Exception Quotes
714 quotes by 618 authors
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From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots.
— Mikhail Bakunin
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The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself.
— Jane Addams
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Science does not permit exceptions.
— Claude Bernard
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To not be modest about it, you'll find that with only a couple of exceptions, most of the musicians that I've worked with have done…
— David Bowie
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Most museums - with all their burdens to pay for exhibitions, administration, and security - really don't have any money really to acquire art, with…
— Eli Broad
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There is the odd exception, like Albert Einstein, but as a breed, scientists tend not be very good at presenting themselves.
— Bill Bryson
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Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception to the rule.
— Julie Burchill
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The case of the Seminoles constitutes at present the only exception to the successful efforts of the Government to remove the Indians to the homes…
— Martin Van Buren
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Gentle reader, the Fountain of Youth is radioactive, and those who imbibe its poisonous heavy waters will suffer the hideous fate of decaying metal. Yet…
— William S. Burroughs
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No rule is so general, which admits not some exception.
— Robert Burton
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My decision to register women confirms what is already obvious throughout our society-that women are now providing all types of skills in every profession. The…
— Jimmy Carter
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Man is an exception, whatever else he is. If he is not the image of God, then he is a disease of the dust. If…
— Gilbert K. Chesterton
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I am pro-life, I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. That's my position, take it or leave it.
— Chris Christie
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Our attitude toward abortion . . . is fixed by our knowledge that according to an eternal plan all of the spirit children of God…
— Dallin H. Oaks
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With the exception only of the period of the gold standard, practically all governments of history have used their exclusive power to issue money to…
— Friedrich August von Hayek
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Reforms to our complex and dysfunctional immigration system should not in any way favor those who came here illegally over the millions of applicants who…
— Mike Lee
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Anything that you give your attention to will become your "truth"... The Law of attraction says that it must. Your life and everyone else's too…
— Esther Hicks
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Every person who has grown to any degree of usefulness, every person who has grown to distinction, almost without exception has been a person who…
— Booker T. Washington
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Don't make promises unless you will keep them. Not plan to keep them. Will keep them. Reliability is one of the keys to any good…
— Susan Ward
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I never forget a face, but in your case I'll make an exception.
— Oscar Wilde
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