#except

Systems are to be appreciated by their general effects, and not by particular exceptions. ↗

— James F. Cooper

#effects #exceptions #general #particular #systems

Except when war is waged in a desert, noncombatants, also known as civilians or "the people," constitute the great majority of those affected. ↗

— Martin Van Creveld

#also #civilians #constitute #desert #except

Because we're sponsored by competing breweries there is always competition. When we were both fighting for ninth or 10th place, nobody really cared except the two companies. ↗

— Larry Dixon

#because #both #breweries #cared #companies

I have no concern for the common man except that he should not be so common. ↗

— Angus Wilson

#common man #concern #except #i #man

Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. ↗

— Theodosius Dobzhansky

#evolution #except #light #makes #nothing

Half of the modern drugs could well be thrown out of the window, except that the birds might eat them. ↗

— Martin Henry Fischer

#birds #could #eat #except #half

There are those whose sole claim to profundity is the discovery of exceptions to the rules. ↗

— Paul Eldridge

#discovery #exceptions #profundity #rules #sole

You can put anything into words, except your own life. ↗

— Max Frisch

#except #into #life #own #put

There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers. ↗

— Erich Fromm

#except #gives #his #life #man

No one ever became great except through many and great mistakes. ↗

— William E. Gladstone

#ever #except #great #great mistakes #many