“I’d rather be the fastest runner than the best fighter. But then I am a supreme coward.”

“I’d rather fail to try than try and fail. But, then, I am a coward who votes with my wallet, which is always empty.”

“I’d rather be me being me than me trying to be my own clone. I try to stay true to who I am as a person, not a genetically modified being.”

“When I meet a European, the first thing I say is, “I’d much rather watch football than football.” But I’m just teasing them, and they know I’d really rather watch football than football.”

“I’d rather count to one billion, than waste my time thinking I could count on you.”

“I’d rather fall in molten lava than fall in love. But I suppose that’s just the romantic me.”

“I am the alligator of love. But I’d make better boots than a lover.”