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What do we mean by setting a man free? You cannot free a man who dwells in a desert and is an unfeeling brute. There is no liberty except the liberty of some one making his way towards something. Such a man can be set free if you will teach him the meaning of thirst, and how to trace a path to a well. Only then will he embark upon a course of action that will not be without significance. You could not liberate a stone if there were no law of gravity -- for where will the stone go, once it is quarried?

We expect to see strong fourth-quarter performance across all of our businesses except America Online,

We can kick ourselves all we want, but it's not going to do us any good except probably make us mad.

He looks like he's injured to me. Except for that dunk, he didn't seem to play with as much vim and vigor.

He does have bone chips. We knew that after he took the MRI during spring training. He does have it, and he's going to have intermittent discomfort with that. A lot of players have those ... There's nothing we can do except keep an eye on it.

There is no evidence of any kind except that is directed toward Oswald.

There is no gas except to fuel emergency vehicles,

There is no good in most of their secret counsels except (in his) who enjoins charity or goodness or reconciliation between people; and whoever does this seeking Allah's pleasure, We will give him a mighty reward.

There is no adequate defense, except stupidity, against the impact of a new idea.

He has to be more emphatic at times. He tries to counter punch more ? it works well against everyone except Roger,

He is not being looked at in any particular way, except that he was in contact with the victim before he died.

We talked about scoring in the first inning because we realize how important it is for us. We exploded out, and made a statement immediately. We couldn't quite finish it, but we did get to play everybody. Emily (Turner) wasn't as sharp as she has been, but she was still in total control except for one pitch.

He goes up to Congress, and they ask him questions about everything except monetary policy. It's unprecedented that a central banker is sort of viewed as an omniscient economic policy czar. It's not his responsibility.

We're prepared except for not having the actual strike vote happen. Based on the feedback we're getting from members, they're ready.

We're professionals and we have to come to work and play the game. They had to sit through the same thing except they had to sit on the bench.

Joe's assignment was to keep an eye on him and be a role model, ... Joe never saw him, except at the ballpark. The idea of a wild, young pitcher who's out of control rooming with a veteran gave me the dramatic possiblity.

Just put down 9/11... I think, on most things I'm liberal, except on defending ourselves and keeping half the money. Those things I'm kind of conservative on.

My point is not only about teaching and having the ability to learn but also the ability to retain so you don't have to tell them the same thing over and over again, ... It's like a teacher. When you give them a test, you don't know what that student knows. How do you give a test here except on the field? Roger Craig told me, 'Never assume that they know. You can assume they should know, but there's no guarantee.'

My pet, the world can forgive practically anything except people who mind their own business

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.

My specialty as a collector is books that almost have value. When I love a book, I don't buy the first edition, because those have become incredibly expensive. But I might buy a beat-up copy of the second edition, third printing, which looks almost exactly the same as the first edition except that a couple of typos have been fixed.

I was willing to go just about anywhere in the U.S. for the best job - except New York City. Of course, I received a job offer from GM - in New York City.

I went into Aussie tour school as a part-time golfer who had no real understanding of the game except at club level,

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.

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.

I was anxious all night. I wouldn't mind coaching in a game like that every Friday except it would shorten my life by a considerable number of years.

I was concerned because everywhere you walked the past three days, that's all people talked about. They didn't even know we played Friday night. I think most of the people were talking about Sunday -- except the TVs. They were talking about Miami and the Lakers.

I was drinking tequila and I woke up in the morning and there was no one there, except the worm and myself were still there.

My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.

Matt Leinart's L.A. duplex looks more like a Chuck E. Cheese safe house than a millionaire jock's crash pad. There's the requisite leather couch and flat-screen television, but the rest of the ground floor is bare except for a pile of Nick Jr. DVDs, a high chair, and a SpongeBob SquarePants director's chair.

Look, I don't think President Obama would have bowed to the ruler of Saudi Arabia if he didn't have oil to the degree that the Saudis do. I think they and other producing states, almost all of whom, except Norway and Canada, are dictatorships or autocratic systems, have thrown their weight around because of oil.

Look my story has been a really happy one except for that comment from John Brogden, so let's not dwell on it.

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.

Some of the valleys afford a species of fine grass, but the uplands produce but little vegetation of any kind except a small growth of wild sage.

