Exception Quotes
714 quotes by 618 authors
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People really do change. Don't let anyone tell you differently. That the future does not conform to the past is not the exception, but the…
— Jonathan Evison
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This thought strengthened in me my belief that all men, without exception, deserve to be pitied, if only because they are alive.
— Alberto Moravia
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The exceptions were two men a little ahead of them, standing just outside the Three Broomsticks. One was very tall and thin; squinting through his…
— Joanne Kathleen Rowling
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Dane was shaking his head firmly. "Don't bring it here, Ella. No babies." I gave him a dark look. "What if it were a baby…
— Lisa Kleypas
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The question always is, has everything been done to make the sufferings of these exceptions as small as possible? Or, in the triumph of the…
— Elizabeth Gaskell
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Sovereign is he who decides on the exception.
— Carl Schmitt
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Justice is a relative concept in all ages. The fourteenth century is no exception.
— Ian Mortimer
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As with most things in life, Lady Maccon preferred the civilized exterior to the dark underbelly (with the exception of pork products, of course.)
— Gail Carriger
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That was the day that I promised I'd never sing of love that does not exist. but darling, You are the only exception
— Hayley Williams
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There's in people simply an urge to destroy, an urge to kill, to murder and rage, and until all mankind, without exception, undergoes a great…
— Anne Frank
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There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.
— Fernando Pessoa
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I've gotten into this nasty habit of running away from love, but maybe one day I can find the exception to that.
— Taylor Swift
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To be a saint is the exception; to be a just person is the rule. Err, stumble, commit sin, but be one of the just.
— Victor Hugo
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Alright, all right," I said. "What if I tell you a story, instead?" Highlanders loved stories, and Jamie was no exception. "Oh, aye, " he…
— Diana Gabaldon
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It's much more fun to be the exception, not the rule
— T.A. Barron
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Live as you like best, and your character will take care of itself. Most things are good for you; the exceptions are very rare.
— Henry James
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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
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All things must be examined, debated, investigated without exception and without regard for anyone's feelings.
— Denis Diderot
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... the most important concept ever put forth was that matter, ALL matter, with no exceptions from stone to star to starfish to student to…
— Ki Longfellow
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Most of my friends are into strange things I don't really understand - and with a few shameful exceptions I wish them all well. Who…
— Hunter S. Thompson
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