Famous Quotes & Sayings

Our pitching has been very solid all year and this was no exception a Marissa did a very nice job.

Statistically, the game was pretty even, except for our shooting percentage. Jess had a lot to do with that. She's long and you have to shoot over her.

Betty Williams

That could've been disastrous. Normally they would be in that classroom, except today.

My sisters have always been supportive of what I've done, except for playing football. Because I got injured when I was little, they didn't want me to play football. I'm glad I did.

Gary Sheffield

My mechanics are so screwed up, there's nothing you can really tell me except stay back. Reggie was on me to stay aggressive, stay positive. This is a humbling game and like he said, if it was easy, he'd still be playing. That's good to hear from a Hall of Fame hitter.

Mark Hendrickson

I went out there and felt good. Everything was going good there for a while. For me to be successful, I have to keep it down, using my height to my advantage. Today, three pitches got up and they made me pay. For the most part, I was in the groove except for those three pitches and two walks to Wilkinson. That's being too fine.

Alafair Burke

Just as I know the usual rules of law enforcement, I also know the exceptions and invoke those frequently. I don't feel a need to bog the reader down with an explanation of why the procedures are realistic, as long as I know that there is, in fact, an explanation.

Peter Morgan

Koizumi really hasn't talked much about anything else except postal reforms,

I think 'American Idol' wins, except during the finals of the figure skating, if the U.S. is doing well or if there's some major scandal.

Craig Thompson

It gets so frustrating, week after week, year after year. I don't know what people have not noticed or don't know about the University of Utah. I think they have, with the exception of a two-point conversion, won every game they've played and competed at a very high level and been on national television. Maybe people went to bed, I don't know.

It isn't about individuals who were named. It's about exceptions to policy that may have been made by the Office of the President.

I thought we responded to everything well except for this last month. I think, looking back, it is fair to say that we hit a wall.

It is a great way to get your mind off stress. When you are climbing, nothing really exists except for you and the wall. When you are finished, you look down and feel like you have accomplished something.

I think the only negative today - except that I didn't make all the birdies I wanted - is that I let the field get closer,

Carlos Hernandez

I thought a lot about that (Wednesday) night, thinking about pitching to the Yankees. It was just like pitching another game to another team, except they had a lot of stars over there. Overall, I felt pretty good.

Steve Alford

I thought all the teams were going to be better in our league, with maybe the exception of Illinois. I thought they'd be very good.

Part of my plan included giving up red meat, which I did without a fight. I really haven't missed it. Except for one thing -- pot roast.

Our leading scorer every game, except when we played Atchison, hasn't been more than a three-point difference. So, what's working in our advantage, is when they all can score we're pretty tough.

Michael Chertoff

It is going to be about as ugly a scene as we've witnessed in this country, with the possible exception of 9/11,

I thought we did a pretty good job on everything except threes.

Calvin Coolidge

I suppose I am the most powerful man in the world, but great power doesn't mean much except great limitations

Brian Cashman

I respect the heck out of Kenny because he swings for the fences. He will do whatever it takes to help his team win, except cheat.

Andy Scott

Our goal was to stop No. 22 and we did, with the exception of that one play. And it was that one play that lost the game for us. To be honest, Mary Persons is fortunate to leave here with a win tonight.

Mikhail Bakunin

From the naturalistic point of view, all men are equal. There are only two exceptions to this rule of naturalistic equality: geniuses and idiots.

Bill Stone

From the get-go, no borough ordinances, except maybe zoning ordinances, are going to be enforced,

Edgar Allan Poe

I was never really insane, except on occasions where my heart was touched.

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.

Kent Mercker

Mark Mann's done a great job. I've never had this and, knock on wood, he's pretty much knocked it completely out. I don't like being in the training room, except to make fun of some guys every now and then.