“I'd rather be working for a paycheck, than waiting to win the lottery.
Besides, maybe this time it's different, I mean,
I really think you like me.”
First Day of my Life
I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning (2005)
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“I can't think of anything I'd rather have more than somebody lovin' me.”
Source: The Secret Life of Bees

On his reaction being named the top professional bodybuilder in the world — reported in Nancy Kruh (October 3, 1999) "Ronnie Coleman- Nobody messes with this Arlington cop, a.k.a. Mr. Olympia", The Dallas Morning News, p. 1E.

“I'd rather chase the sun than wait for it.”
Source: I Am the Messenger
“I'd rather lose at pinochle than win at solitaire.”
Cows, Kids, and Co-ops

Travis Parker, Chapter 8, p. 102-103
2000s, The Choice (2007)
“I'd rather be nice to someone spoiled than mean to someone who really could use a hand.”
"Doing Good — for the right reasons!" (13 March 2008)
Context: We should not, certainly, punish other people in general because of an apparent lack of gratitude on the part of some. It could be that people are so busy they seem ungrateful — or they actually are thankless! But this is OK — I'd rather be nice to someone spoiled than mean to someone who really could use a hand.