#except

Every event that a man would master must be mounted on the run, and no man ever caught the reins of a thought except as it galloped past him. ↗

— Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.

#event #ever #every #except #him

I did mostly good things, except light things on fire. ↗

— Mark Hoppus

#except #fire #good #good things #i

I told them I belong to the same organizations and clubs Mrs. Roosevelt belongs to, but with a few brave exceptions, I was still unable to do films or television for the next seven years. ↗

— Lena Horne

#belongs #brave #clubs #exceptions #few

In Europe life is histrionic and dramatized, and in America, except when it is trying to be European, it is direct and sincere. ↗

— William Dean Howells

#direct #europe #european #except #life

There is no failure except in no longer trying. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#failure #longer #trying

A woman will doubt everything you say except it be compliments to herself. ↗

— Elbert Hubbard

#doubt #everything #except #herself #say

The Homeland Security department doesn't have tasking authority in the intelligence community. They can ask for stuff, but they can't direct anything except inside their bureau. ↗

— David Hunt

#ask #authority #bureau #community #department

Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule? ↗

— Patricia Clarkson

#exception #parts #rule #why #women

The reason why I love people, and writing about them, is because they don't always respond with hate and anger. If they did I wouldn't have a story to tell. Who wants to know about someone who was brutalised and became brutal? I'm interested in the exceptions. ↗

— Chris Cleave

#always #anger #became #because #brutal

There are many exceptions, but New York is a great place to start a career. ↗

— Stephen Collins

#exceptions #great #many #new #new york