As far as I knew white women were never lonely, except in books. White men adored them, Black men desired them and Black women worked for them.
Maya Angelou

There are no constraints on the human mind, no walls around the human spirit, no barriers to our progress except those we ourselves erect.
Ronald Reagan

It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native criminal class except Congress.
Mark Twain

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.
Mark Twain

There is no distinctly American criminal class - except Congress.
Mark Twain

I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.
Mark Twain

Truth is mighty and will prevail. There is nothing wrong with this, except that it ain't so.
Mark Twain

The educated Southerner has no use for an 'R', except at the beginning of a word.
Mark Twain

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried.
Winston Churchill

We do not covet anything from any nation except their respect.
Winston Churchill

The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself.
Winston Churchill

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.
Napoleon Hill

The battle is all over except the "shouting" when one knows what is wanted and has made up his mind to get it, whatever the price may be.
Napoleon Hill

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.
Benjamin Franklin

I believe in equality for everyone, except reporters and photographers.
Mohandas Gandhi

There are people in the world so hungry, that God cannot appear to them except in the form of bread.
Mohandas Gandhi

An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I know nothing except the fact of my ignorance.
Socrates

All people are born alike - except Republicans and Democrats.
Groucho Marx

Sleep - the most beautiful experience in life - except drink.
W. C. Fields