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I much prefer a compliment, even if insincere, to sincere criticism.


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SOPHIE KERR I am not sincere, even when I say I am not.
JULES RENARD I’m not your father, you know.”
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CHLOE NEILL I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt.
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BRITTANY HOWARD Somehow I took whatever criticism there was very much to heart.
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DADA BHAGWAN Probably not, but it's a tremendous compliment to him and his abilities that he's even considered.
CHIPPER JONES I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.
SOPHOCLES I would prefer even to fail with honor than to win by cheating
SOPHOCLES I considered it a great compliment then and I still consider it a great compliment now.
DAVID ROBINSON I love Ralph Lauren. As I travel so much, I prefer to shop online.
MEGHAN MARKLE They're just actors. I much prefer the real thing!
ALAN CLARK I'm not insincere.
I just don't care, that's all.
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DAVID GILMOUR Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it.
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ANNE MORROW LINDBERGH I prefer to see them out on the field as much as I can,
AARON ROSS I prefer surveying for a week to spending a week in fashionable society even of the best class.
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DICK LEBEAU I've been sampled so much and I'm glad it's happened, it's a great compliment.
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LYNNE CARTER You can play a shoestring if you're sincere
JOHN COLTRANE If I'm sincere today, what does it matter if I regret it tomorrow?
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BRENT SPINER Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it.
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REMY MA It is better to be thought perverse than insincere.
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JAMES WOLCOTT I always prefer to believe the best of everybody--it saves so much trouble.
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RUDYARD KIPLING I always prefer to believe the best of everybody; it saves so much trouble
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PETER COOK It is quite lovely being single, and I much prefer it.
ANNA HELD They're just actors. I much prefer the real thing!
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(Non male loquare absenti amico)
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TITUS MACCIUS PLAUTUS Conquered, we conquer.
TITUS MACCIUS PLAUTUS No blessing lasts forever
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TITUS MACCIUS PLAUTUS Good merchandise, even hidden, soon finds buyers.
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