#except

Tasmanian history is a study of human isolation unprecedented except in science fiction - namely, complete isolation from other humans for 10,000 years. ↗

— Jared Diamond

#except #fiction #history #human #humans

I have never started a novel - I mean except the first, when I was starting a novel just to start a novel - I've never written one without rereading Victory. It opens up the possibilities of a novel. It makes it seem worth doing. ↗

— Joan Didion

#except #first #i #just #makes

I'm not really afraid of the dark, except if I'm walking. The thing that scares me the most is the possibility of walking into a wall and busting my lip. ↗

— Vin Diesel

#busting #dark #except #i #into

I just finished touring, and I'm on a detox thing. It's a heavy detox, so nothing in my belly except water, salt, and cayenne pepper. ↗

— Eddie Vedder

#detox #except #finished #heavy #i

I know nothing, except the fact of my ignorance. ↗

— Diogenes

#fact #i #ignorance #know #nothing

During a political campaign everyone is concerned with what a candidate will do on this or that question if he is elected except the candidate; he's too busy wondering what he'll do if he isn't elected. ↗

— Everett Dirksen

#campaign #candidate #concerned #during #elected

I have been an actor for most of my life. When I started out, I didn't think about anything except what was good for me. Like many movie stars, I became all wrapped up in myself. ↗

— Kirk Douglas

#actor #anything #became #been #except

Use what talents you possess; the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

#birds #except #possess #sang #silent

I love dogs. They live in the moment and don't care about anything except affection and food. They're loyal and happy. Humans are just too damn complicated. ↗

— David Duchovny

#affection #anything #care #complicated #damn

All styles are good except the tiresome kind. ↗

— Voltaire

#good #kind #styles #tiresome