Exception Quotes

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You tell yourself that noise is what defines silence. Without noise, silence would not be golden. Noise is the exception. Think of deep outer space,… — Chuck Palahniuk
In the economy of nature nothing is ever lost. I cannot belive that the soul of man shall prove the one exception — Gene Stratton-Porter
That the speech of self-disclosure should be translatable seems to me very odd, but I am convinced that it is. The conclusion that I draw… — Wystan Hugh Auden
And knowing what happens on average is a good place to start. By so doing, we insulate ourselves from the tendency to build our thinking… — Steven Levitt
Everyone thinks their own situation most tragic. I am no exception. — Jeanette Winterson
I still donâ€™t believe it. Itâ€™s not in him. Yeah, and you are delusional. Babe, news flash, with the exception of you and the pirate,… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. It is a Band-aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a family. And the… — Jodi Picoult
There is no exception to this rule: "All the paths of the LORD are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant." They say… — Charles Spurgeon
Nobody with any real sense of humor *can* write a love story. . . . Shakespeare is the exception that proves the rule. (90-91) — Lucy Maud Montgomery
We're taught that in life, we should try to look on the bright side. Not in this case. In this case, assume rejection first. Assume… — Greg Behrendt
As for Republicanism, no analogy could be found for it upon the face of the earthâ€”unless we except the case of the "prairie dogs," an… — Edgar Allan Poe
You want to live, right? (Syn) Absolutely. (Kiara) Then weâ€™re where you are, bathroom breaks being the only exception â€“ unless youâ€™re in public, and… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Normally it is not polite to go into somebodyâ€™s room without knocking, but you can make an exception if the person is dead, or pretending… — Daniel Handler
We were not having any fun, he had recently begun pointing out. I would take exception (didn't we do this, didn't we do that) but… — Joan Didion
The other exception to the rule regards dealings with masochists. A masochist derives pleasure from being hurt; so denying the masochist his pleasure through-pain hurts… — Anton Szandor LaVey
Happy," I muttered, trying to pin the word down. But it is one of those words, like Love, that I have never quite understood. Most… — Hunter S. Thompson
A place like this wears down everything, and tolerance is no exception. In here, coexistence passes for forgiveness. You do not learn to like something… — Jodi Picoult
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. — Carl Sagan
The process begins with the individual womanâ€™s acceptance that American women, without exception, are socialized to be racist, classist and sexist, in varying degrees, and… — Bell Hooks
Why have you been staring at me ever since we met? Because Iâ€™m not the Gail Wynand youâ€™d heard about. You see, I love you.… — Ayn Rand

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