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I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, you begin making exceptions to it, where will you stop? If one man says it does not mean a Negro, why not another say it does not mean some other man?

~Abraham Lincoln

Topics: Another Begin Declaration Does Equal Exceptions Independence Know Like Making Man Mean Men Old Other Principle Say Says Should Some Stop Taking Where Which Why Why Not Will You

Keywords: Abandon


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I think I am more determined than ever in my future plans, and I have quite made up my mind that nothing must be suffered to interfere with them. I intend to make such arrangements in town as will secure me a couple of hours daily (with very few exceptions) for my studies.

~Ada Lovelace

Topics: Am Arrangements Couple Daily Determined Ever Exceptions Few Future Hours Intend Interfere Made Make Me Mind More Must Nothing Plans Quite Secure Studies Suffered Than Them Think Town Up Very Will I Think I Am

Keywords: Abhorrent


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I have OCD and, literally, walking on the left, needing things to be in even numbers with few exceptions. One and seven, any number that ends in seven, that's all me. All the tics like the pulling of the ear and scratching of the palms, all me.

~Adam Silvera

Topics: Any Ear Ends Even Exceptions Few Left Like Literally Me Needing Number Numbers Pulling Scratching Seven Things Walking

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With a few notable exceptions, literary fiction in the U.K. is dominated by an upper and upper middle-class clique who usually have a tin ear for the demotic and who portray working-class characters with, at best, a benevolent condescension.

~Adrian Mckinty

Topics: Benevolent Best Characters Clique Dominated Ear Exceptions Few Fiction Literary Literary Fiction Middle-Class Notable Portray Tin Upper Who Working-Class

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As human beings, we are vulnerable to confusing the unprecedented with the improbable. In our everyday experience, if something has never happened before, we are generally safe in assuming it is not going to happen in the future, but the exceptions can kill you and climate change is one of those exceptions.

~Al Gore

Topics: Assuming Before Beings Change Climate Climate Change Confusing Everyday Exceptions Experience Future Generally Going Happen Happened Human Human Beings Improbable Never Our Safe Something Those Unprecedented Vulnerable You

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Just as I know the usual rules of law enforcement, I also know the exceptions and invoke those frequently. I don't feel a need to bog the reader down with an explanation of why the procedures are realistic, as long as I know that there is, in fact, an explanation.

~Alafair Burke

Topics: Also Down Enforcement Exceptions Explanation Fact Feel Frequently In Fact Invoke Just Know Law Law Enforcement Long Need Procedures Reader Realistic Rules Those Usual Why

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Using medicine in the service of cosmesis is generally bad for patients, bad for doctors, and bad for democracy. The only exceptions are when we know the intervention will actually reduce suffering, as with a primary cleft lip repair.

~Alice Dreger

Topics: Actually Bad Democracy Doctors Exceptions Generally Intervention Know Lip Medicine Only Patients Primary Reduce Repair Service Suffering Using Will

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In the U.S., with very few exceptions, actresses older than 35 are simply discarded.

~Amy Irving

Topics: Actress Discarded Exceptions Few Older Simply Than Very

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It is not true that Pena is 20 points above me. It's part of the management of the regime. They have control of the media, with few exceptions.

~Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador

Topics: Above Control Exceptions Few Management Me Media Part Points Regime True

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You have always had individual directors who begin in the advertising or commercial world, but they are probably exceptions rather than the traditional pattern.

~Ann Macbeth

Topics: Advertising Always Begin Commercial Directors Exceptions Had Individual Pattern Rather Than Traditional Who World You

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