Quotes about Exceptional

The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely. Votes: 5

Leaders make things possible. Exceptional leaders make them inevitable. Votes: 4

Exceptional thinkers ignore their critics and go about their business making history. Votes: 4

To create something exceptional, your mindset must be relentlessly focused on the smallest detail. Votes: 4

Disability doesn't make you exceptional, but questioning what you think you know about it does. Votes: 4

It is extremely dangerous to encourage people to see themselves as exceptional, whatever the motivation. Votes: 4

What characterizes a member of a minority group is that he is forced to see himself as both exceptional and insignificant, marvelous and awful, good and evil. Votes: 4

I firmly believe that all human beings have access to extraordinary energies and powers. Judging from accounts of mystical experience, heightened creativity, or exceptional performance by athletes and artists, we harbor a greater life than we know. Votes: 4

Exceptional people deserve special concessions. Votes: 3

Exceptional ideas create excellent opportunities Votes: 3

Exceptional claims, require exceptional evidence. Votes: 3

Exceptional people convert life's setbacks into future successes, Votes: 3

Vitality is radiated from exceptional art and architecture. Votes: 3

If everyone were Extraordinary, no one would be Exceptional. Votes: 3

Washington's Corruption and Mendacity Is What Makes America 'Exceptional' Votes: 3

Exceptional performers are masterful opportunists, keenly alert to opportunity! Votes: 3

Exceptional people are often called crazy by the ordinary world. Votes: 3

This woman's work is exceptional. Too bad she's not a man. Votes: 3

Exceptional people learn that doing their best is all they can do. Votes: 3

There are only 2 paths to happiness in life. Utter Stupidity or Exceptional Wealth. Votes: 3

Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favored by exceptional circumstances. Votes: 3

One rare and exceptional deed is worth far more than a thousand commonplace ones. Votes: 3

Exceptional is too understated for you. I'll have to search for a better word. (Carlos) Votes: 3

I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on. Votes: 3

Exceptional results arrive only when exceptional people put in exceptional effort. It never arises by accident or good fortune. Votes: 3

Exceptional talent and extraordinary creativity are irrelevant! It's what you do with what little you have that counts big time in the end. Votes: 3

Exceptional estimable, good, nice, dear people they all were but they all, unluckily, kept asking me about the new novel, and that was excrutiating. Votes: 3

As bad as we are at remembering names and phone numbers and word-for-word instructions from our colleagues, we have really exceptional visual and spatial memories. Votes: 3

In Beverly Hills, it's very spoiled in terms of the quality of life. I think the climate and the space and the quality of life in Beverly Hills is exceptional. Votes: 3

The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location. Votes: 3

Of all mushrooms commonly consumed, oyster mushrooms in the genus Pleurotus stand out as exceptional allies for improving human and environmental health. These mushrooms enjoy a terrific reputation as the easiest to cultivate, richly nutritious and medicinally supportive. Votes: 3

...Speaking of, I've been playing with the letters - Lovers In a Very Enlightened Regard.LIVER. Good one.Also, how about Life Invasion Via Exceptional Respect?Life Invasion. Like it.Or Lovelike Intensity Via Emotional Rapport.Doesn't that spell OLIVER? Votes: 3

...Speaking of, I've been playing with the letters - Lovers In a Very Enlightened Regard.""LIVER. Good one.""Also, how about Life Invasion Via Exceptional Respect?""Life Invasion. Like it.""Or Lovelike Intensity Via Emotional Rapport.""Doesn't that spell OLIVER?" Votes: 3

...Speaking of, I've been playing with the letters - Lovers In a Very Enlightened Regard." "LIVER. Good one." "Also, how about Life Invasion Via Exceptional Respect?" "Life Invasion. Like it." "Or Lovelike Intensity Via Emotional Rapport." "Doesn't that spell OLIVER? Votes: 3

American exceptionalism? Exceptional at what? Waging wars against innocent people for fake reasons? Exceptional at what? Being addicted to pharmaceutical drugs that have people's minds wasted? Exceptional at what? Eating more junk food and becoming the most obese nation on Earth? Votes: 3

Exceptional men do not hold their experiences to be out of the ordinary or of interest to anyone else. Unlike the trodden fungus-men, they are not so ignorantly and presumptuously self-absorbed. They are nobody and they know it. They shun notice. They are exceedingly rare. Votes: 3

I've had this unbelievable amount of good fortune and I'm just so thankful for it. But at the same time I feel exceptionally guilty. I have so many friends who are talented graduates of Juilliard and are exceptional actors and I'm the lucky one that somehow got such a fortunate break. Votes: 3

What's amazing is that I'm recognized all over the world through 'Red Dwarf.' British fans are exceptional, but the American fans are something else. Some of them fly 500 miles to stand in line for three hours, just to meet me, then when they do they collapse. It makes you feel like a rock star! Votes: 3

Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are people who are exceptional at it, however, and if you can do both things, then that's fantastic, but if you are a writer, the time is better spent on a clever lyric than a clever tweet. Votes: 3

First, I want to pay tribute to Diana myself. She was an exceptional and gifted human being. In good times and bad, she never lost her capacity to smile and laugh, nor to inspire others with her warmth and kindness. I admired and respected her - for her energy and commitment to others, and especially for her devotion to her two boys. Votes: 3

Either you run the day or the day runs you. Votes: 2

An exceptional life isn't the result of lucky breaks but excellent choices. Votes: 2

An exceptional company is the one that gets all the little details right. Votes: 2

One thing most people don't know is that Steve Jobs is an exceptional designer. Votes: 2

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want. Votes: 2

If you are not willing to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary. Votes: 2

Most People have a desire to look for the exception instead of the desire to become exceptional. Votes: 2

Washington was a man of exceptional, almost excessive self-command, rarely permitting himself any show of discouragement or despair. Votes: 2

The position of the Americans is quite exceptional, and it may be believed that no democratic people will ever be placed in a similar one. Votes: 2

I am convinced that, except in a few extraordinary cases, one form or another of an unhappy childhood is essential to the formation of exceptional gifts. Votes: 2

Don't wish it was easier wish you were better. Don't wish for less problems wish for more skills. Don't wish for less challenge wish for more wisdom Votes: 2

I'm not a princess. My mother is, not I. I am the niece of a head of state. And with this status, I have some representational duties - nothing very constraining or very exceptional. Votes: 2

Remember that other people may be totally wrong. But they don't think so. Don't condemn them. Any fool can do that. Try to understand them. Only wise, tolerant, exceptional people even try to do that. Votes: 2

Beyonce is incredibly talented - gifted, in fact. She has an exceptional set of pipes and can actually sing. She is a terrific dancer - without the explicit moves best left for the privacy of her bedroom. Votes: 2

I always think that the exceptional people are those who remain outsiders but still communicate on a grand scale. I think I want everyone to feel more free, and so I feel really claustrophobic on behalf of lots of people. Votes: 2

Even the most exalted states and the most exceptional spiritual accomplishments are unimportant if we cannot be happy in the most basic and ordinary ways, if we cannot touch one another and the life we have been given with our hearts. Votes: 2

Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or connections. God specializes in using ordinary people whose limitations and weaknesses make them ideal showcases for His greatness and glory. Votes: 2

I now find peace in the realization that countless potential masterpieces happen each moment the world over and go unphotographed. The world owes a great debt to all those who have, from a state of exceptional awareness, preserved stillness for us to hold. Votes: 2

