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No one ever grew up intending to be an umpire, except perhaps my friend Bill Haller. His brother Tom wanted to be a catcher, so… — Ron Luciano
No one really likes Switzerland, except those who prefer cleanliness to life. — Trevanian
If I had the opportunity, I would make the proposal that no man should be killed except by somebody who knows him well enough for… — Alexei Panshin
Girls can be so petty and jealous. I swear they're worse than guys sometimes. Except they're all quiet about it. They sugarcoat it or else… — Melody Carlson
There is nothing to fear except the power you give to your own demons. — Sally Gardner
Remember, an easy question can have an easy answer. But a hard question must have a hard answer. And for the hardest questions of all,… — Charles Sheffield
I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that… — George Crumb
A wild creature is not subject to any will except its own — Jay Griffiths
If there's one thing I don't look for in a maid, it's discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course. — Julian Fellowes
Actually, I don't think there's anyone that represents the artists, except the artists themselves. — Isaac Hanson
I believe that creativity is a product of intelligence. I don't believe that creative work can be produced by fools, dullards, or mediocre people, except… — Bruce Barnbaum
Let no debt remain outstanding, except the continuing debt to love another. — Jon Foreman
Ideas cannot be fought except by means of better ideas. The battle consists, not of opposing, but of exposing; not of denouncing, but of disproving;… — Ayn Rand
We don't know much about the human conscience, except that it is soluble in alcohol. — John Mortimer
Now, nothing should be able to harm a man except himself. Nothing should be able to rob a man at all. What a man really… — Oscar Wilde
God has clothed His thoughts in words, and there is no way to know Him except by knowing the Scriptures. — John Stott
See that any time you feel pained or defeated, it is only because you insist on clinging to what doesn't work. Dare to let go… — Guy Finley
What is most original in a man's nature is often that which is most desperate. Thus new systems are forced on the world by men… — Leonard Cohen
I shall never use profanity except in discussing house rent and taxes. — Mark Twain
Nowhere nor in anything, except in the assertion of the Church, can we find that God or Christ founded anything like what churchmen understand by… — Leo Tolstoy

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