountains - he admires them but he prefers to walk around them.
~ Moritz Saphir
Fashion, which elevates the bad to the level of the good, subsequently turns its back on bad and good alike.
~ Eric Bentley
There is no banquet but some dislike something in it.
~ Thomas Fuller
France, freed from that monster, Bonaparte, must again become the most agreeable country on earth. It would be the second choice of all whose ties of family and fortune give a preference to some other one, and the first choice of all not under those ties.
~ Thomas Jefferson
I would rather sleep in the southern corner of a little country churchyard, than in the tombs of the Capulets.
~ Edmund Burke
I like the tube more than the NY subway though, you've got cushioned seats.
~ Neil Patrick Harris
I have no brand loyalty to toothpaste. It's absolutely a different brand every tube.
~ Lolly Adefope
I just don't like how long the jersey is. I don't like to tuck it in, so I like to tuck it up under.
~ Ezekiel Elliott
I'm not comfortable leaving the apartment if the bed isn't made or a chair isn't tucked into the table.
~ Leandra Medine
I like tuna when there's a definite streak of deep pink in the middle, medium rare so to speak, and it comes out best when it's not cut too thick.
~ Geoffrey Zakarian
My own tastes happen to be in tune with what the public wants. I think that's the reason my batting average is so high, not because I've discovered some brilliant formula.
~ Cameron Mackintosh
I've never really been that much of a fan of Ninja Tune.
~ Tom Jenkinson
Pretty much every show that comes on, I'll try to watch at least one episode of it. For me, there are three different levels. I watch the first episode, and if I love it, I'm lockin' it in for the rest of the season. If I'm not too sure about it, I will maybe tune in the next week. It it's just terrible, then I'm done.
~ Dule Hill