There are divisions between a culinary chef and a dessert chef, also called a pastry chef. There are specializations within the pastry chef field. Some pastry chefs specialize in baking breads, while others are master cake designers. Each field requires an exceptional level of creativity and attention to detail. Votes: 2

I started to book good television jobs in 2010. I started to get really close to exceptional jobs in 2011, and then I got 'Arrow' in 2012. I know how lucky I am because just getting the lead in a pilot doesn't guarantee that that pilot is going to turn into something great. Votes: 2

The lesson of 9/11 is that America is truly exceptional. We withstood the worst attack of our history, intended by our enemies to destroy us. Instead, it drew us closer and made us more united. Our love for freedom and one another has given us a strength that surprised even ourselves. Votes: 2

I am disturbed by how states abuse laws on Internet access. I am concerned that surveillance programmes are becoming too aggressive. I understand that national security and criminal activity may justify some exceptional and narrowly-tailored use of surveillance. But that is all the more reason to safeguard human rights and fundamental freedoms. Votes: 2

I love the fact that so many of my readers are intelligent, exceptional, accomplished people with an open-minded love of diversity. But even more than that, I love it when my readers find lasting friendship with others of my readers - knowing that they met through their mutual affection for my books and characters makes me happy! Votes: 2

Polly Jean, I love you. I love the texture of your skin, the taste of your saliva, the softness of your ears. I love every inch and every part of your entire body. From your toes and the beautifully curved arches of your feet, to the exceptional shade and warmth of your dark hair. I need you in my life, I hope you need me too. Votes: 2

[E]xceptional claims demand exceptional evidence. Votes: 1

Quite or be exceptional. Average is for losers. Votes: 1

It was an exceptional sensation, reading by spiderlight. Votes: 1

When you are not accepted, dare to be exceptional. Votes: 1

The people who went on that airplane were unexceptional. Votes: 1

In Sweden, only exceptional actresses get major film parts. Votes: 1

I'm exceptional at taking my foot out of my mouth. Votes: 1

I've just got an exceptional memory, if I say so myself. Votes: 1

Was he smart? No, not exceptionally. Instead, he was a genius. Votes: 1

Exposure to a diversity of disciplines has been exceptionally helpful to me. Votes: 1

Unless saved by exceptional talent, he necessarily pays a price for clarity. Votes: 1

Nations are not poor or rich because of their wealth but exceptional morality. Votes: 1

I stuck my tongue out at him because I was feeling exceptionall mature. Votes: 1

With me it is exceptionally true that the Presidency is no bed of roses. Votes: 1

For example, I tend to personally reward myself for specific acts of exceptional discipline. Votes: 1

I know now-I think I probably already knew then- that all lives are exceptional. Votes: 1

He was shorter than an average eight-year-old boy but exceptionally tall for a tulip. Votes: 1

You all right now?I'm exceptional. Wonderful. Thanks for the concern. You complete me. Votes: 1

Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters. Votes: 1

Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties. Votes: 1

The best fiction rarely provides answers; but it does formulate the questions exceptionally well. Votes: 1

Object-oriented programming is an exceptionally bad idea which could only have originated in California. Votes: 1

Rather nice night, after all. Stars are out and everything. Exceptionally tasty assortment of them. Votes: 1

Nothing exceptional was ever accomplished without positive mental attitude,enthusiasm, hard work, perseverance and monitoring . Votes: 1

It's commonplace to nitpick on minor faults. But it's exceptional to correct them through enlargement. Votes: 1

According to Mr. Obama, exceptionalism is so yesterday, an uncool, antiquated and ultimately destructive notion. Votes: 1

He was a very generous soul and was exceptionally dedicated to the medium of photography. Votes: 1

I make extra-ordinary impact! I effect exceptional changes; I am not ordinary;I make a SUCCESS Votes: 1

My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself. She had an exceptional vocabulary. Votes: 1

I think to be a successful comic, you have to be exceptionally smart and exceptionally perceptive. Votes: 1

America is exceptional: but because it yields the likes of Obama, not the likes of Bush. Votes: 1

As a youngster, I was considered exceptional, and in many ways that was to my detriment. Votes: 1

For that matter, thinking of one's self as exceptional is probably more the rule than not. Votes: 1

Here, you are exceptional...There, who knows? They might not value you as much as we do. Votes: 1

I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money but I didn't have it for many decades. Votes: 1

It is always the best policy to speak the truth, unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar. Votes: 1

He...preferred always the more to the less remote, what, seeming exceptional, was an instance of law more refined... Votes: 1

A man recovers best from his exceptional nature - his intellectuality - by giving his animal instincts a chance. Votes: 1

The big commercial concerns of to-day are quite exceptionally incompetent. They will be even more incompetent when they are omnipotent. Votes: 1

You grow weary of being treated as the enemy simply because you are not young anymore; because you dress unexceptionally. Votes: 1

His beauty was notable even in a province where the lack of it is more exceptional in a young man. Votes: 1

Call Me' is not an exceptional Al Green album, but it is as solid as a rock at its center. Votes: 1

There are exceptional people out there who are capable of starting epidemics. All you have to do is find them. Votes: 1

Besides a mathematical inclination, an exceptionally good mastery of one's native tongue is the most vital asset of a competent programmer. Votes: 1

American exceptionalism is grounded in the founding of the United States upon an idea, rather than upon the ambitions of men. Votes: 1

And so the ordinary unendurable torments we all experienced were indeed exceptional in the way they were absorbed in each heart. Votes: 1

The notion of American exceptionalism is effective in part because there is little on the face of it that is offensive. Votes: 1

An ordinary life examined closely reveals itself to be exquisite and complicated and exceptional, somehow managing to be both heroic and plain. Votes: 1

To live in Metropolis was to know that the exceptional was as commonplace as diet soda, that abnormality was the popcorn norm. Votes: 1

As children we recognized that we belonged to an unusual, even exceptional, family, but the effect was different on each of us. Votes: 1

There we were, a small bunch of rather bright and fortunate young people, thinking ourselves somehow special and exceptional, but really very naive. Votes: 1

...though the conversation always touched an exceptionally high level of brilliance, there was apt to be a good deal of sugar thrown about. Votes: 1

Well, I don't like the first bit and I don't know the last bit. So I'm really hoping the middle bit is exceptional. Votes: 1

My daughter is exceptionally chatty. I'm not a braggy mother but she is gifted - with the personality of a Russian gymnastics coach. Votes: 1

A pro does as well as he can within whathe has set out to doand a madmandoes exceptionally well at whathe can't helpdoing. Votes: 1

Communism was something so hideous that you had to be an exceptional conformist or a fool not to see the evil around you. Votes: 1

What I mean to say is that in a highly exceptional reality [...] the non-exceptional can, for convenience sake, be written off as paradoxically exceptional. Votes: 1

Think, dream and expect great things. For would you rather be correct in your perception? Or would you rather be exceptional in your life? Votes: 1

It is a novel constructed like a poem, where each character is only exceptional because if the hyperbolic manner in which he represents generality. Votes: 1

Beauty is the replication and duplication of mind's delusion. It is not uniqueness or exceptionality; it is the mentality of belonging and fitting in. Votes: 1

In 2012 the best venue I played was Union Chapel in London. It's a beautiful room, the sound is exceptional, and they treated us very well. Votes: 1

He thinks himself rather an exceptional young man, thoroughly sophisticated, well adjusted to his environment, and somewhat more significant than any one else he knows. Votes: 1

Love brings to light a lover's noble and hidden qualities-his rare and exceptional traits: it is thus liable to be deceptive of his normal qualities. Votes: 1

