I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally there are exceptions... the Jewish Italian and Irish humor of the East Coast.
Boast is always a cry of despair except in the young it is a cry of hope.
I hope that through my example such as my role on 'The West Wing ' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything... except hear.
War is just when it is necessary arms are permissible when there is no hope except in arms.
I speak relatively little except when I'm at home and I'm asking for things.
Everybody at home speaks mandarin except me.
I had no books at home. I started to frequent a public library in Lisbon. It was there with no help except curiosity and the will to learn that my taste for reading developed and was refined.
I work at home in the country and days will go by when except for my husband and son and the occasional UPS man the only sentient creatures that see me are my chickens and turkeys.
Never be the only one except possibly in your own home.
Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
An artist has no home in Europe except in Paris.
If you listen to Giuliani it's like nobody did anything to improve the city except him. I'm not part of the history. Bloomberg's not part of the history. It's like he did it. He's the only one. That's why he's a little crazy.
There is little for the great part of the history of the world except the bitter tears of pity and the hot tears of wrath.
There is nothing new in the world except the history you do not know.
I would put our legislative and foreign policy accomplishments in our first two years against any president - with the possible exceptions of Johnson FDR and Lincoln - just in terms of what we've gotten done in modern history. But you know but when it comes to the economy we've got a lot more work to do. And we're gonna keep on at it.
I am not obsessive about anything except my health.
No true and permanent fame can be founded except in labors which promote the happiness of mankind.