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I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.


Angus Grossart

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SARAH DUNANT That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
LUCIUS ANNAEUS SENECA That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
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SOURCE UNKNOWN Boredom is not an end product, is comparatively rather an early stage in life and art. You've got to...
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CORAZON AQUINO rather die in this country than to go to Spain.
AUGUSTO PINOCHET Rather suffer than die is man's motto.
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TUPAC SHAKUR I would rather die trying to become somebody, than live as a nobody.
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ROBERT M. PIRSIG Live for something rather than die for nothing.
GEORGE S. PATTON JR. I'd rather die my way than live yours.
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AZZEDINE ALAIA I'd rather die tomorrow than live a hundred years without knowing you.
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HERACLITUS OF EPHESUS I would rather die doing something for the good of humanity than to live doing nothing!
ALI BABAR I would rather die trying
than live a life filled with regrets.
CHRISSY BYERS I would rather die an individual than live my life as a clone.
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ALAN MOORE I'd rather die on an adventure than live standing still.
V.E. SCHWAB I would rather die standing than live on my knees!
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BERTRAND RUSSELL I would rather die standing up, than live life on my knees.
EMILIANO ZAPATA I'd rather die than live with no mercy, no honor, no soul.
SABAA TAHIR Being brave was easy when you would rather die than give up.
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THEOPHILE GAUTIER I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will.
JOAN ARC I would rather die than do something which I know to be a sin, or to be against God's will.
JOAN OF ARC People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It's that hard.
SUE MONK KIDD I would rather die in freedom on my way back home than starve to death here.
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MARTIN BAKER Never blame the devil for marriage failures,but rather blame over familiarity & boredom.
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