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Preference Quotes - Page 3

The love of novels is the preference of sentiment to the senses.

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1963). “The Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.247, Harvard University Press

One's sanctions for truth and goodness are established largely by individual preferences.

Ken Wilber (2001). “A Theory of Everything: An Integral Vision for Business, Politics, Science and Spirituality”, p.15, Shambhala Publications

Programmer time is expensive; conserve it in preference to machine time

Eric S. Raymond (2003). “The Art of UNIX Programming”, p.22, Addison-Wesley Professional

Nature does not always conform to our predispositions and preferences, to what we deem comfortable and easy to understand.

Carl Sagan (2011). “Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium”, p.32, Ballantine Books

My strong preference has always been to legislate when I can get legislation done.

"Obama Warns Trump Against Relying On Executive Power". "Morning Edition", www.npr.org. December 19, 2016.