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With the exception of the instinct of self-preservation, the propensity for emulation is probably the strongest and most alert and persistent of the economic motives proper
Thorstein Veblen
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Computers have enabled people to make more mistakes faster than almost any invention in history, with the possible exception of tequila and hand guns
Mitch Ratcliffe
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Everywhere in the world, music enhances a hall, with one exception: Carnegie Hall enhances the music.
Isaac Stern
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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
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When I was making Sunshine (2007), it suddenly struck me: No director has ever gone back into space, with the exception of franchise directors. If you look at the record, you`ll find that`s true. I now know why.
Danny Boyle
Keywords: 2007 :: at :: back :: director :: directors :: ever :: exception :: find :: franchise :: gone :: has :: if :: into :: it :: know :: ll :: look :: making :: me :: no :: now :: of :: record :: space :: struck :: suddenly :: sunshine :: that :: the :: true :: was :: when :: why :: with :: youSource: imdb.com
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As a child, I felt rage against adults who didn`t treat me as a person, adults that were brutalized themselves by having an angry, vindictive God watching them all the time. I come from a broken home and I realize it`s the rule rather than the exception.
Harry Stanton
Keywords: adults :: against :: all :: an :: and :: angry :: as :: broken :: brutalized :: by :: child :: come :: didn :: exception :: felt :: from :: god :: having :: home :: it :: me :: person :: rage :: rather :: realize :: rule :: than :: that :: the :: them :: themselves :: time :: treat :: vindictive :: watching :: were :: whoSource: imdb.com
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(On playing bad guys) "I enjoy playing them. I find something human in them, with the exception of Looking for Mr. Goodbar. It was such a slimy character with no redeeming qualities. To me it was like playing Charles Manson. I had nightmares after I finis...
Tom Berenger
Keywords: after :: bad :: character :: charles :: enjoy :: exception :: find :: finished :: for :: goodbar :: guys :: had :: human :: in :: it :: like :: looking :: manson :: me :: mr :: nightmares :: no :: of :: on :: playing :: qualities :: redeeming :: shoot :: slimy :: something :: such :: the :: them :: to :: was :: withSource: imdb.com
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Mostly, we have manufactured ladies -- with the exception of Ingrid, Grace, Deborah and Audrey.
Cary Grant
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If this movie was made in America they would have had a guy and we would have been his harem or entourage. Big studios don`t trust that women will bring in that kind of audience, Tomb Raider" was really an exception to the rule. Most of the time, if you m...
Milla Jovovich
Keywords: america :: an :: and :: audience :: been :: big :: bring :: don :: entourage :: exception :: guy :: had :: harem :: have :: his :: if :: in :: kind :: made :: make :: most :: movie :: of :: or :: raider :: really :: rule :: studios :: that :: the :: they :: this :: time :: to :: tomb :: trust :: was :: we :: will :: women :: would :: youSource: imdb.com
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You can only govern men by serving them. The rule is without exception.
Andrew Holness
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Yes, but the great thing about all the people - and I don`t think there is any exception - who I`ve worked with is they`ve all been very, very talented musicians.
Joan Armatrading
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With the exception of the New York Times, Fox news, and Lou Dobbs of CNN, and talk radio, the rest of the mainstream media has basically been silenced like a bunch of dumb monkeys.
Alan Merten
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Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?
Patricia Clarkson
Source: brainyquote.com
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Whenever we have thanked these men and women for what they have done for us, without exception they have expressed gratitude for having the chance to help - because they grew as they served.
Alan Levy
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When I recall today my early youth, I should take the boy that I then was, with the exception of a few individual features, for a different person, were it not for the existence of the chain of memories.
Alejandro Moreno
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What we try to look for is more the trend than the exception. There is a lot of liquidity in the market, and the economy is well on its way. It`s difficult to see too many clouds on the horizon at the moment.
Barbara Eberlein
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What is special about VOIP is that it`s just another thing you can do on the Internet, whereas it is the only thing - or nearly the only thing with the exception of the dial-up modem and fax - that you can do on the public switched telephone network.
