Rather Quotes

“Rather than simply declaring the other person ‘dumb’ or ‘stubborn’, you should try making them comfortable and give them an opportunity to talk about the things that are troubling them.”
― Dr Prem Jagyasi

“People are usually more interested in what is new, rather than what is better.”
― Jeffrey Fry

“Jesus Christ is the source—the only source—of meaning in life. He provides the only satisfactory explanation for why we’re here and where we’re going. Because of this good news, the final heartbeat for the Christian is not the mysterious conclusion to a meaningless existence. It is, rather, the grand beginning to a life that will never end. That same Lord is waiting to embrace and forgive anyone who comes to Him in humility and repentance. He is calling your name, just as He called the name of Pete Maravich. His promise of eternal life offers the only hope for humanity. If you have never met this Jesus, I suggest that you seek spiritual counsel from a Christian leader who can offer guidance. You can also write to me, if that would help. Thanks for reading along with me. I hope to meet you someday. If our paths don’t cross this side of heaven, I’ll be looking for you in that eternal city. By all means, Be there!”
― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future

“16. Christians should never consult astrologers, psychics, or those who practice witchcraft (see Isaiah 47:13-14). They are usually phonies who only pretend to have extrasensory powers. But in some cases, they are working in cooperation with Satan. Rather than tamper with this evil world, the one true God wants us to bring our needs, problems, and decisions to Him. He has promised to lead us into all truth (see John 8:32).”
― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future

“Most politicians are corrupt as they do not represent the masses that voted for them, but rather they choose to return numerous favors to the corporations that funded their election campaigns.”
― Steven Magee

“17. One of the secrets of successful living is found in the word balance, referring to the avoidance of harmful extremes. We need food, but we should not overeat. We should work, but not make work our only activity. We should play, but not let play rule us. Throughout life, it will be important to find the safety of the middle ground rather than the imbalance of the extremes.”
― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future

“Rather than condemning people for their wrong deeds, love and pray for them because everyone has their shortcomings”
― Topsy Gift

“I would rather die a free man fighting to stay free than live in a world with no freedom.”
― Jeffrey Fry

“God doesn’t promise us escape from suffering or pain. Rather, He promises to miraculously use even bad situations for your ultimate good.”
― Jim George, One-Minute Insights for Men

“Even though this generation still believes in the miracle working power of God, they must no longer wait for God to bring water from the rocks, but rather construct dams, water systems, subdue the power of the ocean thereby give glory to God almighty”
― Sunday Adelaja

“The emphasis of the churches were not in how much work or home keeping is done in the four walls of the church itself, they rather told the Protestants to go prove their love to God at their work places through the quality of their works”
― Sunday Adelaja

“You can’t afford anthropomorphic biases when some of the aliens most like us would rather make human hamburgers than peace.”
― John Scalzi, Old Man's War

“29. Most loneliness results from insulation rather than isolation. In other words, we are lonely because we insulate ourselves, not because others isolate us.”
― James C. Dobson, Life on the Edge: The Next Generation's Guide to a Meaningful Future

“I would rather die than be derivative.”
― E.A. Carter

“I’d rather be a slave than a corpse.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Color of Magic

“People would rather be equal thank free.”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land

“I'd rather spend my money on helping humanity than helping the super rich. It's about making the needy our priority as opposed to the greedy.”
― Jeffrey G. Duarte

“During the COVID-19 pandemic, I would rather take too many safety precautions than too few.”
― Steven Magee

“We no longer produce laborers, we would rather pray to God to send laborers to come and build our cities”
― Sunday Adelaja

“It appears that the paradigm of the modern Church has mainly been based on some fragments of the truth rather than the comprehensive totality of understanding God and His Kingdom”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Personal Responsibility is when a person sees a problem and refuses to be indifferent, but decides to rather look for ways and means of resolving the problem”
― Sunday Adelaja

“What the culture of get rich quick does to our people is People forget that they have to create their wealth in their nation. They rather think they must be given.”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Ses’ach L’ru!” Came the slightly muffled chorus. This was Ruminarii for ‘Hail the Captain.’ Marsh’k sat down on his seat of office. It made a muted and rather obscene noise as he sank into the seat and the device registered his presence.”
― Christina Engela, Black Sunrise

“For the gaming fishermen there was the Whatoosie River and its native cocka-snoek, the main game fish of the resident Skegg’s Valley Dynamite Fishing Club. Cocka-snoek were wily and tough and rather too bright for mere fish. You wouldn’t catch much with a rod around here. Many inexperienced visitors would find the bait stolen from their hooks, which punctuated the discovery that their lines had somehow got snagged and tangled irretrievably around some underwater obstruction – sometimes tied together with neat little bows. Often, several direct hits with hand grenades were needed to stun the creatures long enough just to catch them, gut them and fry them, but these former military types had become experts at it. For a modest fee, tours could be arranged via the booking office, which included an overnight stay on the banks of the river where one could drop off to a great night’s sleep after a satisfying meal of cocka-snoek done on an open fire, and the sound the bits of shrapnel made rattling in your stomach.”
― Christina Engela, Loderunner

“Its the regularity of doing something makes the person happy rather than sitting idle.”
― sadhana devi chauhan

“I would rather tell myself what I don't know than what I do know. This helps me sustain my passion to learn rather than my inclination to rest on my laurels.”
― Jeffrey G. Duarte

“I rather live in matchbox and be contented, than to live in a mansion and be disgruntled”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“I prefer to write quotations rather than books.”
― Steven Magee

“I would rather live on my own than with an unfaithful partner.”
― Steven Magee

“It would be ironic if electric cars, wind turbines and solar power systems were proven to be contributing to climate change, rather than preventing it!”
― Steven Magee