110 Exceptions Quotes

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Famous Exceptions Quotes

There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception. — James Thurber

Nature provides exceptions to every rule. - Margaret Fuller

Nature provides exceptions to every rule. — Margaret Fuller

All generalizations, with the possible exception of this one, are false. — Kurt Gödel

Blanket statements are always stupid. NO EXCEPTIONS! — Craig Benzine

no matter how many instances of white swans we may have observed, this does not justify the conclusion that all swans are white. — Karl Popper

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. - Frank Zappa

Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible. — Frank Zappa

In a true zero-defects approach, there are no unimportant items. - Phil Crosby

In a true zero-defects approach, there are no unimportant items. — Phil Crosby

It's coexistence or no existence. - Bertrand Russell

It's coexistence or no existence. — Bertrand Russell

Expect the unexpected. — Bear Bryant

We make allowance for necessity. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

There are no ordinary moments. - Dan Millman

There are no ordinary moments. — Dan Millman

There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful. - William Morris

There is no excuse for doing anything which is not strikingly beautiful. — William Morris

Extinction is the rule, survival is the exception. — Carl Sagan

People who try to look smart by pointing out obvious exceptions actually signal the opposite. — Naval Ravikant

one who makes no mistakes makes nothing - Giacomo Casanova

one who makes no mistakes makes nothing — Giacomo Casanova

Short Exceptions Quotes

  • A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives. — Jackie Robinson
  • I've never stolen anything in my life, except maybe a couple hearts here and there. — CM Punk
  • Owe nothing to anyone, except to love one another. — Paul the Apostle
  • What is love except another name for the use of positive reinforcement? Or vice versa. — B. F. Skinner
  • The rocket worked perfectly, except for landing on the wrong planet. — Wernher Von Braun
  • Digital design is like painting, except the paint never dries. — Neville Brody
  • Everything has been figured out, except how to live. — Jean-Paul Sartre
  • There is nothing permanent except change. — Heraclitus
  • You can’t be great if you don’t feel great. Make exceptional health your priority. — Robin S. Sharma
  • Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, except, possibly two. — Frederic Chopin

Exceptions Image Quotes

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion. - Democritus quote

Nothing exists except atoms and empty space; everything else is opinion. — Democritus

Exceptions quote People don't realize that now is all there ever is; There is no past or future except as memory or a
People don't realize that now is all there ever is; There is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind.
There is nothing new except what has been forgotten. - Marie Antoinette quote

There is nothing new except what has been forgotten. — Marie Antoinette

I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War. - Al Capone quote

I've been accused of every death except the casualty list of the World War. — Al Capone

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. - Mae West quote

Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache. — Mae West

Exceptions quote People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves.
People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves.
I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. - Rita Mae Brown quote

I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself. — Rita Mae Brown

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself. - Buddha quote

Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself. — Buddha

I've never been hurt by a sea creature, except for jellyfish and sea urchins. - Peter Benchley quote

I've never been hurt by a sea creature, except for jellyfish and sea urchins. — Peter Benchley

Exceptions quote I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.
I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.
The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. quote

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions. — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

Nothing can be done except little by little. - Charles Baudelaire quote

Nothing can be done except little by little. — Charles Baudelaire

Exceptions quote To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.
To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail.
I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched. - Edgar Allan Poe quote

I was never really insane except upon occasions when my heart was touched. — Edgar Allan Poe

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. - American Indian Proverbs quote

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. — American Indian Proverbs

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them. - P. J. O'Rourke quote

Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them. — P. J. O'Rourke

Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti. - Jacques Barzun quote

Of course, clothing fashions have always been impractical, except in Tahiti. — Jacques Barzun

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. - Mark Twain quote

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed. — Mark Twain

Exceptions quote I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.
The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. - Jane Addams quote

The essence of immorality is the tendency to make an exception of myself. — Jane Addams

Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money. - Johnny Cash quote

Success is having to worry about every damn thing in the world, except money. — Johnny Cash

I can resist everything except temptation. - Oscar Wilde quote

I can resist everything except temptation. — Oscar Wilde

Exceptions quote Use what talent you possess; the wood would be very silent if no bird sang except those that sang be
Use what talent you possess; the wood would be very silent if no bird sang except those that sang best.
Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. - Andrew Carnegie quote

Do not look for approval except for the consciousness of doing your best. — Andrew Carnegie

Deaf people can do anything, except hear. - Marlee Matlin quote

Deaf people can do anything, except hear. — Marlee Matlin

Exceptions quote Everything is shit except you
Everything is shit except you
There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension. - John Steinbeck quote

There are no ugly questions except those clothed in condescension. — John Steinbeck

Exceptions quote There is nothing permanent except change.
There is nothing permanent except change.