Andrew J. Spano
Keywords: about :: and :: another :: can :: dial :: do :: exception :: fax :: internet :: is :: it :: just :: modem :: nearly :: network :: of :: on :: only :: or :: public :: special :: switched :: telephone :: that :: the :: thing :: up :: voip :: what :: whereas :: with :: youSource: brainyquote.com
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Well, first of all, we now have everybody with the exception of India, Pakistan, and Israel, and I don`t think these three countries are going to join by simply providing them an incentive, in terms of technology.
Amber Magner
Keywords: all :: an :: and :: are :: by :: countries :: don :: everybody :: exception :: first :: going :: have :: in :: incentive :: india :: israel :: join :: now :: of :: pakistan :: providing :: simply :: technology :: terms :: the :: them :: these :: think :: three :: to :: we :: well :: withSource: brainyquote.com
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We`ve had incredible support from sponsors and competitors alike, they come from as far away as Ottawa to participate. Every year the show gets bigger and better and this year was no exception. We had 81 entries this year. This is Gibson`s third year spon...
Shannon Smith
Keywords: 81 :: alike :: and :: as :: away :: better :: bigger :: come :: competitors :: entries :: every :: exception :: far :: from :: gets :: gibson :: had :: incredible :: is :: no :: ottawa :: participate :: show :: sponsori :: sponsors :: support :: the :: they :: third :: this :: to :: ve :: was :: we :: yearSource: thinkexist.com
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We were down a key player in each of those games and they were close (one-goal losses) with the exception of Burlington and the psyche got to the girls a little there. We played really well and were competitive with the D-I teams so this is a big game for...
Scott Matthews
Keywords: and :: big :: burlington :: close :: competitive :: down :: each :: exception :: for :: game :: games :: girls :: goal :: got :: in :: is :: key :: little :: losses :: of :: one :: played :: player :: psyche :: really :: so :: teams :: the :: there :: they :: this :: those :: to :: us :: we :: well :: were :: withSource: thinkexist.com
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There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people close to a vicious regime, the people of Iraq have been liberated and they understand that they`ve been liberated.
Richard Perle
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There are very small niches in the institutional investment community where there may be some sensitivity to (alcohol) investing, but it is quite the exception.
Marc Cohen
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There are very few men of genius in advertising agencies. But we need all we can find. Almost without exception they are disagreeable. Don`t destroy them. They lay golden eggs.
Alan Shaw
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The uneducated person perceives only the individual phenomenon, the partly educated person the rule, and the educated person the exception.
Alex Cunningham
Keywords: and :: educated :: exception :: individual :: only :: partly :: perceives :: person :: phenomenon :: rule :: the :: uneducatedSource: brainyquote.com
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The Soviet Union was an exception, but even there chess players were not rich. Only Fischer changed that.
Alain Bauer
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The other exception where we did not at all restore the place to its original condition is the Surrounded Islands. Before we installed our fabric, we had our workers remove 42 tons of garbage off the beaches of those islands. We never brought the garbage ...
Christo
Keywords: 42 :: all :: at :: bac :: beaches :: before :: brought :: condition :: did :: exception :: fabric :: garbage :: had :: installed :: is :: islands :: its :: never :: not :: of :: off :: original :: other :: our :: place :: remove :: restore :: surrounded :: the :: those :: to :: tons :: we :: where :: workersSource: brainyquote.com
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The movie adaptations of stage musicals that I`ve seen, without exception, in my opinion don`t work. A lot of people would disagree with me.
Stephen Sondheim
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The horsepower has been there for quite awhile. With one exception, we`ve been in the top half since last year at Chicago.
Andy Pulliam
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The expectation was that first-quarter earnings and commentary would show us that conditions are bad, but with the exception of a few high-profile disappointments, the commentary has been mild to better.
Ashley Glover
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Students of American history will recall that the important place where work gets done in the legislative body, almost without exception, is in the committees, more so than on the floor although sometimes more attention is paid to the floor.
Amy Canaday
Keywords: almost :: although :: american :: attention :: body :: committees :: done :: exception :: floor :: gets :: history :: important :: in :: is :: legislative :: more :: of :: on :: paid :: place :: recall :: so :: sometimes :: students :: than :: that :: the :: to :: where :: will :: without :: workSource: brainyquote.com
