A Quote by Charles Edison

I would rather be respected than elected.

Charles Edison

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Elected Rather Respected Than Would

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Charles Edison
American - Businessman
August 3, 1890 - July 31, 1969

I would rather be beaten and be a man than to be elected and be a little puppy dog. I have always supported measures and principles and not men. I have acted fearless[ly] and independent and I never will regret my course. I would rather be politically buried than to be hypocritically immortalized.

Davy Crockett

We would rather be feared than respected.

Al Davis

I would rather be disliked for who I am than to be respected for who I'm not.

Cecil Murphey

But I'd rather help than watch. I'd rather have a heart than a mind. I'd rather expose too much than too little. I'd rather say hello to strangers than be afraid of them. I would rather know all this about myself than have more money than I need. I'd rather have something to love than a way to impress you.

Po Bronson

I would rather see the United States respected than loved by other nations.

Henry Cabot Lodge

I would rather be beaten, and be a man, than to be elected and be a little puppy dog.

Davy Crockett

Gigabit Opportunity Zones would enable Americans to become participants in, rather than spectators of, the digital economy. They would be a powerful solution to the digital divide. I hope our elected officials will give the idea serious consideration.

Ajit Pai

I'd rather be respected than loved.

Eli Broad

I decided to run for office because I've seen that elected officials would rather let us suffer than put in the work to actually fight for us.

Cori Bush

Be persecuted, rather than be a persecutor. Be crucified, rather than be a crucifier. Be treated unjustly, rather than treat anyone unjustly. Be oppressed, rather than be an oppressor. Be gentle rather than zealous. Lay hold of goodness, rather than justice.

Isaac of Nineveh

I guess I'd rather be loved than respected.

John C. Maxwell

I would rather be loved by somebody who respected me.

Jennifer Tilly

A human group transforms itself into a crowd when it suddenly responds to a suggestion rather than to reasoning, to an image rather than to an idea, to an affirmation rather than to proof, to the repetition of a phrase rather than to arguments, to prestige rather than to competence.

Jean Francois Revel

I would rather be ashes than dust! I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot. I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.

Jack London

The more I think about our species the more I think we just do stuff and make up explanations later when asked. But it's not true that I would rather write than read. I would rather read than write. To be honest I would rather hang upside down in a bucket than write.