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I’m not focused on anything except getting a majority Tuesday night. – Rick Scott	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
This bill is eminently supportable, except for one aspect about it. And I asked this question of the committee as a whole. – Mary Cheh	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Chuck Schumer introduced legislation several months ago that would allow abortion on-demand up to the moment of birth, like China and North Korea, for the entire nation, what did I do in response? I said at 15 weeks when the baby can feel pain and sucks its thumb that we're gonna ban abortion except in the cases of rape, incest, life of the mother, we're talking almost four months into the pregnancy. It puts us in line with France, which is at 12 weeks. Germany, England is at 14 weeks. Only in Washington is it extreme to protect the baby at 15 weeks from an excruciating death. – Lindsey Graham	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
We only passed each other briefly and she was in a different year to me, but despite that, she stands out in my memory as a sort of strange, unfocused force, hugely in favor of action and change, it was always hard to see the aim of it all, or where it might lead, except that she would be at the center of it. – Julian Glover	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but on the idea that the individual has no rights except those that the State may provisionally grant him. It has always made justice costly and difficult of access, and has invariably held itself above justice and common morality whenever it could advantage itself by so doing. – Albert Jay Nock	added by Normando 1 year ago
the liberal believes in freedom in all areas except for his criticism. – AMYNE E. QASEM	added by Aeqasem 1 year ago
In most times, sentiment reflects the economy. It doesn't create it -- except at turning points, if people get pessimistic, we'll go into a recession. If people maintain optimism, then the economy will probably have a soft landing -- but it makes for a very unstable situation. – Mark Zandi	Found on CNN 1 year ago
None of them have a true plan except for cutting taxes, it is all about the level of taxes, the size of government. These are important questions... [ but ] there is no easy fix in terms of slashing taxes to the deep problems we have here. – Ethan Ilzetzki	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I couldn’t make out anything except boat lights, i’d yell, but it was hard to tell how close they [the boat lights] were.There were times when I thought I could swim.But there was [shark] feeding going on all around me, and I was not sure if I could get to land. – Said Wright	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Why, when it’s so important now, to address climate change, and to understand the violence to the animals that go on to make dairy products… and there’s no reason for it except greed, when will you stop raking in huge profits while customers, animals and the environment suffer? When will you stop penalizing people for their ethnicities, their morals? – James Cromwell	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Cats show the same response to iridoid cocktails and natural plants except for chewing, they lick the chemicals on the plastic dish and rub against and roll over on the dish. – Masao Miyazaki	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We would not comment on supposed anonymous private conversations with The Prince of Wales, except to restate that The Prince remains politically neutral. Matters of policy are decisions for Government. – Clarence House	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The sacred obligation to defend this peaceful transfer of power has been honored by every American President -- except one, as Americans, we all have a duty to ensure that what happened on January 6 never happens again. – Liz Cheney	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I don't drink anymore . . . except when I'm thirsty! – Tommy Zegan	added by TommyZegan 1 year ago
Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power. – unknown	added by unochickie 1 year ago
The time when there is nothing at all in your soul except a cry for help may be just that time when God can't give it: you are like the drowning man who can't be helped because he clutches and grabs. Perhaps your own reiterated cries deafen you to the voice you hoped to hear. – unknown	added by unochickie 1 year ago
I have never been in a fight at all, except for during sports, and that's just pushing and goofy kid stuff. – Ray Liotta	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This thunderstorm will produce all of the hazards of a normal thunderstorm : lightning, gusty and erratic winds, precipitation, etc., except much or all of the activity is hidden by the smoke column, firefighters on the ground may have very little warning before strong gusty winds sweep across an area. – Makoto Moore	Found on CNN 1 year ago
We're not irrational. If there is nothing you can put in the baby's mouth except cow's milk, you're going to do that, but that's not what we want people to do. – Steven Abrams	Found on CNN 1 year ago
Shireen never shied away from covering any event, she never feared anything, except for standing at the top of a high building. – Givara Budeiri	Found on CNN 1 year ago
I definitely miss the community environment. There are people whose faces you don't see except for a few months of the year, and this is one of those months, there's more homesickness now than there would be in another month. – Mohsin Mirza	Found on CNN 1 year ago
The manufacturer in the manual says right there and then that you can not be over 287 pounds. Yet they don't provide a scale. They don't tell the ride operator you need to have a scale, if weight is in question, yet at this ride in Orlando, the FreeFall ride, they have a metal detector. So you go through a metal detector, which there's no risk of that associated with the ride, except maybe the keys could fall out and hit somebody. – Michael Haggard	Found on CNN 2 years ago
It’s hard to know exactly whatit tells us, Sandra, except thatthey are being reticent to havea conversation with us, maybe because they know what we aregoing to tell them, we are going to tell them they have tostop the war, they’ve got to sit down ingood faith and pull their troopsout. – Kevin Dietsch/Getty	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
All my staff on the floor, all my servers, they’re all from Ukraine except for one guy. – Alan Aguichev	Found on FOX News 2 years ago

I’m not focused on anything except getting a majority Tuesday night.

