Quotes by Exception To The Rule The other exception to the rule regards dealings with masochists. A masochist derives pleasure from being hurt; so denying the masochist his pleasure through-pain hurts him just as much as actual physical pain hurts the non masochist. The story of the truly cruel sadist illustrates this point: The masochist says to the sadist, "beat me." To which the merciless sadist replies, "NO!" If a person wants to be hurt and enjoys suffering, then there is no reason not to indulge him in his wont. Anton Szandor LaVey exception-to-the-rule pain hurt It is the obligation of every person who claims to oppose oppression to resist the oppressor by every means at his or her disposal. Not to engage in physical resistance, armed resistance to oppression, is to serve the interests of the oppressor; no more, no less. There are no exceptions to the rule, no easy out. Assata Shakur exception-to-the-rule resistance mean What he [Bernie Sanders] does next will really determine whether he is blazing a trail that others can follow into office, or whether he is an exception to the rule. Ben Wikler exception-to-the-rule office doe With the possible exception of the equator, everything begins somewhere. C. S. Lewis exception-to-the-rule new-beginnings inspirational Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception. Carl Sagan exception-to-the-rule mass-extinction nature In science, modesty and genius do not coexist well together. (In Washington, modesty and cleverness don't.) Einstein is perhaps the most famous exception to the rule. Charles Krauthammer exception-to-the-rule genius together There are no exceptions to the rule that everybody likes to be an exception to the rule. Charles Osgood exception-to-the-rule likes reality There's no exception to the rule, yes, everybody's somebody's fool. Connie Francis exception-to-the-rule adages fool Never lose yourself on the stage. Always act in your own person, as an artist. The moment you lose yourself on the stage marks the departure from truly living your part and the beginning of exaggerated false acting. Therefore, no matter how much you act, how many parts you take, you should never allow yourself any exception to the rule of using your own feelings. To break that rule is the equivalent of killing the person you are portraying, because you deprive him of a palpitating, living, human soul, which is the real source of life for a part. Constantin Stanislavski exception-to-the-rule artist real I and haven't been unemployed for 20 years. I'm an exception to the rule. Denzel Washington unemployed exception-to-the-rule years There are no absolutes in relationships. You can't take anything for granted. You can count on absolutely nothing but the unexpected. You only get in trouble when you start thinking that you're some kind of exception to the rule. Emily Giffin exception-to-the-rule unexpected thinking My mobile rang around lunchtime one day, and it was George Michael. He wanted to come in on Friday. We were like, 'okay, if that's what you want'. And he was a very good guest. That's a real exception to the rule. Graham Norton exception-to-the-rule friday real There is no exception to the rule that every rule has an exception. James Thurber exception-to-the-rule exception yoga One of the things that kept most comics from being monthly was that very few artists could produce 24 pages per month. Jack Kirby was very much the exception to the rule, but his towering presence at Marvel started to dictate the whole shape of the industry - and that's where problems set in! John Byrne exception-to-the-rule shapes artist An effective leader allows exceptions to the rule for exceptional results or when circumstance demands. John Wooden exception-to-the-rule demand leader Families, generally, suck. And I say that as someone who, like my husband, had parents who proved the proverbial exception to the rule. Julie Burchill exception-to-the-rule husband parent One of the fundamental demonstrations of our natural instinct to Bond with each other is a will to give. Rather than domination, our most basic urge is to reach out to another human being, even at a cost to ourselves. Giving to others-the urge to empathize, to be compassionate, and to help others altruistically-is not the exception to the rule, but our natural state of being. Our impulse to connect with each other has developed an automatic desire to do for others, even at personal cost. Altruism comes naturally to us. It is selfishness that is culturally conditioned and a sign of pathology. Lynne McTaggart exception-to-the-rule helping-others inspirational Nature provides exceptions to every rule. Margaret Fuller exception-to-the-rule nature rivers Last year my boyfriend gave me a painting - a very personal one. I really prefer personal gifts or ones made by someone for me. Except diamonds. That's the exception to the rule. Minnie Driver exception-to-the-rule dating years Just as an informal, nonscientific observation, most people's personalities don't seem to change very much during their lives. There are exceptions in the case of people who go through hugely traumatic events or suffer from brain injury or disease. Some would argue that religious conversions can have deep personality-altering effects. But these are all exceptions to the rule. Neal Stephenson exception-to-the-rule religious people 12»