Exception Quotes

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There seems to be one quality of mind which seems to be of special and extreme advantage in leading him to make discoveries. It was… — Francis Darwin
It seems to me as I reviewed the literature that, with few exceptions, the more confident were the prescriptions about how to behave with ethics… — Steve Kerr
An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry ... one of… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Nature is not benevolent; Nature is just, gives pound for pound, measure for measure, makes no exceptions, never tempers her decrees with mercy, or winks… — John Burroughs
The devotion of thought to an honest achievement makes the achievement possible. Exceptions only confirm this rule, proving that failure is occasioned by a too… — Mary Baker Eddy
The same divine authority that forbids the killing of a human being establishes certain exceptions, as when God authorizes killing by a general law or… — Saint Augustine
Day in and day out, your tax accountant can make or lose you more money than any single person in your life, with the possible… — Harvey Mackay
It is not that I am not a fan of American exceptionalism. That is like saying I am not a fan of the moon being… — Noam Chomsky
Doth not all nature around me praise God? If I were silent, I should be an exception to the universe. Doth not the thunder praise… — Charles Spurgeon
In the history of modern capitalism, crises are the norm, not the exception. — Nouriel Roubini
I am sometimes perplexed by people who refer to defensive rifles, or defensive rifle shooting. The defensive arm is the pistol, since you have it… — Jeff Cooper
I go further, and affirm that bills of rights, in the sense and to the extent in which they are contended for, are not only… — Alexander Hamilton
If, as I can't help suspecting, the dead also feel the pains of separation (and this may be one of their purgatorial sufferings), then for… — C.S. Lewis
I had supposed until that time that it was quite common for parents to love their children, but the war persuaded me that it is… — Bertrand Russell
The book which the reader now holds in his hands, from one end to the other, as a whole and in its details, whatever gaps,… — Victor Hugo
An effective leader allows exceptions to the rule for exceptional results or when circumstance demands. — John Wooden
Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance… — Clayton Christensen
The account he gives of nurses beats everything that even I know of. This young prophet says that they are all drunkards, without exception, Sisters… — Florence Nightingale
I stand firm behind the belief that, for me, songwriting isn't something that I do or command, it happens to me. I can either choose… — Brandi Carlile
Watch out Mr. Bush! With the exception of economic policy and energy policy and social issues and tax policy and foreign policy and supreme court… — Tom Toles

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