– Rick Scott

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

This bill is eminently supportable, except for one aspect about it. And I asked this question of the committee as a whole.

– Mary Cheh

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Chuck Schumer introduced legislation several months ago that would allow abortion on-demand up to the moment of birth, like China and North Korea, for the entire nation, what did I do in response? I said at 15 weeks when the baby can feel pain and sucks its thumb that we're gonna ban abortion except in the cases of rape, incest, life of the mother, we're talking almost four months into the pregnancy. It puts us in line with France, which is at 12 weeks. Germany, England is at 14 weeks. Only in Washington is it extreme to protect the baby at 15 weeks from an excruciating death.

– Lindsey Graham

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

We only passed each other briefly and she was in a different year to me, but despite that, she stands out in my memory as a sort of strange, unfocused force, hugely in favor of action and change, it was always hard to see the aim of it all, or where it might lead, except that she would be at the center of it.

– Julian Glover

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The State, both in its genesis and by its primary intention, is purely anti-social. It is not based on the idea of natural rights, but on the idea that the individual has no rights except those that the State may provisionally grant him. It has always made justice costly and difficult of access, and has invariably held itself above justice and common morality whenever it could advantage itself by so doing.

– Albert Jay Nock

added by Normando
1 year ago

the liberal believes in freedom in all areas except for his criticism.

– AMYNE E. QASEM

added by Aeqasem
1 year ago

In most times, sentiment reflects the economy. It doesn't create it -- except at turning points, if people get pessimistic, we'll go into a recession. If people maintain optimism, then the economy will probably have a soft landing -- but it makes for a very unstable situation.

– Mark Zandi

Found on CNN
1 year ago

None of them have a true plan except for cutting taxes, it is all about the level of taxes, the size of government. These are important questions... [ but ] there is no easy fix in terms of slashing taxes to the deep problems we have here.

– Ethan Ilzetzki

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I couldn’t make out anything except boat lights, i’d yell, but it was hard to tell how close they [the boat lights] were.There were times when I thought I could swim.But there was [shark] feeding going on all around me, and I was not sure if I could get to land.

– Said Wright

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Why, when it’s so important now, to address climate change, and to understand the violence to the animals that go on to make dairy products… and there’s no reason for it except greed, when will you stop raking in huge profits while customers, animals and the environment suffer? When will you stop penalizing people for their ethnicities, their morals?

– James Cromwell

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Cats show the same response to iridoid cocktails and natural plants except for chewing, they lick the chemicals on the plastic dish and rub against and roll over on the dish.

– Masao Miyazaki

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We would not comment on supposed anonymous private conversations with The Prince of Wales, except to restate that The Prince remains politically neutral. Matters of policy are decisions for Government.

– Clarence House

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The sacred obligation to defend this peaceful transfer of power has been honored by every American President -- except one, as Americans, we all have a duty to ensure that what happened on January 6 never happens again.

– Liz Cheney

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I don't drink anymore . . . except when I'm thirsty!

– Tommy Zegan

added by TommyZegan
1 year ago

Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.

– unknown

added by unochickie
1 year ago

The time when there is nothing at all in your soul except a cry for help may be just that time when God can't give it: you are like the drowning man who can't be helped because he clutches and grabs. Perhaps your own reiterated cries deafen you to the voice you hoped to hear.

– unknown

added by unochickie
1 year ago

I have never been in a fight at all, except for during sports, and that's just pushing and goofy kid stuff.

– Ray Liotta

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This thunderstorm will produce all of the hazards of a normal thunderstorm : lightning, gusty and erratic winds, precipitation, etc., except much or all of the activity is hidden by the smoke column, firefighters on the ground may have very little warning before strong gusty winds sweep across an area.

– Makoto Moore

Found on CNN
1 year ago

We're not irrational. If there is nothing you can put in the baby's mouth except cow's milk, you're going to do that, but that's not what we want people to do.

– Steven Abrams

Found on CNN
1 year ago

Shireen never shied away from covering any event, she never feared anything, except for standing at the top of a high building.

– Givara Budeiri

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I definitely miss the community environment. There are people whose faces you don't see except for a few months of the year, and this is one of those months, there's more homesickness now than there would be in another month.

– Mohsin Mirza

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The manufacturer in the manual says right there and then that you can not be over 287 pounds. Yet they don't provide a scale. They don't tell the ride operator you need to have a scale, if weight is in question, yet at this ride in Orlando, the FreeFall ride, they have a metal detector. So you go through a metal detector, which there's no risk of that associated with the ride, except maybe the keys could fall out and hit somebody.

– Michael Haggard

Found on CNN
2 years ago

It’s hard to know exactly whatit tells us, Sandra, except thatthey are being reticent to havea conversation with us, maybe because they know what we aregoing to tell them, we are going to tell them they have tostop the war, they’ve got to sit down ingood faith and pull their troopsout.

– Kevin Dietsch/Getty

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

All my staff on the floor, all my servers, they’re all from Ukraine except for one guy.

– Alan Aguichev

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

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