Famous Quotes & Sayings

Beeban Kidron

There is nothing wrong with Facebook in itself, except that it is not a very good tool to express the quality of your relationships.

Nicolas Roeg

Don't you think it's something strange that you rarely look at yourself in the mirror, except to do things like stand and ponder? I mean, in Shakespeare's day, it was thought that the mirror would reveal something, that it is trying to tell you something - not just to tidy your hair, but something more.

We played our hearts out. It was just like last year's game with Gonzaga, except this one hurts even worse because we were this much closer.

Raymond Carver

When you're writing fiction or poetry... it really comes down to this: indifference to everything except what you're doing... A young writer could do worse than follow the advice given in those lines.

Rebecca Solnit

To say that everything without exception is going straight to hell is not an alternative vision but only an inversion of the mainstream's 'everything's fine.'

Mark Zuckerberg

Our role is to be a platform for making all of these apps more social, and it's kind of an extension of what we see happening on the web, with the exception of mobile, which I think will be even more important than the web in a few years - maybe even sooner.

Patrick Modiano

A novelist can never be his own reader, except when he is ridding his manuscript of syntax errors, repetitions, or the occasional superfluous paragraph.

Let's not let cartoonists get involved in a war of any kind, except for a war against stupidity.

Paul Auster

The human body is strange and flawed and unpredictable. The human body has many secrets, and it does not divulge them to anyone, except those who have learned to wait.

Malala Yousafzai

On the day when I was shot, all of my friends' faces were covered, except mine.

Maria Monk

We had now and then a recreation day, when we were relieved from our customary labor, and from all prayers except those for morning and evening.

We have more scientific know-how today than we did before. We know the vulnerability; we know the hot spots. But prevention is far more the exception than the norm.

With the exception of women's slalom, I think we have a medal shot in every event.

With the exception of Sydney, which is still very weak, there is no feeling that a substantial pull-back is in the offing for the housing industry over the next 12 months.

With the exception of one or two people, all (32) are new people to participate (in government). There is a new excitement and a new momentum for Washington Parish.

With the exception of one of our recent losses, we've been playing some solid volleyball. Hopefully, we'll keep this going.

With the exception of North, there wasn't any place where we didn't have to do a lot of scouting.

With the exception of a little plateau here or there, they have pretty much gone up steadily

We've done everything at this program except win a national championship. This would be a pretty good year to do it.

Randall Jarrell

In the United States, there one feels free... Except from the Americans - but every pearl has its oyster.

Pearl Cleage

That's why I love being a writer. My imagination can take me places I may never see except in my mind's eye.

Pete Rose

I know everything about Ty Cobb except the size of his hat.

Orhan Pamuk

Nothing can be as astounding as life. Except for writing. Yes, of course, except for writing, the sole consolation.

Merrill Lynch was down about $20 at one point. I'm sitting here with my hard hat on, watching things fall...This is not a market where you can do anything except pick up a few stocks that you think are going to do all right long-term.

Chris Barnes

Will Ferrell is about as funny as leprosy, except without the possibility of seeing someone with missing limbs.

Nate Robertson

I thought I pitched well today, except for the home runs.

Felicity Huffman

I thought I had a good shot at all of them, except the Hispanic supermodel,

I think this is a continuation of what we've been seeing for the last six or seven weeks, with the exception of last week,

I'm hoping we can keep scoring like that. We played well except for about a 10-minute span in the third period. We're a young hockey team and we're going to learn from it.

Morgan Tsvangirai

We have nothing to show for our independence, except overwhelming poverty.

Jack Whitehall

My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.

I was very pleased (with the season), the way we competed in every game and were in every game except two.

Ben Affleck

I was glad I did, except when I was wandering around in my real life with this big red Afro. I looked like Ronald McDonald.