Famous Quotes & Sayings

The cello is the most perfect instrument aside from the human voice.

It was a dream vacation for us and it was the first time that we had been there. The men had golf lessons, we had a spa and a private dinner was set aside for Paul and I.

They've kind of put their own individual aspirations aside and in some cases made some sacrifices.

Sometimes reality has a way of sneaking up and biting us in the ass. And when the dam bursts, all you can do is swim. The world of pretend is a cage, not a cocoon. We can only lie to ourselves for so long. We are tired, we are scared, denying it doesn't change the truth. Sooner or later we have to put aside our denial and face the world. Head on, guns blazing. De Nile. It's not just a river in Egypt, it's a freakin' ocean. So how do you keep from drowning in it?

Sometimes we have to put our own desires aside to see his. During the whole IVF procedure, I felt like God was telling me not to do it. I just had to make sure I wasn't hearing him wrong, so I did it anyway. Now, over $12,000 later, I wish I would have trusted that he was indeed talking to me. I know I heard him calling us to foster care/adoption. This time I didn't hesitate to make sure I heard him right. His voice was way too clear.

Rural schools are forbidden to collect any other fee aside from the three permitted categories.

The biggest thing, aside from his strength, is he always changes things up. He doesn't do the same thing every time. He's definitely an underrated cornerback.

Ronde Barber

That guy's like Mike Alstott beefed up, ... Aside from being a big man in general, he catches the ball well and he blocks well. They line him up all over the field. He's as important to that offense as anybody.

It's past the time for study commissions and committee meetings. If the governor wants to lead on ethics, he can do two things - call for Jim Black to step aside as speaker of the House, and rescind Bill Culpepper's appointment to the Utilities Commission for taking a contribution from a regulated utility after he was appointed.

Steve Francis

It's tough when you've started your whole career, coming off the bench. But if that's the role that I have to play to help this team get better, then you have to put your pride aside for the bigger picture.

Joe Torre

It's tough to tell you, aside from Randy and Moose, who the other starters are going to be. Right now we're just digesting all the information and hope everybody gets through all these games without a problem.

Congress usually puts aside every budget from the President and will write their own. We will be working with our Congressional delegation as Congress writes their budget, so farmers shouldn't get too worked up until we get to the budget writing committees. This is the first step in a long process.

Robin Roberts

It never rains on the pass parade. It may rain before. It may rain after, but it never rains on the Pass Parade, but it is a time to for a moment, put aside all that has happened and just celebrate.

It's as much a disaster for the places set aside to conserve wildlife as for the cities and the people who have been impacted. This is what I would call catastrophic damage to our national wildlife refuges.

Brandon Cox

It's a tough game to end on, especially with the great season we've had. If we can just kind of put that one aside and look back at the season that we did have, I think a lot of people were impressed.

It wasn't that I left acting; it's just that I put it aside while I set about becoming a comic.

Sue Bird

It's comforting to know that they would put their injuries aside, put the pain aside and still want to go out and win it for themselves and for the team. For them to be able to play the way that they have, it kind of makes you proud.

Johan Santana

It's been incredible. It seems like he's put that aside and went out there and showed you the type of pitcher he is and that he likes to win.

Derek Jeter

It was like old times, aside from the color of the uniform. It seems like he never left. It was very familiar.

Dennis Kucinich

It's right here, and it's happened because four members of Congress put aside any kind of differences that we may have had in the run-up to the war and the conduct of the war, and we're saying this is the way to bring our troops home,

It's something that I think we can do to set aside to help farmers a wee bit in the challenges that they're facing right now,

It's some really good news, actually. We had a lot of success last year and next year we hope to have even more ... Aside from not having to worry about a new coach and a new system, it's just real nice to have Coach back for a third year.

Awesome. Aside from Ted Williams, he's the only guy I'd pay to see in batting practice.

Back when my grandfather was here, we were the only shop in what was an industrial neighborhood. Now, aside from the auto-body shop around the corner, this has become more commercial and residential.

That's what sets us aside from other places. Young kids don't necessarily want to work hard all the time in the batting cages. They want a place to have fun as well.

That's just hockey. That's playoff hockey. A game like this, you bury it. It's like when we'd lose a game and everyone would say we weren't making the playoffs. You put it aside and you go on.

Joe Clark

Even if you set aside the need for valid code, it is ridiculously easy to find non-government sites that flunk even the simplest and most canonical requirements of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, like using alt texts for images.

Chris Bosh

Every team goes through changes. It's up to us as players to put that aside and just play. It's hard to see positives getting beat by 20, plain and simple.

J. Taylor

It's not that we're shocked because we're winning. It's a shock that we got in a hole like we did. We knew we had talent in this locker room and we knew what type of coach we had. It's just about everyone putting their egos aside and that's what we're doing.

Geopolitical factors will continue to influence prices. The growth in the level of stocks might be put aside by investors as they have done over the past month if more negative news emerges from the Middle East or Venezuela.

Marilyn Monroe

I wanna guy I can look up to . . . I just gotta feel that whoever I marry has some real regard for me, aside from all that loving stuff.

De-orbit is not perfectly risk-free, but the vehicle is in pristine condition. Our big risk now, aside from the inherent risk of de-orbiting through a fireball, would be weather.

Rob Reiner

As far as getting my start, it was really Norman Lear, even aside from being on 'All in the Family.' He helped me get my start as a director. He was the one who said, 'Let him do 'Spinal Tap.' Let him give it a try,' because I had been trying for years to get that thing off the ground.