Some of the folks in pools tune in who wouldn't watch the tournament except they have a piece of the action. It helps generate additional casual viewers.

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

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.

I sat next to an actor who told me he didn't know anything about John Kerry except he had been a doctor. I realized it truly is another planet.

RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform and from a soldier by his gait.Fresh from the farm or factory or street, His marching, in pursuit or in retreat, Were an impressive martial spectacle Except for two impediments --his feet. --Thompson Johnson

Really, the pressure was on Illinois. No one gave us a chance to win, except for the 12 players on our side and three or four coaches. They had 16,000 on their side.

Really, we don't know what to make of it except that we're delighted about it. We have all these fans thirty years later and they're still around and will probably be around for a long time to come.

People who really understood the use of space and the fact that the sound and the silence are of equal weight and that what you're doing is really manipulating space. It's the same as a painting except that you're doing it aurally.

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.

Steve Morris has never attended our weekly breakfasts except for the first week when he was hired.

Suddenly, the idea of writing a book was like coming home. I didn't tell anyone except my wife, Clare. I just began.

Picher didn't lose a whole lot off last year's team, except for the running back (Keith Freeman) who went to Miami. We had to work hard for whatever we got, but our kids were definitely in better shape than a year ago.

Players make plays. Coaches don't do anything except line them up. I take my hat off to my kids. They really busted their rear end tonight.

Our reform will not come to fruition, regionally and that everyone in this region will benefit from, except if peace prevails,

Our position is we want to cooperate with the Saints and the state in an effort to keep the Saints in the state, both now and in the future. Particularly in view of this tragedy, we're going to do everything we can to cooperate. We have had no disagreement about how that should be, except logistics.

Regrets? Well, certainly I regret that I did that which got me into jail, ... Other than that, no. I've had a very roller coaster life, very roller coaster. And except for that -- which, of course, I regret exceedingly -- boy, no, I don't have any regrets.

Oregon has EVERYTHING- except a decent speed limit.

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.

People love to step out on a deck and not see anyone or anything except a great view. Even if the only view is the vast sky, the feeling people get is expansion and relaxation.

People have reflected on the quality of time ever since they've been writing. I suppose I have thought about and written about the question of living in the present - but it only lasts for an instant, and then everything becomes the past. The future, you know nothing about, except for some anticipations you have.

I see all them guys go, it makes the picture a little clearer. I felt I still could have came in with the best this year if I came out, but next year ain't going to be too many guys out there except for Adrian Peterson.

I will have no circles except the zodiac, on which I will have the true latitude and longitude of each planet pointed out by its proper index.

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

Koop, I felt, was the best player on the floor except for the missed free throw. He got the ball to people and he made some plays himself.

I think everything in South Florida is wonderful, except for I-95. It's so crowded with cars whizzing by you that you literally fear for your life.

Last time I saw 6 percent was 1966, except for the last couple of years. If rates go to 7.5 percent, we'll take it. We can still do a whole lot of business.

People are realizing we have some good players here. Anytime you lose, nothing really matters except winning. ... People realize that when you win, you obviously have some good players on your team.

People are definitely keying off anything that has to do with the economy. There really hasn't been anything except bad earnings reports, and people are tired of that.

Our job is to be part of the recovery of the economy. We realize that there will have to be a reassessment of the Superdome and issues like rebuilding the levees will take first priority. But it is our hope that major league football remains in New Orleans on both the college and professional level. I don't want to speculate any more beyond this year, except to say that the Sugar Bowl will still be around.

Our goal was to make it to the playoffs. I never expected this. It's the same group of kids except for a couple. I underestimated the character of the kids.

My mother was a very prominent lady in New Orleans. Everybody knew my mother. If she dies here, nobody knows her, not a soul except me,

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.

Malacca is such a rest after the crowds of Japan and the noisy hurry of China! Its endless afternoon remains unbroken except by the dreamy, colored, slow-moving Malay life which passes below the hill. There is never any hurry or noise.

Many a live wire would be a dead one except for his connections

Jim's putt first certainly helped in my read, ... I didn't really do much except for read putts and have the pom-poms out, just cheering him on all the way. Jim played unbelievable golf. He hit the ball beautifully.

It is exactly the same format except it's on Henderson Street.