{We} have not to crown the exceptional man who knows he can rule; rather we must crown the much more exceptional man who knows he can't. Votes: 1

Out of the way! We are in the throes of an exceptional emergency! This is no occassion for sport- there is lace at stake! (Ms. Pole) Votes: 1

Are you sure? A brow arched upBecause I'm here at your service and taking your jeans off is something I feel I'd be exceptionally wonderful at. Votes: 1

Of course, true love is exceptional - two or three times a century, more or less. The rest of the time there is vanity or boredom. Votes: 1

You need a very, exceptionally clear vision. And to me, a vision is something that you can say in one sentence. The fewer the words the better. Votes: 1

Luke, I don't want to discourage your curiosity, but I have to remind you, if something goes wrong, this is an exceptionally embarassing way to die.Mara Votes: 1

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Fame is something which must be won; honor, only something which must not be lost. Votes: 1

You are supposed to be ON. By ON I mean doing your very best work always. Operating at a level where you are dangerously good and exceptionally creative. Votes: 1

In sum, U.S. history is no more violent and oppressive than the history of England, Russia, Indonesia, or Burundi - but neither is it exceptionally less violent. Votes: 1

Nothing in modern attitudes is believed more to signify exceptional intelligence than association with large pools of money. Only immediate experience with those so situated denies the myth. Votes: 1

Love brings the high and concealed characteristics of the lover into the light--what is rare and exceptional in him: to that extent it easily deceives regarding his normality. Votes: 1

The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America. Votes: 1

Penn State University is also nationally recognized for the exceptional research and patient care provided at the College of Medicine, located in my Congressional District in Hershey, PA. Votes: 1

The rain is a necessary prelude to beautiful weather. So even if your heart is in downpour right now it only means it will become exceptionally beautiful in time. Votes: 1

What a grim feeling it is to come across a written line so exceptionally inspiring that your first reaction is, 'Criminy, why didn't I ever think to write that!' Votes: 1

Suicides? Heart attacks? The papers didn't seem interested. The world was full of ways to die, too many to cover. Newsworthy deaths had to be exceptional. Most people go unobserved. Votes: 1

In your goals to go the extra mile, prepare to pay an extra cost. Excellence is to be exceptional, surpassing, more competent and a step ahead with what is in your hands. Votes: 1

I had never actually seen an eight-pack, but there it was, right in front of me. I guessed that even slightly strange, silent hermits weren't exempt from exceptional physiques. Good for him. Votes: 1

Food makes travel so exceptional, because you get to taste what it's actually supposed to taste like. To eat the real Pad Thai or finally have a proper curry is something pretty amazing. Votes: 1

Mitt Romney says he believes in America and that he will restore American exceptionalism. I have news for him, we already have an exceptional American as president and we believe in Barack Obama. Votes: 1

The liveliness of literature lies in its exceptionality, in being the individual, idiosyncratic vision of one human being, in which, to our delight and great surprise, we may find our own vision reflected. Votes: 1

I travel to Chicago a lot. And I've followed Obama through his Senate race and beyond. I found him to be an exceptional candidate who was able to transcend ethnic and racial lines. Votes: 1

On an exceptionally hot evening early in July a young man came out of the garret in which he lodged in S. Place and walked slowly, as though in hesitation, towards K. bridge. Votes: 1

Lynn smacks Uriah hard in the back of the head, Christina says, Hey Tris! and Uriah cries, Ow! How on earth do you make a pillow hurt, Lynn?My exceptional strength, she says. Votes: 1

The qualities of an exceptional cook are akin to those of a successful tightrope walker: an abiding passion for the task, courage to go out on a limb and an impeccable sense of balance. Votes: 1

Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there. Votes: 1

Ce oameni exceptionali trec pe langa noi, anonimi, si noi admiram prosteste atatia neghiobi, numai pentru ca au vorbit de ei presa si opinia publica, numai pentru ca le-a popularizat numele politica si literatura. Votes: 1

About ten degrees upslope of Fiction, I could see our nearest neighbor: Artistic Criticism. It was an exceptionally beautiful island, yet deeply troubled, confused and suffused with a blanketing layer of almost impenetrable bullshit. Votes: 1

That kiss...that kiss was exceptional, and I'll never forget it. As I stand here and as long as I live, it was the best I've ever had, the best I could ever have. Votes: 1

We're at the crossroads. Down one road is a European centralized bureaucratic socialist welfare system in which politicians and bureaucrats define the future. Down the other road is a proud, solid, reaffirmation of American exceptionalism. Votes: 1

There is a master way with words which is not learned but is instead developed: a deaf man develops exceptional vision, a blind man exceptional hearing, a silent man, when given a piece of paper... Votes: 1

When a teacher is paying extra attention to your child, you believe that it's because you raised such an exceptional kid, one that stands out head and shoulders above the rest of her booger-eating friends. Votes: 1

She tells me life is a story. We can make it a Harlequin romance, a mistery, a memoir. We can make it pamphlet-size or an ongoing series.I want mine to be exceptional, she says. Votes: 1

In a weird way I must have loved my little collection of hurts and wounds. They provided me with some real nice sympathy, with the feeling I was exceptional...What a special case I was. Votes: 1

Dying is an art, like everything else. I do it exceptionally well. I do it so it feels like hell. I do it so it feels real. I guess you could say I've a call. Votes: 1

The pediatrician must have thought me one of those neurotic mothers who craved distinction for her child but who in our civilization's latter-day degeneracy could only conceive of the exceptional in terms of deficiency or affliction. Votes: 1

When you have a country that can boast that more than 95 percent of its eligible workforce is employed and pumping money back into economy, that's exceptionally good news, especially as we prepare to observe Labor Day. Votes: 1

Because you will meet somebody more exceptional than anyone you have ever know. Who will love you warmly as possible. And who will so completely attract you that you will feel you never really loved before. Votes: 1

The life of Jesus suggests that to be like Abba is to show compassion. Donald Gray expresses this: Jesus reveals in an exceptionally human life what it is to live a divine life, a compassionate life. Votes: 1

Do we follow the road life's placed before us? Or do we dare step up and forge an exceptional path. A path fraught with struggle and sacrifice, Yet one whose outcome places us in destiny's arms. Votes: 1

Let me repeat with quite force: I was, and still am, despite mes malheurs, an exceptionally handsome male; slow moving tall, with dark soft hair and a gloomy but all the more seductive cast of demeanour. Votes: 1

Amy made me believe I was exceptional, that I was up to her level of play. That was both our making and undoing Because I couldn't handle the demands of greatness. I began craving ease and averageness. Votes: 1

He showed the words chocolate cake to a group of Americans and recorded their word associationsGuilt was the top response. If that strikes you as unexceptional, consider the response of French eaters to the same prompt: celebration. Votes: 1

Almost from childhood, she knew that a concentration camp was nothing exceptional or startling but something very basic, a given into which we are born and from which we can escape only with the greatest of efforts. Votes: 1

I didn't build Auntie Anne's alone. That would have been impossible. From the very beginning, we had a team around us that was exceptional. Our company was successful because of the dedicated people who worked for us. Votes: 1

A few weeks ago my uncle came over to borrow my dad's socket set and when he asked my dad how he was my dad said oh unexceptional. Living quietly with my disappointments. And how are you Votes: 1

In all nations an exceptional man exists that compensates the deficiencies of the remainder. In those moments, when humanity is found collectively in a state of decadence, there always remain those exceptional beings as point of reference. Votes: 1