Can't Have Everything Quotes

You can't have everything. Where would you put it? - Steven Wright

You can't have everything. Where would you put it? — Steven Wright

No one asks how to motivate a baby. A baby naturally explores everything it can get at, unless restraining forces have already been at work. And this tendency doesn't die out, it's wiped out. — B. F. Skinner

My military service is the thing I'm most proud of, but when I think of everything happening in the Middle East, I can't help but tell myself I wish we would have achieved some sort of lasting victory. No one touched that subject before Trump, especially not in the Republican Party. — James David Vance

Exceptions quote Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achie
Success depends in a very large measure upon individual initiative and exertion, and cannot be achieved except by a dint of hard work.

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people. — Lee Iacocca

Some people are so poor, all they have is their money. - Blake Griffin

Some people are so poor, all they have is their money. — Blake Griffin

Just be yourself and everything will fall in line, the way it's supposed to be. If you're yourself, that's the best thing you can do, because you can never go "damn if I'd only been myself." Live an authentic life and you don't have to worry about your reputation. — Joan Jett

Exceptions quote I'm not a fan of idleness, except in small doses.
I'm not a fan of idleness, except in small doses.

You can forgive someone almost anything. But you cannot tolerate everything...We don't have to tolerate what people do just because we forgive them for doing it. Forgiving heals us personally. To tolerate everything only hurts us all in the long run. — Lewis B. Smedes

I want to be able to look back and say, 'I've done everything I can, and I was successful.' I don't want to look back and say I should have done this or that. I'd like to change things for the younger generation of swimmers coming along. — Michael Phelps

Whether we're fighting climate change or going to space, everything is moved forward by computers, and we don't have enough people who can code — Richard Branson

If you didn't love him, this never would have happened. But you did. And accepting that love and everything that followed it is part of letting it go. — Sarah Dessen

No Means No Quotes

If we knew the meaning to everything that is happening to us, then there would be no meaning. — Idi Amin

Education, for most people, means trying to lead the child to resemble the typical adult of his society . . . but for me and no one else, education means making creators. . . . You have to make inventors, innovators...not conformists — Jean Piaget

There is no difference between communism and socialism, except in the means of achieving the same ultimate end: communism proposes to enslave men by force, socialism - by vote. It is merely the difference between murder and suicide. — Ayn Rand

No society can legitimately call itself civilized if a sick person is denied medical aid because of lack of means. — Aneurin Bevan

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. - Henry Ford

Quality means doing it right when no one is looking. — Henry Ford

No success or achievement in material terms is worthwhile unless it serves the needs or interests of the country and its people and is achieved by fair and honest means. — J. R. D. Tata

Genius is personal, decided by fate, but it expresses itself by means of system. There is no work of art without system. — Le Corbusier

If you really want peace of mind and inner calm, you will get it. Regardless of how unjustly you have been treated, or how unfair the boss has been, or what a mean scoundrel someone has proved to be, all this makes no difference to you when you awaken to your mental and spiritual powers. — Joseph Murphy

Being a seeker means no matter what the Vedas said, what Krishna or Shiva said, you have to know the truth in your own experience. — Jaggi Vasudev

Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others. — Charles R. Swindoll

How To Say No Quotes

Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of paper instead of children. How many must die before our voices are heard, how many must be tortured, dislocated, starved, maddened? When, at what point, will you say no to this war? — Daniel Berrigan

How could we have such a low view of the gospel of Jesus Christ that we have to manipulate men psychologically to get them to come down and pray a prayer? …How many times have I heard evangelists say, “It’ll only take five minutes.”? No my dear friend, it will take your life–all of it! — Paul Washer

