Famous Quotes & Sayings

It was pretty cool. About 100 kids up there, just chanting. It's something we don't have in the U.S. ever, except for World Cups.

It was one of the most, if not the most, studied pain relievers ever to go on the market except aspirin.

It's very tricky. People can't find businesses. Every interchange has the name of what it is except (this one). It was just an oversight as far as I can tell.

It's very important that we fund that and make sure that nobody touches it except for low-cost housing.

I wanted us to play hard for 32 minutes. I thought except for that little three-minute stretch in the fourth quarter where we had three or four turnovers in a row that we played real hard.

It took a year to find Ali, because Palestinian climbers don't really exist except for him.

They've shocked everybody, I guess. Except themselves. I'm positive they haven't shocked themselves.

Brody Jenner

I feel like girls are always fighting guys off at bars, always. Usually girls don't really have to do anything except be there. And if alcohol is involved, you're gonna get hit on. No matter what.

I guess I've sort of always wanted to be an actress, except when I was five, which, I did want to be the Queen of England.

Julie Burchill

When I started at the 'Guardian,' though, I couldn't think of anything we saw eye to eye on, except feminism, and even this would soon be arguable as 'Guardian' writers queued up to drool over Eminem.

Except from 2002 to 2010, we never went three years without buying a bank.

Azzedine Alaia

You know Sarkozy offered me the Legion d'honneur medal? I refused. People said I refused because I don't like Sarkozy, but that's ridiculous. I refused because I don't like decorations - except on women.

Azzedine Alaia

I put myself on the same level as everyone else around me - from the directrice to the workman, everyone. Except my pets - they are the Kings; you must treat them like royalty.

Stephen Gaghan

I remember, when I was writing 'Traffic,' talking to top federal drug-enforcement officials and having them say they read it and found it very good and believable, except the scene where the girl describes her resume.

Howard Kurtz

But journalists rarely venture into impoverished neighborhoods these days, except for quick-hit features,

Chris Cornell

The reason there's no modern-day Shakespeare is because he didn't have anything to do except sit in a room with a candle and think.

Amy Bloom

People tend to forget that in our country, we'd pretty much all be immigrants, except for the Native Americans.

Adlai Stevenson

Saskatchewan is much like Texas - except it's more friendly to the United States.

Blake Lively

Everybody on our cast is very musically talented, except for me.

This was an even game, except for the final three or four minutes. They executed better down the stretch than we did. The girls have nothing to hang their heads about.

There are a number of riders in the jocks' room here who have what it takes to be leaders, except that they're maybe a little too quiet,

Mark Twain

There is no sadder sight than a young pessimist, except an old optimist.

We had a good effort, but did not shoot as well as Calaveras. The game was even except for the shooting.

Bruce Miller

We will be quick and I like the way these guys play. We played very well last year except for one game, where North Hall just took it to us. But as good as we were most of last year, I think this group could be even better this year.

This was a tough to take series. We were right there with the exception of that 10-0 game.

Melissa Bank

When I sit down to write, I don't have any real goals except to follow one good sentence with another... I'm not the kind of writer who has a map.

We saw most of the indicators move up in the month, with the exception of the prices paid index, which generally provides an indication of strength in activity.

Jack McMahon

This year, we have so much more offense. Last year, we made the playoffs, but got Branson in the first round. This year, except for Branson, there are 10 teams going to the playoffs with about the same skill level.

Korea taught me nothing, for no one spoke of it when I was growing up, except as something about how wonderful the girls in Japan were. Vietnam taught some of us more than we perhaps ever wished to know.

What the devil does the plot signify, except to bring in fine things?

Evan Williams

I like to think of the world as a sort of a casino, except the house doesn't have the advantage. If you're smart, you have an advantage. It behooves you to place a lot of bets.

Ellsworth Huntington

After washing there was no place to pour the water except out of the window onto the heads of the people in the streets, which is the proper place to throw everything that is not wanted.

Hugh Grant

The truth is, I'd never seen a Cary Grant film. Since then I have watched his stuff and it's astounding, but I don't see any similarity between us. Except for the fact that I'm told he used to wear ladies' underwear, which is something I also do.