In spite of his mildness and timidity in reproving, every one about him knew that on the exceptional occasions when he chose, he was absolute. He never, indeed, chose to be absolute except on some one else's behalf. Votes: 1

Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and ambitious, and together those qualities enabled her to deliver herself from slavery and become a successful businesswoman. Votes: 1

How young I seem; I am exceptional;I think of all I have.But really no one is exceptional,No one has anything, I'm anybody,I stand beside my graveConfused with my life, that is commonplace and solitary. Votes: 1

Still, it is the primary right of men to die and kill for the land they live in, and to punish with exceptional severity all members of their own race who have warmed their hands at the invaders' hearth. Votes: 1

Earthly nature may be parsimonious, but the human mind is prodigal, itself an anomaly that in its wealth of error as well as of insight is exceptional, utterly unique as far as we know, properly an object of wonder. Votes: 1

Blake turned to JohnI know you already know this, Mr. McHugh, but your daughter is the most exceptional person I've ever had the honor of meeting. She's a testament to your dedication as a parent. He squeezed Livia's hand back. Votes: 1

Why should a great and powerful nation like the United States allow its relationship with more than a billion Muslims around the world to be defined by the narrow hatred and nihilistic actions of an exceptionally small minority of Muslims? Votes: 1

The genesis of exceptional living lives in the knowing that the boundary between your ideas and your acquisition of them can only be obscured by self imposed barriers. Possibility is a state of being. Be about your life's big ideas. Votes: 1

It's perfectly normal that extraordinary things happen to me. I'm an exceptional person. Oh, don't think I'm boasting. I mean to say that, unfortunately, I'm exceptional and that, unfortunately, I can't live by the rules. I must make my own. Votes: 1

Every artist is linked to a mistake with which he has a particular intimacy. All art draws its origin from an exceptional fault, each work is the implementation of this original fault, from which comes a risky plenitude and new light. Votes: 1

It does not mean you are not awesome, if no one ever appreciates your beauty. But I can see that, in your juicy eyes, funny smiles and innocent face. And I am telling you now; you are exceptionally beautiful and awesome. Votes: 1

Colors shone with exceptional clarity in the rain. The ground was a deep black, the pine branches a brilliant green, the people wrapped in yellow looking like special spirits that were allowed to wander over the earth on rainy mornings only. Votes: 1

As history has repeatedly suggested, nothing is more effective for demolishing traditional legal protections than the combined claims that a crime is uniquely dangerous, and that those behind it have exceptional powers of resistance. [On witchburning in France during the 16th Century.] Votes: 1

My kids love it. I thought I was the coolest dad in the world when I got to be in a Bond film, but 'Harry Potter', too? Well, I think I qualify for a medal for exceptional parenting or something, don't you? Votes: 1

A Shakespearean tragedy as so far considered may be called a story of exceptional calamity leading to the death of a man in high estate. But it is clearly much more than this, and we have now to regard it from another side. Votes: 1

It was a limitation of human consciousness: We live only in the future and past, we cannot perceive now. Now occupies no space, a hypothetical gap between future and past. Only an exceptional few could feel now athletes and jazzmen and, yes, thieves... Votes: 1

Everybody is standing, but you must stand out.Everybody is breaking grounds; but you must breakthrough!Everybody scratching it; but you must scratch it hard!Everybody is going, but you must keep going extra miles!Dare to be exceptionally excellent and why not? Votes: 1

The author points out strikingly different reactions to calamity. While many passengers of a devastating shipwreck were thankful to be alive, future presidential assassin Charles Guiteau saw his being spared as proof of his exceptionalism rather than of the grace from which he benefited. Votes: 1

Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity. Votes: 1

A story must be exceptional enough to justify its telling. We storytellers are all ancient mariners, and none of us is justified in stopping wedding guests, unless he has something more unusual to relate than the ordinary experiences of every average man and woman. Votes: 1

Cultivating literature as I do upon a little oatmeal, and driving, when in a position to be driven at all, in that humble vehicle, the 'bus, I have had, perhaps, exceptional opportunities for observing their mutual position and behaviour; and it is very peculiar. Votes: 1

If we feel our way into the human secrets of the sick person, the madness also reveals its system, and we recognize in the mental illness merely an exceptional reaction to emotional problems which are not strange to us.--The Content of the Psychoses Votes: 1

My sister Jennifer is an Emmy winning journalist and mother of three amazing girls. She brings an exceptional dedication to her job, her family, and her community, and has been a role model of mine for many, many years. I'm extremely proud of her. Votes: 1

It is inbred in us that we have to do exceptional things for God: but we have not. We have to be exceptional in the ordinary things, to be holy in mean streets, among mean people, and this is not learned in five minutes Votes: 1

I very rarely wear suits, and only make one or two per season, so it's about wanting exceptional clothes that don't feel stiff. Fabric and garment washing are a big part of my design process for that reason. Everything needs to feel lived-in and comfortable. Votes: 1

A man carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make eminent fools of ourselves on any particular occasion, we must endure the legitimate conclusion that we carry a few grains of folly to our ounce of wisdom. Votes: 1

His English was exceptional. There was a glottal sound in his voice, but it was not harsh. I'd often asked him to help me with my sparse Arabic, trying to get my pronunciation of this or that word rightShukran. Afwan. Qumbula. Thank you. You're welcome. Bomb. Votes: 1

Our success as a global brand has been directly related to how we select locations where we are confident our particular clients desire to be. Los Cabos, Mexico is the ideal Engel & Volkers market, growing in popularity among world luxury travelers seeking exceptional properties for second home opportunities. Votes: 1

When I teach and meet a class for the first time, you realize that there are people there that have exceptional abilities or have the potential to do exceptional things and you never know who those people are. My job is to provide the best information I can. Votes: 1

They were dancing around the fountain, arm in arm, in an old Dutch dance, their cheeks touching, their hands entwined. They had no music; they hummed. And there was no reason for them to be dancing that Peter Lake could see, except that it was an exceptionally beautiful night. Votes: 1

Amazing, life-altering anonymous picture quotes on FaceBook: Are they created by graphic designers who steal quotes or don't bother to research the author, or are they original and just have exceptionally less ego than I do? Cos if I ever write something that brilliant it's gonna have flashing headlights. Votes: 1

Let me conclude by saying in my experience the glittering prizes in life come more to those who persevere despite setback and disappointment than they do to the exceptionally gifted who, with the confidence of the talents bestowed upon them, often pursue the tasks leading to success with less determination. Votes: 1

Finding a programmer to work with if you don't already know one will be a challenge. Merely judging if a programmer is exceptional vs. competent will be very hard if you are not one yourself. When you do find someone, work together informally for a while to test your compatibility. Votes: 1

I know how I felt when I saw things like 'Fame' on television when I was growing up and how that was an exceptional magnet for me to want to explore the theater. I can only assume that 'Smash' is doing that for anyone who is halfway interested in theater already. Votes: 1

More accustomed to relying upon himself to shape events, he took the greatest control of the process leading up to the nomination, displaying a fierce ambition, an exceptional political acumen, and a wide range of emotional strengths, forged in the crucible of personal hardship, that took his unsuspecting rivals by surprise. Votes: 1

When I reached for the button on her jeans, she smacked my hands awayI think I can do that, she saidAre you sure? I teasedBecause I'm here at your service and taking your jeans off is something I feel I'd be exceptionally wonderful at. Her lips twitchedI'm sure you would be. Votes: 1

