#except

Jealousy shows weakness and we must be strong to except ourselves for who we truly are. ↗

— Sarah van Waterschoot

#strength #jealousy

It is not possible to make great buildings, or great towns, beautiful places, places where you feel yourself, places where you feel alive, except by following this way. And, as you will see, this way will lead anyone who looks for it to buildings which are themselves as ancient in their form, as the trees and hills, and as our faces are. ↗

— Christopher Alexander

#ancient #anyone #beautiful #beautiful places #buildings

I had a really normal childhood except I acted. It was like, my brother played soccer, and I was on television sometimes. ↗

— Shiri Appleby

#brother #childhood #except #had #i

Everyone seemed to be doing well except me and my career. And my accent was no helping me any. ↗

— Desi Arnaz

#any #career #doing #everyone #except

I've won a championship on every level except the NBA. It's frustrating to have not gotten that in the first two years. ↗

— Steve Blake

#every #except #first #frustrating #gotten

People who don't normally read make an exception for my books, possibly because they're short. ↗

— Mitch Albom

#books #exception #make #normally #people

Everything comes to those who wait... except a cat. ↗

— Mario Andretti

#comes #everything #except #those #wait

God has made Canada one of those nations which cannot be conquered and cannot be destroyed, except by itself. ↗

— Norman Angell

#cannot #conquered #destroyed #except #god

To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail. ↗

— Giorgio Armani

#detail #exceptional #focused #mindset #must

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

#any #been #exception #great #great thing