Quotes About Preference

We choose those we like; with those we love, we have no say in the matter.

Não disse que era o vil povo, disse apenas que é o povo português, tal como o vejo: preferem a ordem à liberdade, preferem que alguém decida por eles, em vez do fardo de terem de ser eles a decidirem e baterem-se pelo seu destino.

Paradoxically, this sense of humility—the recognition that one's goals may have to be subordinated to a greater entity, and that to succeed one may have to play by a different set of rules from what one would prefer—is a hallmark of strong people.

Doubtless you would prefer a gayer woman than myself. But I would be gay—

Just because you liked something as a youngster doesn't mean you have to like it as an adult. You can change your taste a little bit on the sweets and things like that.

Beauty and the Beast seemed like it all was really brown. The whole thing was just so brown and orange and yellow, like Burger King or something. I don't think I would have liked Beauty and the Beast at any age.

It's not that you don't understand, it's that you don't like it.

There are many teenage vampire books you could have purchased instead. I'm grateful you made this choice.

I want a guy who wants to curl up on a Friday night and watch Netflix. He can even pick the show. I mean, ideally, it's serialized and female-driven,

The problem was I didn't want just anyone's company. I wanted the company of funny, smart, like-minded people. That's when I realized something about myself: I would rather be lonely than bored.

I didn't want to be Regis or Kathie Lee, because their chairs were too high. I'm sorry, I'm supposed to sit like that for an hour? Too much blood rushing to my ankles. No, thanks.

And it kind of behooves you to pick a short song. I don't care if Don freakin' McLean shows up in a red-white-and-blue tuxedo, no one is allowed to sing "American Pie." It's actually kind of hostile to a group of partiers to pick a song longer than three minutes.

Left to ourselves, we might pick the wrong health insurance, the wrong mortgage, the wrong school for our kids why, unless they stop us, we might pick the wrong light bulb.

Sur quelque préférence une estime se fonde, Et c'est n'estimer rien qu'estimer tout le monde.

Ur. It is strange in you gentlemen poets that you always condemn the pieces which every one runs after, and speak well only of those which no one goes to see. You display an unconquerable hatred for the one, and an inconceivable tenderness for the others.

I prefer an interesting vice to a virtue that bores.

On some preference esteem is based; to esteem everything is to esteem nothing.

I prefer an accommodating vice to an obstinate virtue.

I don't like salads: I like the strong food.

WHAT is your name? WHAT is your quest? and WHAT is your favorite color?

You can tell a lot about a person from his taste in art.

I'm not into fashion at all. I always wear the same thing: dark suits. I don't even know where I get them.

And if an essential thing has flown between us, rare intellectual bird of communication, let us seize it quickly : let our preference choose it instead of softer things to screen us each from the other's self : muteness or hesitation, nor petrify live miracle by our indifference.

For those who like that sort of thing," said Miss Brodie in her best Edinburgh voice, "That is the sort of thing they like.