It cannot be denied that he has had many exceptional ideas, and that he is a highly intelligent man. For my part, however, I have always been taught to take a broad overview of things, in order to be able to deduce from them general rules, which might be applicable elsewhere. Votes: 1

I'd say music runs in my blood. My parents are exceptionally talented singers, so even before I was born, it was a known fact to them that I'd become a singer. Thanks to my genes, I started off at the age of three and since then, music has meant everything to me. Votes: 1

He was a mediocre man. He had led a mediocre life exceptional only in the magnitude of its unexceptionality. Now the world was mediocre, rendering him perfect. He asked himself: How can I die? I was always like this. Now I am more me. He had the ammo. He took them all down. Votes: 1

I am glad that at such a moment my young man turned out to be not so reasonable; the time will come for an intelligent man to be reasonable, but if at such an exceptional moment there is no love to be found in a young man's heart, then when will it come? Votes: 1

Corney & Barrow are proud to have the royal warrant, meaning that they provide the Palace with some of the greatest - and necessarily most expensive - wines from around the world. I am pleased to say that they also hold my own warrant, for providing exceptional wines at - surprisingly - modest prices. Votes: 1

I looked at BriaHow do you put up with him?Bria started to open her mouth, but Finn piped up instead.She puts up with me because I happen to be rich, handsome, charming, a witty conversationalist, and exceptionally talented in bed, he smirkedFlexible too.I groanedI did not need to hear those last two. Votes: 1

Being holy . . . does not mean being perfect but being whole; it does not mean being exceptionally religious or being religious at all; it means being liberated from religiosity and religious pietism of any sort; it does not mean being morally better, it meas being exemplary; it does not mean being godly, but rather being truly human. Votes: 1

People who are exceptionally intelligent are often lonely because there are few people as intelligent as them. I have two little children, and everyone says: 'I hope they're doing well in school. I hope they're bright.' And I think: 'Why would anyone want their children to be the brightest?' Academia is a lonely world. Votes: 1

I never thought very many people in the world were very much like John Laroche, but I realized more and more that he was only an extreme, not an aberration - that most people in some way or another do strive for something exceptional, something to pursue, even at their peril, rather than abide an ordinary life. Votes: 1

An elegantly crafted novel, The Reluctant First Lady clearly documents author Venita Ellick as an exceptionally accomplished writer able to skillfully weave memorable characters into a riveting story line from beginning to end. As engaging as it is entertaining, The Reluctant First Lady is highly recommended for both personal reading lists and community library contemporary fiction collections. Votes: 1

I enjoyed the crew. The best part about 'The X-Files' has been the crew. This crew is an exceptional family and to go to work with a bunch of people that you really like is great. They're all the best of the best and they really try to do the best job they can. I'll miss that. Votes: 1

I have a whole iPod full of exceptionally bad music, truly awful stuff including a disproportionate number of one hit wonders from the early '80s and lots of hair bands. I find it utterly impossible to love a song until I know every single word, so listening to live music or new bands is pretty much out. Votes: 1

We cordially believe in the rights of property. We think that normally and in the long run the rights of humanity, coincide with the rights of property... But we feel that if in exceptional cases there is any conflict between the rights of property and the rights of man, then we must stand for the rights of man. Votes: 1

I think, consciously or not, what we readers do each time we open a book is to set off a search for authenticity. We want to get closer to the heart of things, and sometimes even a few good sentences contained in an otherwise unexceptional book can crystallize vague feelings, fleeting physical sensations, or, sometimes, profound epiphanies. pg. xvi Votes: 1

A Horrible thought: could this be the pattern of my life ahead? Every ambition thwarted, every dream stillborn? But a seconds reflection tells me that what I'm currently experiencing is shared by all sentient, suffering human beings, except for the very, very few: the genuinely talented - the odd, rare genius - and, of course, the exceptionally lucky swine. Votes: 1

Having always imagined myself in a fairly slim minority, I suddenly saw that I was in a vast company. Difference unites us. While each of these experiences can isolate those who are affected, together they compose an aggregate of millions whose struggles connect them profoundly. The exceptional is ubiquitous; to be entirely typical is the rare and lonely state. Votes: 1

In an age when nations and individuals routinely exchange murder for murder, when the healing grace of authentic spirituality is usurped by the divisive politics of religious organizations, and when broken hearts bleed pain in darkness without the relief of compassion, the voice of an exceptional poet producing exceptional work is not something the world can afford to dismiss. Votes: 1

In psychology, there's something called the broken-leg problem. A statistical formula may be highly successful in predicting whether or not a person will go to a movie in the next week. But someone who knows that this person is laid up with a broken leg will beat the formula. No formula can take into account the infinite range of such exceptional events. Votes: 1

To quote the exceptional teacher Marva Collins, I will is more important than IQ. It is wonderful to have a terrific mind, but it's been my experience that having outstanding intelligence is a very small part of the total package that leads to success and happiness. Discipline, hard work, perserverance, and generosity of spirit are, in the final analysis, far more important. Votes: 1

We just philosophize, complain of boredom, or drink vodka. It's so clear, you see, that if we're to begin living in the present, we must first of all redeem our past and then be done with it forever. And the only way we can redeem our past is by suffering and by giving ourselves over to exceptional labor, to steadfast and endless labor. Votes: 1

Every select man strives instinctively for a citadel and a privacy, where he is FREE from the crowd, the many, the majority-- where he may forget men who are the rule, as their exception;-- exclusive only of the case in which he is pushed straight to such men by a still stronger instinct, as a discerner in the great and exceptional sense. Votes: 1

It's happened many times before. Usually it results in an exceptional and gifted human. Some of the greatest figures in Earth's history were actually the product of humans and the Loric, including Buddha, Aristotle, Julius Ceasar, Alexander the Great, Genghis Khan, Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein... Aprodite, Apollo, Hermes, and Zeus were all real, and had one Loric parent Votes: 1

No one prepares you for the death of a pet. It's not quite like losing a human loved one, obviously, but you cannot help but feel a tiny bit of despair. After all, they serve you so loyally. I think they genuinely love you, and they're so protective of you. They do their jobs so instinctually and so exceptionally because that's how God made them. Votes: 1

There are many dangerous serpents in India-the cobra, the boa, the python, water snakes, vipers, king cobras, and even some that fly.That didn't sound good at allWhat do you mean fly?Well, technically, they don't really fly. They just glide to other trees, like the flying squirrel.I sank lower in my seat and frownedWhat an exceptional variety of poisonous reptiles you have here. Votes: 1

Being exceptional isn't revolutionary, it's lonely. It separates you from your community. Who are you, really, without community? I have been held up consistently as a token, as the right kind of trans woman (educated, able-bodied, attractive, articulate, heteronormative). It promotes the delusion that because I made it, that level of success is easily accessible to all young trans women. Let's be clear: It is not. Votes: 1

I'm exceptional- a democratic term used to avoid the damning labels of gifted and deprived (which used to mean bright and retarded) and as soon as exceptional begins to mean anything to anyone they'll change it. The idea seems to be: use an expression as long as it doesn't mean anything to anybodyExceptional refers to both ends of the spectrum, so all my life I've been exceptional. Votes: 1

To be honest, one can only feel glad that so many modern iconoclasts consider Christianity to be full of exceptionally hypocritical, religious zealots - it's biblically accurate and a prophecy fulfilled. The old smoke screen is one of Satan's favorite tricks. He conceals the authentic. He has a persistent strategy of targeting those who remind him of Christianity because he fears those who remind him of Christ. Votes: 1

