When it is time to get to work, I go away completely and don't do anything except the work. And that can be 16 hours a day.
Everybody at home speaks mandarin except me.
Except in pure mathematics, nothing is known for certain (although much is certainly false).
My childhood was pretty ordinary, except from a very early age, I wanted to be scared. I just did. I was scared afterwards. I wanted a light on, because I was afraid that there was something in the closet. My imagination was very active, even at a young age.
But women do not say 'We', except at some congress of feminists or similar formal demonstration; men say 'women', and women use the same word in referring to themselves.
So that we may not be like the Athenians, who never consulted except after the event done. [Fr. , Afin que ne semblons es Athenians, qui ne consultoient jamais sinon apres le cas faict. ]
What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.
The trend is your friend except at the end where it bends
I'm not planning what I listen to, except when I think the music can guide me to some emotional place I want to be reminded of.
Their is no defense against criticism except obscurity.
Except for a couple of hours in the morning which I passed in the company of a sage I stayed in bed without food only a few mouthfuls of water “you are a fine looking old man” I said to myself in the mirror “and what is more you have the correct attitude You don’t care if it ends or if it goes on And as for the women and the music there will be plenty of that in Paradise” Then I went to the Mosque of Memory to express my gratitude
Never abandon life. There is a way out of everything except death.
Mary having co-operated in our redemption with so much glory to God and so much love for us, Our Lord ordained that no one shall obtain salvation except through her intercession.
We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them.
Every human activity, except sin, can be done for God's pleasure, if you do it with an attitude of praise.
If there is no military need for the building, leave it alone, neither putting anyone in or out of it, except on finding some one preaching or practicing treason, in which case lay hands on him, just as if he were doing the same thing in any other building.
Mountains cannot be surmounted except by winding paths.
I'm not impulsive at all - except about buying clothes. That's my biggest weakness.
I can imagine anything except having no imagination.
We live in a regime built on force and lies. In essence, it's the same here as in Uzbekistan, except the government here is better at presenting itself to the outside world.