All Quotes

I'd rather be a great mom than a sexy model.
‐‐ Jennifer Flavin

I'd rather be a Jack-of-all-trades than master of one. If I became an icon, where my whole life was music, I would probably have become a vegetable. I wouldn't be able to have all these talents I have today and be an interesting 'character.'
‐‐ Dick Dale

I'd rather be a kid and play with paper planes, than be a man and play with a woman's heart.
‐‐ Niall Horan

I'd rather be a lightning rod than a seismograph.
‐‐ Ken Kesey

I'd rather be a musician than a rock star.
‐‐ George Harrison

I'd rather be a victor than a victim.
‐‐ Robert Kiyosaki

I'd rather be able to face myself in the bathroom mirror than be rich and famous.
‐‐ Ani DiFranco

I'd rather be able to play great tennis at a slam than make eight finals of little tournaments and then lose first round of a slam. That doesn't sound too good.
‐‐ Sloane Stephens

I'd rather be appreciated for my character in a film than my looks.
‐‐ Esha Gupta

I'd rather be at home with 12 people around the table.
‐‐ Dom DeLuise

I'd rather be biblically correct than politically correct.
‐‐ Mark Batterson

I'd rather be by myself, really, than have, like, a million posse around me.
‐‐ Ziggy Marley

I'd rather be by myself than be spending any time or energy on somebody that I didn't feel sure about.
‐‐ Blake Lively

I'd rather be called King than other things I've been called.
‐‐ Richard Petty

I'd rather be David Ladd's father than Alan Ladd any day.
‐‐ Alan Ladd

I'd rather be dead and in heaven than afraid to do what I think is right.
‐‐ Charles Evers

I'd rather be dead than dying.
‐‐ Stephen Evans

I'd rather be dead than singing 'Satisfaction' when I'm forty-five.
‐‐ Mick Jagger

I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona.
‐‐ Queen Rania of Jordan

I'd rather be dealt with as a person than a persona. With my children, I'm just 'Mom.' At the end of the day, the position is just a position, a title is just a title, and those things come and go. It's really your essence and your values that are important.
‐‐ Queen Rania of Jordan

I'd rather be doing something than not doing something.
‐‐ Dan Jenkins

I'd rather be good than lucky.
‐‐ Brian Bosworth

I'd rather be happily single than unhappily married.
‐‐ Heather Graham

I'd rather be happy than right.
‐‐ Marcus Brigstocke

I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not.
‐‐ Kurt Cobain

I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved who I am not. Even if you're not accepted, at least you are still yourself.
‐‐ Kat Graham

I'd rather be in a tent than in a house.
‐‐ Mary Leakey

I'd rather be in love and have a baby than have a movie.
‐‐ Mila Kunis

I'd rather be in my house crying than be sitting with someone talking about shoes, y'know?
‐‐ Meg Myers

I'd rather be just a Korean musician as opposed to, you know, a K-Pop musician.
‐‐ Tablo

I'd rather be known for my accomplishments, and for things that I really do take pride in, rather than known for this doll-like image I had when I was a child.
‐‐ Mara Wilson

I'd rather be lonely than happy with somebody else.
‐‐ Gus Kahn

I'd rather be lucky than good.
‐‐ Lefty Gomez

I'd rather be nauseous than tired, I think.
‐‐ Sam Simon

I'd rather be on a label that understands us and allows us to be a bit odd.
‐‐ Sean Booth

I'd rather be on my own than be with a violent man.
‐‐ Paloma Faith

I'd rather be on the cast of 'Love & Hip-Hop' than 'Project Runway.'
‐‐ Solange Knowles

I'd rather be onstage with a pig - a duet with Jennifer Lopez and me just ain't going to happen.
‐‐ Mariah Carey

I'd rather be overweight and curvy than super thin with no curves. I'm proud of my body.
‐‐ Holly Madison

I'd rather be respected than loved.
‐‐ Eli Broad

I'd rather be running the game than playing it.
‐‐ Steven Brust

I'd rather be shot than be seen falling out of some trendy club.
‐‐ Ben Barnes

I'd rather be strongly wrong than weakly right.
‐‐ Tallulah Bankhead

I'd rather be the cool aunt than the authoritative aunt.
‐‐ Solange Knowles

I'd rather be the king of kids, than the prince of fools.
‐‐ Jack Black

I'd rather be the protector than the protected. I'm naturally the protector - being a mother and having a famous family. You have to navigate when it's right to protect.
‐‐ Solange Knowles

I'd rather be thought as an international actress rather than a French one. Because I don't know what's coming up for me, my ambition is not to be typecast. So I'm working on my English accent, as well as my American one. I don't want to be like 'Okay, I'm French, and I want to succeed in Hollywood!'
‐‐ Eva Green

I'd rather be two strokes ahead going into the last day than two strokes behind. Having said that, it's probably easier to win coming from behind. There is no fear in chasing. There is fear in being chased.
‐‐ Jack Nicklaus

I'd rather be useful than rich. It's more essential to feel you're doing something that's worth doing, rather than making a lot of money.
‐‐ Juliet Stevenson