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When you go to Mars, you need to have made the decision that you're there permanently. The more people we have there, the more it can become a sustaining environment. Except for very rare exceptions, the people who go to Mars shouldn't be coming back. Once you get on the surface, you're there.

~Buzz Aldrin

Topics: Back Become Coming Decision Environment Except Exceptions Get Go Made Mars More More People Need Once People Permanently Rare Surface Sustaining Very Who You

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If Moses had gone to Harvard Law School and spent three years working on the Hill, he would have written the Ten Commandments with three exceptions and a saving clause.

~Charles Morgan

Topics: Clause Commandments Exceptions Gone Had Harvard He Hill Law Law School Moses Saving School Spent Ten Ten Commandments Three Working Would Written Years

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There are no exceptions to the rule that everybody likes to be an exception to the rule.

~Charles Osgood

Topics: Everybody Exception Exceptions Likes Rule

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I am pro-life, I believe in exceptions for rape, incest and the life of the mother. That's my position, take it or leave it.

~Chris Christie

Topics: Am Believe Exceptions Leave Life Mother Position Pro-Life Take I Am I Believe I Believe In

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The reason why I love people, and writing about them, is because they don't always respond with hate and anger. If they did I wouldn't have a story to tell. Who wants to know about someone who was brutalised and became brutal? I'm interested in the exceptions.

~Chris Cleave

Topics: About Always Anger Became Because Brutal Did Exceptions Hate Interested Know Love People Reason Respond Someone Story Tell Them Wants Who Why Writing I Love

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If you've never been on anything before, they're not going to take a risk and give you a huge job 90 percent of the time. There are exceptions to that. I certainly wasn't an exception to that. I had to pay my dues big time, but I wish somebody would have explained, 'Look, your job is not to get work. Your job is to get better.'

~Christine Woods

Topics: Anything Been Before Better Big Big Time Certainly Dues Exception Exceptions Explained Get Give Going Had Huge Job Look Never Pay Percent Risk Somebody Take Time Wish Work Would You Your I Wish

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I'm here as a product of process of evolution, which doesn't make very many exceptions. And which rates life relatively cheaply.

~Christopher Hitchens

Topics: Cheaply Evolution Exceptions Here Life Make Many Process Product Rates Relatively Very Which

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Science does not permit exceptions.

~Claude Bernard

Topics: Does Exceptions Permit Science

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I feel that contemporary music, with very few exceptions, is missing the voice. You see an award show, you see a hundred extras on set dancing and special effects, and you don't see that solo voice that was the trademark of Adele. It's no accident that it was her album that ended up selling 27 million copies worldwide.

~Clive Davis

Topics: Accident Adele Album Award Contemporary Copies Dancing Effects Ended Exceptions Feel Few Her Hundred Million Missing Music See Selling Set Show Solo Special Special Effects Trademark Up Very Voice Worldwide You I Feel

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I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.

~Colin Firth

Topics: Always American Biggest Coast East East Coast Exceptions Failing Humor Irish Irony Italian Jewish Lack Naturally Serious Thought Very

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