Nicholas Benedict did have an exceptional gift for knowing things (more exceptional, in fact, than most adults would have thought possible), and yet not even he could know that this next chapter was to be the most unusual-and most important-of his entire childhood. Indeed, the strange days that lay ahead would change him forever, though for now they had less substance than the mist through which he ran. Votes: 1

And are you going to explain why you consider competing with me to be the most sincere form of compliment? Of course I am, Lightsong saidMy dear, have you ever known me to make an inflammatorily ridiculous statement without providing an equally ridiculous explanation to substantiate it? Of course not, she agreedYou are nothing if not exhaustive in your self-congratulatory made-up logic. I am rather exceptional in that regard. Votes: 1

George Clooney is exceptional. Votes: 0

For me, he is an exceptional player. Votes: 0

If everyone is exceptional, nobody is exceptional. Votes: 0

Celebrate exceptional productivity, rather than raise average efforts. Votes: 0

Quit or be exceptional. Average is for losers. Votes: 0

I think 'The Americans' is exceptional on every level. Votes: 0

General principles should not be based on exceptional cases. Votes: 0

A positive mindset, not a doomsday mentality, supports being exceptional. Votes: 0

We have an exceptional natural wealth that is environmentally friendly. Votes: 0

The vulgar mind always mistakes the exceptional for the important. Votes: 0

The artist's duty is to defend the exceptional: the imagination. Votes: 0

When the exceptional historian comes along, you have a poet. Votes: 0

The idea of American exceptionalism doesn't extend to Americans being exceptional. Votes: 0

I have learned to keep to myself how exceptional I am. Votes: 0

What is often called exceptional ability is nothing more than persistent endeavor. Votes: 0

Honor means that a man is not exceptional; fame, that he is. Votes: 0

The society of the Culture-Philistines makes life a burden to exceptional men. Votes: 0

The average are addicted to leisure. The exceptional are obsessed with learning. Votes: 0

The meaning resides in one's own experience, making the everyday the exceptional. Votes: 0

Idiosyncrasy and vicissitude had combined to stamp Sergeant Troy as an exceptional being. Votes: 0

It's a deft trick to turn American exceptionalism into an exceptional political tactic. Votes: 0

Scientists and scholars should constitute themselves as an international NGO of exceptional authority. Votes: 0

Every exceptional bias against Christianity I find to be evidence for its validity. Votes: 0

To create something to dream about, I need exceptional women, locations and architectures. Votes: 0

[Nelson] Mandela was very keen not to be understood as an exceptional person. Votes: 0

There was nothing exceptional about growing up as the son of a congressman. Votes: 0

Be the exception to the rule. It's the surest way to become exceptional. Votes: 0

I have no use for humility. I am a fellow with an exceptional talent. Votes: 0

In fact, we live in a culture where intelligence, exceptional or not, is reviled. Votes: 0

Develop yourself from practice to become exceptional. Aim to be the blue ribbon best. Votes: 0

I think that the Cold War was an exceptional and unnecessary piece of cruelty. Votes: 0

You can't be great if you don't feel great. Make exceptional health your #1 priority. Votes: 0

An exceptional woman with all the desired qualities exists only in a man's imagination. Votes: 0

Life exists in the universe only because the carbon atom possesses certain exceptional properties." Votes: 0

You all right now?" "I'm exceptional. Wonderful. Thanks for the concern. You complete me. Votes: 0

An effective leader allows exceptions to the rule for exceptional results or when circumstance demands. Votes: 0

No matter how exceptional your product, you won't benefit financially if you can't sell it. Votes: 0

I get always a little uptight when I hear politicians say how exceptional America is. Votes: 0

In this world people have to pay an extortionate price for any exceptional gift whatever. Votes: 0

When you have a taste for exceptional people, you always end up meeting them everywhere. Votes: 0

The ability to get along without an exceptional leader is the mark of social vigor. Votes: 0

Sometimes miracles happen. We have to be confident. We're convinced we can do something really exceptional. Votes: 0

My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself. She had an exceptional vocabulary Votes: 0

In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is very high; in reality, very low. Votes: 0

What makes America exceptional are the bonds that hold together the most diverse nation on earth. Votes: 0

. . to be exceptional in martial arts, you must possess the "4 C's" : Consistency, Commitment, Creativity and Competence Votes: 0

The women that I met were exceptional, extraordinary - tremendous purity, tremendous gentleness, self-giving and power. Votes: 0

We believe in constitutional action in normal times; we believe in revolutionary action in exceptional times. Votes: 0

Creativity is not simply a property of exceptional people but an exceptional property of all people. Votes: 0

North America makes a ton of movies and there's a ton of movies that are exceptional. Votes: 0

Why obliterate the exceptional merely in order to make the outstanding look finer than it was? Votes: 0

Be the exceptional being who separates themselves from the herd and the fate of the herd. Votes: 0

There was a wish to get something exceptional, ... I also wanted to deliver something technically unique. Votes: 0

Oh, God! That boy moves in a very exceptional way. That's the greatest dancer of the century. Votes: 0

Affirming belief that America is an exceptional nation has become a test of patriotism in American politics. Votes: 0

Sometimes in this life, under the stress of an exceptional emotion, people do say what they think. Votes: 0

I think Canadian talent is exceptional. You continually show us up here in the States with your brilliancy. Votes: 0

Your greatest asset is your learning ability. The ordinary stroke their egos - the exceptional polishes their craft Votes: 0

For Net-A-Porter and its customers, luxury means exceptional service, 24-7 - wherever they are, whenever they have time. Votes: 0

I should mention Vittorio Storaro, who was Bernardo Bertolucci's cinematographer. You watch those films and they are exceptional. Votes: 0

If you want to live an exceptional life, you must move beyond probability into the realm of possibility Votes: 0

I don't think there's anything exceptional or noble in being philanthropic. It's the other attitude that confuses me. Votes: 0

Charles Burchfield was exceptional. As such an accomplished artist, he had limited previous association with academia and teaching. Votes: 0

It is exceptional and difficult to find in one man all the qualities necessary for a great general. Votes: 0

A towering theoretical achievement of exceptional elegance...Like most great books, Sociobiology is unpedantic, lucid, and eminently accessible. Votes: 0

One thing that America is objectively exceptional at is overreacting whenever anyone accuses them of not being exceptional. Votes: 0

Climb the ladder of success, by always presenting your best self. Practice being exceptional at what you do. Votes: 0

Faith and patience are exceptional virtues in those that suffer. Patience is the fruit and evidence of faith. Votes: 0

If you use your money to create exceptional products and services, you won't need to spend it on advertising. Votes: 0

The exceptional life depends not on working harder, but on different, even opposite, actions from habit and the crowd. Votes: 0

Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses Votes: 0

Unfortunately, goodness and honor are rather the exception than the rule among exceptional men, not to speak of geniuses. Votes: 0

Our educational system basically strives for normal-which is too bad. Sometimes the exceptional is classified as abnormal and pushed aside. Votes: 0

America is exceptional in combining standard great-power realism with extravagant idealism about the country's redemptive role in creating international order. Votes: 0

Out of routine comes inspiration. That's the idea, anyway. To grasp what's exceptional, you first have to know what's routine. Votes: 0

What is normal? Normal is only ordinary; mediocre. Life belongs to the rare, exceptional individual who dares to be different. Votes: 0

Frankly, I've never considered my own figure so exceptional; until quite recently, I seldom gave it any thought at all Votes: 0

Men who believe that, through some exceptional grace or good fortune, they have found God, feel little need of culture. Votes: 0

