Famous Quotes & Sayings

Al Franken

If Kerry and Bush supporters can put aside their differences for a day to compete, well then, so can Bill O'Reilly and I,

Tom DeLay

I have notified the speaker that I will temporarily step aside from my position,

Jamie King

I hadn't swum very well and had been entered into a race I didn't want to swim. He pulled me aside in front of the whole team and had a 10-minute rant and rave and told me I was the worst swimmer he had ever worked with. A lot of people were scared of Bill but no one would really stand up to him. He's caused a lot of people to give up.

I never could have imagined a situation like this. It'll be a lot of fun. Everything will be put aside once the game starts, and then it'll be just another game.

I like to use cash, and I recommend it to others. I'm a big fan of envelopes and putting aside cash for specific items. If the 'dining out' envelope has only $12 left near the end of the month, you know it's time to stay home and open a can of soup.

In original discussions, we were talking about an elevated system. They are not huge adjustments but there are adjustments that would have to be made. They have set aside some money.

In response to Tom's passing, we ask that everyone set aside inclinations to vilify or demonize others, no matter what they have done.

Mark Madsen

I know it's going to be emotional for everyone, because Fred is such a great friend and such a great teammate. Aside from the emotion, it's going to be happiness. Because circumstances were such that, hey, the organization made a decision and that's just the way it goes. There's no hard feelings, either way.

His decision to stand aside is unselfish and typifies the spirit and camaraderie within the swimming ranks.

But I don't want that. I think we need a change. And if we find a coach tomorrow I'd step aside gladly,

But I have to take a long view. The thing's going to be up for generations. I have to put all those little concerns aside and swallow my disappointment and make sure the thing looks right.

I am therefore stepping aside as Minister of Finance and Chair of Management Board of Cabinet pending a resolution of this issue,

Khalil Gibran

Cast aside those who liken godliness to whimsy and who try to combine their greed for wealth with their desire for a happy afterlife.

David Keith

Carbon dioxide is the one thing that we've done nothing about so far, from really any of our economy aside by from increasing efficiency, and its the one thing that will substantially change the climate on time scales of 100 years or so.

This investigation has been going on and Samsung has been setting aside money to pay the fine.

Craig Anderson

A hard slap shot from 15 feet. It caught me on the shoulder, but you have to put that aside in the moment of the game.

The key for the defense is to put aside the baggage that is Enron, get the jury to see their clients as individuals and show why each of these transactions was business as usual. The longer, the more technical this gets, the more it hurts the government.

These guys have pushed their egos aside to be here, they've put their life on hold to play for their country. I think that says something about them all.

This is a holiday weekend where people have marked off some time and set aside money for vacation. A few more bucks at the pump aren't going to dissuade them.

All judges come with certain beliefs and life experiences and things like that. You have to be able to set those things aside and decide cases based upon the law and the facts that are before you.

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.

Martin O'Malley

Putting aside competitive interests for a new kind of collaboration, Maryland pioneered a real-time encounter notification service to alert primary care doctors when their patients are hospitalized.

Put aside the politics please, just for one minute. Forget about those jobs promised and think of your most important role of all, that of being a parent.

Phillip Fulmer

Randy, in an unselfish gesture, has asked to step aside at the end of the season,

Our social fabric is increasingly frayed. Companies have been either freezing or terminating their defined-benefit plans over the past couple of decades. It's critically important that we take a look at this issue from a holistic standpoint and make sure that we're setting aside enough resources to meet our future obligations.

People can take this time to put money aside for retirement or to start a savings plan. But these are not sexy choices like buying that wide-screen TV.

Again, these are safety issues that are costing firefighters' lives. And Congress rightfully so set aside these grants for these particular things.

Herbie Hancock

After a long day of playing, John took me aside and said, 'Was that OK? Was it usable? What's going on?' ... All I said was, 'Welcome to a Miles Davis session.'

After a few years we found that these items didn't work. It took a lot of time to deal with them, plus they took up a lot of space. So we put the other stuff aside and migrated back to the book business, something we really felt very comfortable with.

After nine legislative sessions full of name-calling, our school funding is in crisis, property taxes are up and judges are having to do our governor's job. We all know that unless we set politics aside we'll never fix what's broke.

Manju Warrier

After marriage, most women keep aside their aspirations and dreams as their priorities change.

Marcus Aurelius

A cucumber is bitter.' Throw it away. 'There are briars in the road.' Turn aside from them. This is enough. Do not add, 'And why were such things made in the world?