#except

My daughter is exceptionally chatty. I'm not a braggy mother but she is gifted - with the personality of a Russian gymnastics coach. ↗

— Caroline Rhea

#daughter #exceptionally #gifted #gymnastics #i

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected. ↗

— Charles Francis Richter

#closer #constant #course #earthquakes #emerged

We seldom find any person of good sense, except those who share our opinions. ↗

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

#except #find #good #good sense #opinions

I have a total irreverence for anything connected with society except that which makes the roads safer, the beer stronger, the food cheaper and the old men and old women warmer in the winter and happier in the summer. ↗

— Brendan Behan

#beer #cheaper #connected #except #food

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

— Peter Benchley

#creature #except #hurt #i #never

There is nothing wrong in using people. The success never uses people except to their advantage. ↗

— Mark Caine

#except #never #nothing #people #success

I must confess, my Spanish is not so good - except I read a little, so I started with the English but then determined that it would have to be in Spanish. ↗

— George Crumb

#determined #english #except #good #i

A politician is an arse upon which everyone has sat except a man. ↗

— e. e. cummings

#everyone #except #man #politician #sat

I did what most writers do when something happens that's overwhelming, fascinating, moving, all of that. I didn't know what else to do about it except write about it. ↗

— Patti Davis

#did #else #except #fascinating #happens

A weed is a plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows. ↗

— Doug Larson

#every #except #grow #how #learning