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No rule is so general, which admits not some exception. — Robert Burton
Marriage is distinctly and repeatedly excluded from heaven. Is this because it is thought likely to mar the general felicity? — Samuel Butler
People in general are equally horrified at hearing the Christian religion doubted, and at seeing it practiced. — Samuel Butler
I spent thirty-three years and four months in active military service as a member of this country's most agile military force, the Marine Corps. I… — Smedley Butler
Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the few… — Smedley Butler
Well, Marx is having a comeback. I hear him mentioned a lot in terms of the global financial situation and the general sense of injustice… — David Byrne
Men in general are quick to believe that which they wish to be true. — Julius Caesar
The American cinema in general always made stories about working-class people; the British rarely did. Any person with my working-class background would be a villain… — Michael Caine
Acting, the arts in general, is a magnet for the wounded of society. — Robert Carlyle
Sarcasm I now see to be, in general, the language of the devil; for which reason I have long since as good as renounced it. — Thomas Carlyle
In honor of Surgeon General Koop's legacy, we should ensure that the position of surgeon general is protected from political interference, funded appropriately and nominated… — Richard Carmona
I was perhaps the worst student you have ever seen. You know, I thought I was stupid, all my classmates thought I was stupid, so… — Benjamin Carson
In general I was a good kid. It usually took a lot to make me mad. But once I reached the boiling point, I lost… — Benjamin Carson
As fathers commonly go, it is seldom a misfortune to be fatherless; and considering the general run of sons, as seldom a misfortune to be… — Lord Chesterfield
Pleasure is a necessary reciprocal. No one feels, who does not at the same time give it. To be pleased, one must please. What pleases… — Lord Chesterfield
Battles are won by slaughter and maneuver. The greater the general, the more he contributes in maneuver, the less he demands in slaughter. — Winston Churchill
I just think there are a lot of celebrities who don't feel that they have a voice. A lot of actors come from a place… — George Clooney
You know, it shouldn't just be about women as heroic figures overcoming things, it just needs to be about women in general getting the opportunity… — Diablo Cody
I don't go to parties in general. — Paulo Coelho
Nevertheless, as is a frequent occurrence in science, a general hypothesis was constructed from a few specific instances of a phenomenon. — Sidney Altman

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