Famous Quotes & Sayings

G. Gordon Liddy

I was afraid of just about everything in this world, with the possible exception of my mother and I wasn't too sure about her.

Charles Sumner

No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind

Meriwether Lewis

We procured from an Indian a weasel perfectly white except the extremity of the tail which was black: great numbers of wild geese are passing to the south, but their flight is too high for us to procure any of them.

Steven Tyler

Nothing is ever a barometer. Nothing is ever for sure except that this band has been around forever.

I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

There is nothing wrong in using people. The success never uses people except to their advantage.

Marlee Matlin

We aren't handicapped in any way except by what other people think. Focus on people's abilities. I can't be on 'American Idol,' but there's all kinds of stuff I can do.

We gave them everything they got with the exception of the home run. But (P-HCC) is a good team. That's why they're in the top 10 in the state.

You didn't used to get that in the Metro, except for me.

We're not very big inside with the exception of maybe Cotton. We've handled that before, and we look forward for an opportunity to handle it again.

We are really, really pleased. We figured a top 10 would be great. We lost time with that spark plug at 3 o'clock in the morning when we lost 50 minutes, but otherwise we are really pleased. Except for that one thing, we didn't miss a beat. We wanted to finish in the top 10 in class, but 11th is still great.

Henry Ward Beecher

All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.

C. L. R. James

Today we ought to be able to see first that Booker T. Washington faced a situation in which he was seeking desperately for a way out, and he could see no way out except capitulation.

Kevin Kelly

Those were personal records for everyone except Aldrich. We thought we?d be able to run under 18 minutes, so it was a pretty good effort.

Orhan Pamuk

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

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.

Rudy Giuliani

I've probably saved more black lives as mayor of New York City than any mayor in New York City with the possible exception of Mike Bloomberg, who was there for 12 years.

James L. Brooks

I was only in college, unfortunately, for, um, a year. I think my major was public relations, and I had no idea what it meant except it seemed maybe attainable.

When is a good time to do it? Nobody knows. Right now, everybody's getting ready for the season in spring training. They're in the same boat, except for the guys who played winter ball.

Unlike some actors we'd rather not name, the gecko always knows his lines, he never refuses to come out of his trailer, and -- except for the occasional fly -- he doesn't expect special dietary considerations on the set.

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.