I would much rather have men ask why I have no statue, than why I have one. Cato the Elder
If you told me I was going to live to 240, I would take 10 years off and try and act. I don't have that kind of time, so I'd much rather stick to playing guitar. John Mayer
Since the beginning of time, children have not liked to study. They would much rather play, and if you have their interests at heart, you will let them learn while they play; they will find that what they have mastered is child's play. Carl Orff
Indeed, I am very sorry to be right in this instance. I would much rather have been merry than wise. Jane Austen
Gravity is a mutual affection between cognate bodies towards union or conjunction (similar in kind to the magnetic virtue), so that the earth attracts a stone much rather than the stone seeks the earth. Johannes Kepler
He is of the race of Johnny Van Cleeve; who would always much rather have than give. Dutch Proverb