#except

War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. ↗

#catastrophic #damnation #end #except #into

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When an official reports that talks were useful, it can safely be concluded that nothing was accomplished. ↗

— John Kenneth Galbraith

#concluded #diplomacy #exception #few #nothing

Except for a few guitar chords, everything I've learned in my life that is of any value I've learned from women. ↗

— Glenn Frey

#chords #everything #except #few #guitar

This is a work of fiction. All the characters in it, human and otherwise, are imaginary, excepting only certain of the fairy folk, whom it might be unwise to offend by casting doubts on their existence. Or lack thereof. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#certain #characters #doubts #excepting #existence

The character is close to me, except that I haven't lived through those situations, so it's not completely me. ↗

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

#close #completely #except #haven #i

The past history of our globe must be explained by what can be seen to be happening now. No powers are to be employed that are not natural to the globe, no action to be admitted except those of which we know the principle. ↗

— James Hutton

#admitted #employed #except #explained #globe

I didn't aim at anything except good music. ↗

— Waylon Jennings

#anything #except #good #good music #i

Now all my teachers are dead except silence. ↗

— W. S. Merwin

#except #now #silence #teachers

It was like going to church, except Ozzy Osbourne was there. ↗

— Sam Kinison

#except #going #like #ozzy

Everyone knows what a curve is, until he has studied enough mathematics to become confused through the countless number of possible exceptions. ↗