It is clear they did not achieve much except introductions and adios.

I thought it was another good outing. Heath, of course, threw extremely well, except in one inning when he got a couple balls up. All in all, though, I thought we played pretty well.

It has rained every day this month in Monterey except two days -- March 5 and 8.

It definitely could be very soon, ... but the only way to think about it is just play to get there, don't go out before. That's all we can do. There's nothing else I can do except get back to one and two in the world.

It definitely is flashbacks of that year, except I think we can be so much better because we have, I think, better character of guys, for when things get rough.

It couldn't come about except by a tremendous bloodbath. This is not a natural solution.

I still wear sandals ... in any weather, except for these days ... they're Gucci leather.

I thought I had a good shot at all of them, except the Hispanic supermodel,

I thought I pitched well today, except for the home runs.

I thought it was. I got caught in the whole thing about using unidentified sources, except my sources are not unidentified, I know them. But I got caught up here, you're exactly right. I just I assumed, 'Hey, it's rock 'n' roll,' you know? But since I don't know it, I retracted it within minutes, and I feel bad about it. I feel terrible about it.

I was just in Biloxi about a month ago. It's pretty laid back there except for the casinos. The beaches aren't as nice, but it's still the same water we have. And the people are the same -- same accents, they eat the same foods and things like that. I don't expect to be going back anytime soon.

I will spare you a gushy description of the dive itself, except to say that when you finally see what goes on underwater, you realize that you've been missing the whole point of the ocean. Staying on the surface all the time is like going to the circus and staring at the outside of the tent.

It is going to be just like the Big Brother you see on TV except that we won't be filming it - it is in front of a live audience.

I think the fans here tonight saw more football than they might see in five games. I think we tried everything in the playbook except the reverse pass, and we planned to run that if had got the ball back at the end.

I was worried about that. It has happened quite a bit. We have done a lot of good things in all parts of our game except put the puck in the back of the net. You could feel the same thing. But we made a step in the right direction. We didn't wait for something bad to happen.

Laughter is ever young, whereas tragedy, except the very highest of all, quickly becomes haggard.

Last year I didn't know what to expect and everything that came at me was new. I was ready this year. Except it's kind of cold up here. Second game out it was snowing. Only seen snow twice before in my life.

I think they're ready to except the responsibility of being the leaders of this team. The natural feeling for players is to hang on too long. But time marches on. We're setting the clock to players that are playing at the highest level right now.

I think there is a fatigue factor, no doubt about that. Everybody is waiting for things to heat up. What constitutes heating up, I don't know, except for the testimony of the two individuals perhaps. You can't hide the fact that all the details have come out over the last three years. There is nothing new. These guys have been hammered. People think they know what they need to know to have an opinion.

I think there is always some hope that a case will resolve because this is painful for a lot of people to have to go through again. But, if it can't be resolved with a fair plea resolution, we have no other option except to go forth with a trial.

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.

(Renault) feels less competitive here than elsewhere. We were very competitive except at one point when I think something was wrong with the car. I think we should be pretty good from now on. It's getting very close between the top teams.

Rob was perfect the whole day except for one inning. Absolutely perfect.

Rock and roll is one of the great American art forms, just like jazz, blues, and bluegrass. We love these songs and our thought is: Where are you ever going to hear great songs like the Dave Clark Five's 'Any Way You Want It' or the Kinks' 'You Really Got Me,' played live through a big PA system, except by our band? Nowhere!

Overall, we had a phenomenally good year in terms of boating safety. I don't mean to diminish the impact of that accident, but it was a safe year except for that.

Our pitching was pretty good all weekend except for the game against Huntsville.

Our ultimate goal- total control of handguns in the United States- is going to take time... The first problem is to slow down the increasing number of handguns being produced... The second problem is to get handguns registered. And the final problem is to make the possession of handguns and all handgun ammunition- except for the military, policemen, licensed security guards, licensed sporting clubs, and licensed gun collectors - totally illegal.

Overall, I'm very happy with the way I played. I served big and was consistent except at the end where I got maybe a little bit too eager to finish her off.

Our goal is to just develop some consistency, so we know when we come out to the ballpark how we're going to play. We haven't done that except for pitching and good defense. We've had a hard time getting going offensively.