Nothing drives progress like the imagination. The idea precedes the deed. The only exceptions are accidents and natural selection. — Theodore Levitt Copy Share Image
The only constitutional exception to the power of making treaties is, that it shall not change the Constitution.… On natural principles, a… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
'Dirty Jobs' is maybe the simplest show in the history of TV, with the possible exception of 'The Gong Show'. I go… — Mike Rowe Copy Share Image
Normally it is not polite to go into somebody’s room without knocking, but you can make an exception if the person is… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“When I visited Fort Myers, I got the impression it was poor and residential with the exception of the ocean front. It… — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
While it does, and should, feel good to be appreciated by another person, if you are dependent upon their appreciation to feel… — Esther Hicks Copy Share Image
Libertarians are believers in small government who really mean it -- no excuses, no exceptions. [For Libertarians], the excesses of government are… — Richard Brookhiser Copy Share Image
Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. It is a Band-aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
Truth is cosmically total: synergetic. Verities are generalized principles stated in semimetaphorical terms. Verities are differentiable. But love is omniembracing, omnicoherent, and… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
Many of us enjoy going to ball games and watching them on television. I am no exception. I love to watch a… — Joseph B. Wirthlin Copy Share Image
Presidents and Lyndon Johnson was really no exception, very rapidly learned the difference between a contingency plan and an authorized act. — McGeorge Bundy Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses — Cesare Lombroso Copy Share Image
Most fish require a short cooking time, but cephalopods are the exception to this fishy rule. As with some cuts of larger… — Yotam Ottolenghi Copy Share Image
I aspire to be an instrument of the director. I'm happiest like that. The stronger the director, the more I'm willing to… — Willem Dafoe Copy Share Image
If you feel like getting a divorce, you are no exception to the general rule. — Elizabeth Hawes Copy Share Image
During all the first part of the Middle Ages, no other people made as important a contribution to human progress as did… — Philip Khuri Hitti Copy Share Image
I always write the lyrics first. There are one or two exceptions over the years, but that's pretty much the way it's… — Bruce Cockburn Copy Share Image
There’s this powerful phrase in the legal world, “Difficult cases make bad law.” The exception is the difficult case. You can’t generalize… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
There are a few exceptions, however, to this rule that our projection of ourselves is lower than the facts of Nature, and… — Odell Shepard Copy Share Image
It occurred to me that every work of art is a synecdoche, there's no way around it. Every creative work that someone… — Charlie Kaufman Copy Share Image
I have made all my films for my children with the exception of my first film because my oldest daughter wasn't born… — Ken Burns Copy Share Image
...every successful quality revolution has included the participation of upper management. We know of no exceptions. — Joseph M. Juran Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in details that might get someone into trouble. I'm more interested in generalities rather than the particulars, as a… — Irvine Welsh Copy Share Image