Don't be good, be great. Strive to be exceptional. Picture yourself making a great play. Don't let anyone stop you. Votes: 0

'Call Me' is not an exceptional Al Green album, but it is as solid as a rock at its center. Votes: 0

There is wisdom in knowing your limits and then daring to push past them. Choose to live an exceptional life. Votes: 0

Aim to be the blue ribbon best. Develop yourself from practice, to become exceptional. Raise your standards and be the best. Votes: 0

I love the fact that so many of my readers are intelligent, exceptional, accomplished people with an open-minded love of diversity. Votes: 0

Sad to hear that George Michael has died.He was an exceptional artist and a strong supporter of LGBT and workers' rights. Votes: 0

A writer without a sense of justice or injustice would be better off editing the yearbook for a school for exceptional children. Votes: 0

There is no way of making a business successful that can vie with the policy of promoting those who render exceptional service. Votes: 0

Like all school students, I think I did a play in my school. The common things, I would say. Nothing really exceptional. Votes: 0

We can all see God in exceptional things, but it requires the culture of spiritual discipline to see God in every detail. Votes: 0

There are few pains so grievous as to have seen, divined, or experienced how an exceptional man has missed his way and deteriorated Votes: 0

A formal and orderly conception of the whole is rarely present, perhaps even rarely possible, except to a few men of exceptional genius. Votes: 0

I look forward to working alongside Univision's exceptional team as we work to further realize the substantial growth potential of this dynamic organization. Votes: 0

Stoichkov is a great person and an exceptional player... Only if we had him at Napoli... can you imagine the Stoichkov-Maradona attacking duo? Votes: 0

Hitler was without a doubt exceptional in his criminal deeds. Yet in many respects, he was not at all out of the ordinary. Votes: 0

I have known exceptional people who have endured severe trials while others, at least on the surface, seem to have lived charmed lives. Votes: 0

We aren't robots. What makes us exceptional as humans, is that we have the capacity to feel as many emotions all at once. Votes: 0

Courage is the enforcing virtue, the one that makes possible all the other virtues common to exceptional leaders: honesty, integrity, confidence, compassion and humility Votes: 0

Mr Brown is a politician of exceptional experience and ability, and I am sure he will discharge the office of Prime Minister with distinction Votes: 0

The ignorant man marvels at the exceptional; the wise man marvels at the common; the greatest wonder of all is the regularity of nature. Votes: 0

The true exceptional performer is on super pilot. Every single sense, every fiber of his body is brought together in what he is doing. Votes: 0

I admire Miken's exceptional engineering capabilities and was drawn to their passion for hockey and drive to be the best in all they do. Votes: 0

The intensity of a national culture should be represented by... the general education level and... the exceptional merit of a small elite of pioneers. Votes: 0

I believe that UNICEF is the most important branch of the U.N.; they do exceptional work to help the neediest children around the world Votes: 0

We love and understand talent; we wish it be within us. The truly gifted, those exceptional few, must wait for the world to catch up. Votes: 0

When the human body is put under exceptional strain, a range of dormant genes in the DNA are expressed and extraordinary physiological processes are activated. Votes: 0

I had this exceptional classical music voice. If I'd followed a true path for my talent, I would have ended up being an opera singer. Votes: 0

Today's meeting was extremely important and brought exceptional results, ... The talks have shown that the long-term national and geopolitical interests of Russia and India coincide. Votes: 0

It's always good in science to say "Well how do you know that?" and "Are you really sure?" and "Could there be an exceptional case?" Votes: 0

As an actor, being in a relationship you have this opportunity to have something really exceptional, because you don't have a regimented schedule or lifestyle. Votes: 0

The General Public is a statistical fiction created by a few exceptional men to make the loneliness of being exceptional a little easier to bear. Votes: 0

Lahm is a scandal. He is super-intelligent, understands the game brilliantly, knows when to come inside or to stay wide. The guy is f****** exceptional Votes: 0

There was no publicity. You had to like it. There was no pressure, just great competition. The attitude of the coaches and players was exceptional. Votes: 0

Instead of giving a firm foundation for setting the conscience of man at rest forever, Thou didst choose all that is exceptional, vague and enigmatic. Votes: 0

People see themselves as 'succeeding' because they are individually exceptional -- they don't see that there is a mechanism that has made it possible for them. Votes: 0

The retreat of a minor piece to the back rank, where it cuts the lines of communication between the rooks, is permissable only in exceptional cases. Votes: 0

If I was an exceptional human being in Detroit, then I saw no reason why I couldn't be an exceptional human being in Mississippi. In Hattiesburg. Votes: 0

I do believe that India is a unique case, and you need, I think, exceptional skills, I think, to incorporate India into the world nuclear order. Votes: 0

It's an exceptional thing to have someone in your life who knows and understands you so well. Who loves who you are. A very exceptional thing. Votes: 0

Out of the way! We are in the throes of an exceptional emergency! This is no occassion for sport- there is lace at stake!" (Ms. Pole) Votes: 0

If you look at the world-class performers at the top of the game, their numbers are just exceptional and that is the level he is at. Votes: 0

I've been very fortunate because many of the teachers I had were exceptional. But I didn't realize that at the time that all teachers were not alike. Votes: 0

If it's about the strength, every big animal can catch any mouse... but the skillful brand of the cat makes it's catch exceptional! Go, get the skills! Votes: 0

Little islands of human happiness, peace, and prosperity are so exceptional at this point in history that I'm not even sure we can draw lessons from them. Votes: 0

Judge [Samuel] Alito has a reputation for being an exceptional and honest judge devoted to the rule of law, as well as being a man of integrity. Votes: 0

I believe every single one of us has a choice in life and that we can all choose to live out whatever our exceptional minds dream up. Votes: 0

Aim to be the blue ribbon best. Have high standards and work to be exceptional. Develop yourself from practice to be a winner at what you do. Votes: 0

Imposing an alleged uniform general method upon everybody breeds mediocrity in all but the very exceptional. And measuring originality by deviation from the mass breeds eccentricity in them. Votes: 0

The vote by the Judiciary Committee reflects the fact that John Roberts is an exceptional nominee with a conservative judicial philosophy - a philosophy that represents mainstream America. Votes: 0

I love entertaining Korean people with traditional songs from Ecuador . It has been an exceptional, new experience for me to perform in Korea and I enjoyed so much. Votes: 0

Great directors turn in mediocre work and first-time directors turn in exceptional work. No matter how good a person can talk about what he wants, you never know. Votes: 0

I worked with such concentration and focus and I had hundreds of obscure engineering or programming things in my head. I was just real exceptional in that way. Votes: 0

I worked with such concentration and focus and I had hundreds of obscure engineering or programming things in my head. I was just real exceptional in that way Votes: 0

I never wanted to do away with my intensity because I felt it was a gift that helped put fuel in my engine, giving me exceptional drive and energy. Votes: 0

Live a life that will help others spiritually, intellectually, physically, financially and relationally. Live a life that serves as a example of what an exceptional life can look like. Votes: 0

I dont want to create a monster; I want to make something which is new, exceptional, something that only I do...something that references tradition, but is still new. Votes: 0

You know the marathon in my country is just exceptional. It's like soccer in England. If England win the world cup and Ethiopia win the marathon - it's the same. Votes: 0

Be exceptional. Make tremendous efforts to be extraordinary. What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Just make sure you do so. Votes: 0

He had heard that women often love plain ordinary men, but he did not believe it, because he judged by himself and he could only love beautiful mysterious exceptional women. Votes: 0