Never say no to an idea - you never know how that idea will ignite another idea. — Stanley Kubrick

Power is being able to say complete and utter nonsense and have it be believed, powerlessness is where no matter how much cogent evidence and proof one has, to not be believed. — Catharine MacKinnon

You need to learn how to start saying no to things you do want to do, with the recognition that you have only one life. — Oliver Burkeman

How can you lay claim to faith, when you have no patience at all. Surely you must have heard the saying of the prophet, peace and blessings be upon him "patience is to faith, as the head is to the body." — Abdul-Qadir Gilani

If you can learn how to say No skillfully and wisely, you can create what you want, protect what you value, and change what doesn’t work. — William Ury

I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how a man could look up into the heavens and say there is no God. — Abraham Lincoln

Looking back, I've learned the most from the bad coaches, really, how not to act, how not to coach, how not to treat people. So I always say no matter what situations you're faced with, how bad it is, you can always walk away and learn. You can always rise above it. — Jennie Finch

I think a lot of social media creators have always been, like, content and haven't pushed the limits because no one else had pushed the limits before. I say to myself, 'How can I create my own TV show online every day and actually make it a real production and put effort into it?' — Jake Paul

Making Exception Quotes

I don’t believe in courtship.It’s a waste of time. If I love the person, I’ll tell her right away. But for you, I’ll make an exception. Just love me now, and I’ll court you forever. — Ferdinand Marcos

My thing is that I don't give no person that much power over my path that I'm walking. Not one person can make or break what I'm doing, except me or God. — Nipsey Hussle

Muhammad has always been standing higher than the Christianity. He does not consider god as a human being and never makes himself equal to God. Muslims worship nothing except God and Muhammad is his Messenger. There is no any mystery and secret in it. — Leo Tolstoy

There's a lot of money in wars, except in the war on poverty. Can't make any bread helping the poor. — Lenny Bruce

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. - Les Brown

Life has no limitations, except the ones you make. — Les Brown

Nothing matters except life and the love you make. — Chris Martin

Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. - Theodosius Dobzhansky

Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. — Theodosius Dobzhansky

We have more than enough to take care of everybody on earth at this time. If we have a shortage of anything, it's very easy for science to make a substitute material. There's no shortage of anything except brains in Washington. — Jacque Fresco

You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind. — Dale Carnegie

The only way that you can make the most money is to provide an exceptional valued service and charge a ton of money for it. — Alex Hormozi

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More Exceptions Quotes

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. - Gioachino Rossini quote

Every kind of music is good, except the boring kind. — Gioachino Rossini

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. - Woody Allen quote

A tree never hits an automobile except in self defense. — Woody Allen

Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you're donating blood. - Bill Murray quote

Whatever you do, always give 100%. Unless you're donating blood. — Bill Murray

I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future. - Gianni Versace quote

I am not interested in the past, except as the road to the future. — Gianni Versace

One can acquire everything in solitude except character. - Stendhal quote

One can acquire everything in solitude except character. — Stendhal

All things are possible, except skiing through a revolving door. - Woody Allen quote

All things are possible, except skiing through a revolving door. — Woody Allen

I ask nothing of the Jews except that they should disappear. - Hans Frank quote

I ask nothing of the Jews except that they should disappear. — Hans Frank

I'm afraid of NOTHING except being bored! - Greta Garbo quote

I'm afraid of NOTHING except being bored! — Greta Garbo

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective. - Andre Gide quote

A straight path never leads anywhere except to the objective. — Andre Gide

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything -- except his own nature. - Henry Miller quote

Man has demonstrated that he is master of everything -- except his own nature. — Henry Miller

There is no failure except in no longer trying. - Elbert Hubbard quote

There is no failure except in no longer trying. — Elbert Hubbard

I don't do anything with my life except romanticize and decay with indecision. - Allen Ginsberg quote

I don't do anything with my life except romanticize and decay with indecision. — Allen Ginsberg

Anything lost, can be found again, except for time wasted A vision without action is merely a dream Action, it's the grind, it's the hustle, it's the persistence — Kevin Gates

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. — Colin Powell

Half an hour's meditation each day is essential, except when you are busy. Then a full hour is needed. — Saint Francis de Sales

God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours. — David Livingstone

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