Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.
Even with God’s help there is no substitute for the hard work.
The ability to quote is a serviceable substitute for wit.
And what am I? (Adron) You’re kind and decent. You have a good heart. (Livia) I have no heart at all. What I have is a mechanical substitute that pumps blood through a broken body, and half the time it malfunctions. (Adron)
Belief is no substitute for arithmetic.
There is simply no substitute for forceful American leadership. Sometimes the best way to get allies is to be willing to forge ahead alone.
We are poor in character when we think getting by is a substitute for doing our best.
The sole substitute for an experience which we have not ourselves lived through is art and literature.
Intercession means that we deliberately substitute God’s interests in others for our natural sympathy with them.
We must substitute courage for caution.
Thankfully, persistence is a great substitute for talent.
There is no substitute for thoroughgoing, ardent, and sincere earnestness.
What I like about singing is that, for me, it's a substitute for the psychiatrist's couch.
If you read angry political blogs, substitute Obama with my daddy and you'll usually learn a lot about the author.
This is about objects, not motifs. The photo is only a substitute for an object; it is unsuitable as a picture in its customary sense.
The law functions as formal embodiment of a moral code, not as free-standing substitute for it.
There's simply no substitute for experience in terms of aviation safety.
Books and novels in particular that grapple with quite a few things are difficult to explain, so I think that first line can come in a substitute for trying to form a longer sense of what the book is about.
Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth.
Entertainment is the devil's substitute for joy. The more joy you have in the Lord the less entertainment you need.