Gifted students represent a vital resource that has unlimited potential. We need to make sure that these exceptional young people have the support and services they need to be successful. Votes: 0

Every thought and every word you speak is an affirmation. So why not choose to use only positive affirmations to create an exceptional life? I know you can do it! Votes: 0

For every individual who really is exceptional there are about fifty thousand who just imagine they are - until it's too late, and they find out they aren't after all. Votes: 0

It's only those exceptional and rare individuals who have brilliant ideas delivered to them by the muse, complete and gift wrapped. The rest of us have to work at it. Votes: 0

I see the Baldrige process as a powerful set of mechanisms for disciplined people engaged in disciplined thought and taking disciplined action to create great organizations that produce exceptional results. Votes: 0

Improve yourself. You can become what you admire most in life. By admiring the quality of excellence in other people, and practicing that same quality, you too can become exceptional. Votes: 0

We do participate in the government programs, like probably 95 percent of farmers do. People who aren't familiar with the agriculture industry, you know, try and make that look like something exceptional. Votes: 0

I am an American, not by accident of birth but by choice. I voted with my feet and became an American because I love this country and think it is exceptional. Votes: 0

The first half of fiscal 2006 has been exceptional for Cochlear. Importantly, Cochlear capitalized on a number of opportunities in this half with worldwide market share estimated to be in excess of 70%. Votes: 0

To be courageous requires no exceptional qualifications, no magic formula, no special combination of time, place, and circumstance. It is an opportunity that sooner or later is presented to us all. Votes: 0

Remember that you are at an exceptional hour in a unique epoch, that you have this great happiness, this invaluable privilege, of being present at the birth of a new world. Votes: 0

Aloneness is obviously not isolation, and it is not uniqueness. To be unique is merely to be exceptional in some way, whereas to be completely alone demands extraordinary sensitivity, intelligence, understanding. Votes: 0

If ever I did a man any goodof course it was something exceptional and insignificant compared with the good or evil which I am constantly doing by being what I am. Votes: 0

Progress in human affairs is more often a pull than a push, a surging forward of the exceptional man, and the lifting of his duller brethren slowly and painfully to his vantage-ground. Votes: 0

Mexican cinematographers Gabriel Figueroa and Emilio Fernandez were students of both Sergei Eisenstein and Toland. Their exteriors and lighting were gorgeous. And the films Ingmar Bergman did with Sven Nykvist were exceptional. Votes: 0

It's a special place, and I believe in the prominence of America, and having America be and continue to be an exceptional place, and making no apologies for America being a superpower. Votes: 0

The Astonishment Tapes will now take its place within the growing field of international research about postwar American poetry's important contribution to world literature. Miriam Nichols has once again done exceptional scholarship. Votes: 0

Mum doesn't like it when I mention that Dad's a better cook than her. He was born in Spain and spent eight years in Portugal and is exceptional at lots of cuisines. Votes: 0

Great men are always exceptional men; and greatness itself is but comparative. Indeed, the range of most men in life is so limited that very few have the opportunity of being great. Votes: 0

Our government has a responsibility to defend our borders, but we must do so in a way that makes us safer and upholds all that is decent and exceptional about our nation. Votes: 0

We are exceptional not because of who we are but because of what we do and how we put the ideals of human dignity, individual freedom, and liberty under law into action. Votes: 0

Self-esteem is the result of recognizing our personal power; awe and wonder come from recognizing our lack of it. Both are true, and in an exceptional life there is no conflict between them. Votes: 0

Only in the exceptional case, where the integrity and competence of the advisers have been thoroughly demonstrated, should the investor act upon the advice of others without understanding and approving the decision made. Votes: 0

I think the problem is, exceptional women will always succeed. But there are plenty of less-exceptional men who succeed. Until we get the less-exceptional women succeeding equally, we do not have full equality. Votes: 0

There is a certain part of all of us that lives outside of time. Perhaps we become aware of our age only at exceptional moments and most of the time we are ageless. Votes: 0

Do not think a man has done his full duty when he has performed the work assigned him. A man will never rise if he does only this. Promotion comes from exceptional work. Votes: 0

British fans are exceptional, but the American fans are something else. Some of them fly 500 miles to stand in line for three hours, just to meet me, then when they do they collapse. Votes: 0

I have led an exceptional life in some ways, yes. I mean, I've been very lucky. I seem to have had a gift for landing in the right place at the right time. Votes: 0

Love brings to light the lofty and hidden characteristics of the lover--what is rare and exceptional in him: to that extent it caneasily be deceptive with respect to what is normal in him. Votes: 0

Lynn smacks Uriah hard in the back of the head, Christina says, "Hey Tris!" and Uriah cries, "Ow! How on earth do you make a pillow hurt, Lynn?" "My exceptional strength," she says. Votes: 0

The first lesson of life is to burn our own smoke; that is, not to inflict on outsiders our personal sorrows and petty morbidness, not to keep thinking of ourselves as exceptional cases. Votes: 0

There aren't going to be many easy nights at all. There are going to be a lot of people beating up on each other. The pitching of the White Sox and Twins is exceptional. Votes: 0

America still is an exceptional country. We love to lead and we love to win. And we do it, when we take on any challenge and when we take - we support our friends. Votes: 0

I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning; that exceptional men, as much as economic forces, produce change; and that passe abstractions like beauty, nobility, and greatness have a shifting but continuing validity. Votes: 0

In organizations where nothing much happens regardless of whether you do something exceptional or just show up in the morning, the best people lose heart and motivation is reduced near the lowest common denominator. Votes: 0

America is still the land of opportunity for most, but it is not a land of opportunity for all. If we are to remain an exceptional nation, we must close this gap in opportunity. Votes: 0

A lot of mythology arose after [Mahatma Gandhi] death. But the fact remains that he was an exceptional man, terribly intelligent, with tremendous intuition for people, and a great instinct for what was right. Votes: 0

Messi, he's exceptional. When you watch him, you feel there's a child inside him and he is making some childhood dream come true. He's a Great Player, not only for today but also tomorrow. Votes: 0

There is a master way with words that cannot be learned but instead developed: a deaf man develops exceptional vision, a blind man exceptional hearing, a silent man, when given a piece of paper... Votes: 0

If [a woman] insisted on becoming an architect, I would try to dissuade her. If then, she was still determined, I would give her my blessing – she could be that exceptional one. Votes: 0

You see, as Americans we're not defined by class, and we will never be told our place. What makes our nation exceptional is that anyone, from any background, can climb the highest of heights. Votes: 0

We are all exceptional cases. We all want to appeal against something! Each of us insists on being innocent at all cost, even if he has to accuse the whole human race and heaven itself. Votes: 0

Want a good body? Work at it. Want to be a success? Work at it. Want to be truly exceptional? Be a touch insane... You need a little bit of insanity to do great things. Votes: 0

Angelo is a brilliant jazz talent. His receptivity, seriousness, his ability to execute ideas simple or complex, combined with his love and feel for the substance of jazz reveal why he is an exceptional artist. Votes: 0

Never inject a man into the top, if it can be avoided. In a big organization, to have to do that, I think, is a reflection on management, Of course there are always exceptional cases. Votes: 0

Anyone can show exceptional leadership ability in easy times. When all's going to plan, anyone can be inspirational/excellent/innovative and strong. The real question is how do you show up when everything's falling apart? Votes: 0

Age is a state of mind. Youth and age exist only among the ordinary people. All the more talented and exceptional of us; are sometimes old, just as we are sometimes happy, and sometimes sad. Votes: 0