Top 198 Sidelines Quotes & Sayings

I like the South because it is so much warmer on the sidelines than it is up North.

As satirists, we get to stand on the sidelines of life and comment on what's happening.

I have watched Occupy Wall Street mostly from the sidelines.

The sidelines are not where you want to live your life. The world needs you in the arena!

Way too many voters are apathetic and don't do their research and are on the sidelines.

Reality TV is to popular because it allows so many people to sit on the sidelines and just watch somebody else's life. God is saying, 'Don't sit on the sidelines of life. I have put so much in you, but you have got to be strong and very courageous. You have got to step out in faith.'

The people who stand on the sidelines and criticize aren't actually in the arena, spilling their blood.

It doesn't do any good to sit on the sidelines all the time.

When we're up 1-0 after 88 minutes, I don't sprint to the sidelines to take a throw-in - I expect that I and my team will be smart.

Life gives us choices. You either grab on with both hands and just go for it, or you sit on the sidelines.

Just you wait till I’m a vampire! I’m not going to be sitting on the sidelines next time.

You can't promote change standing on the sidelines.

You can't sit on the sidelines and read your iPhone and be on social media and expect everything to be cool. You have to be part of this.

Rooting from the sidelines is the most democratic of sporting rites: no skyboxes, no tickets required, just an unabashed will to holler and wave.

Sitting on the sidelines, cribbing and moaning is a lost opportunity. I don’t know how people who engage in that don’t commit suicide.

California Democrats - we fight on the front lines - we don't equivocate on the sidelines.

I was a college football fanatic, and I wanted to play, not sit on the sidelines. It's tough when you know you're just a project.

You cannot be the leader of the free world and sit on the sidelines and tweet and think you're going to get the job done.

Instead of sitting on the sidelines, President Obama has made it clear that the US is ready to lead a global effort to combat climate change.

I'm one of those people who tells my wife, "No coaching from the sidelines."

When any part of humanity is sidelined, the rest of us cannot sit on the sidelines.

Communities and workers should be partners at the table, not waiting on the sidelines while government and the fossil fuel industry dictate climate policy.

It is difficult to learn anything on the sidelines.

Our forces will not be on the sidelines.

Being on the sidelines is no fun for me.

But maybe someday I'll be reporting on the sidelines instead of dancing on the sidelines.

As a captain, you sit on the sidelines and it's evident the best place to bat is up front.

There is a point in every contest when sitting on the sidelines is not an option.

No one gets to the top, if they sit on the sidelines, or if they don't believe in themselves.

I curl up inside and freeze when I have to act. I much prefer sitting on the sidelines and trying to get the best out of other people.

I look forward to continuing my work on the sidelines for Turner Sports.

To be honest I think watching from the sidelines is one of the most difficult things.

People keep pushing me to be the center of attention... I would prefer to be on the sidelines, because that's where you see more.

I don't want a job in the administration; I think I'm more effective carping from the sidelines.

The talkers and writers resent being left on the sidelines by the doers.

Every year, there's some band that plays guitar-oriented pop music that has a single, but for the most part, it's kind of relegated to the sidelines.

You're not going to see me on the sidelines. I enjoy it, I miss it, but not enough to get back.

Never forget that turning a blind eye to oppression and watching from the sidelines is itself opression

I'll give my heart and soul whenever I step on that field and even when I'm on the sidelines. And at the end of the day, that's really all you can ask of someone.

After 9/11, I didn't look to go sit on the Swiss desk - I stepped up. I was not on the sidelines.

For me, getting off the sidelines means women making a difference by letting their voices be heard on the issues they care about.

A boss who micromanages is like a coach who wants to get in the game. Leaders guide and support and then sit back to cheer from the sidelines.

Sitting on the sidelines is so painful because it's very difficult for me to watch wrestling and not be a participant in the ring, since that's just where I belong.

You can't sit on the sidelines of life.

I love politics, but from the sidelines.

It's a lot easier to opine from the sidelines.

It's a lonesome walk to the sidelines, especially when thousands of people are cheering your replacement.

When I'm warming up on the sidelines, I can often hear monkey chants. Me, who played so many matches for Germany.

What worries me sometimes in the culture is that the role for music that actually challenges and enlightens the audience is being pushed to the sidelines.

I like playing the guy on the sidelines. They have more fun.

The ancient Greeks kept women athletes out of their games. They wouldn't even let them on the sidelines. I'm not sure but that they were right.

Most people live dejectedly in worldly joys or sorrows. They sit on the sidelines and do not join the dance.

I always stand on the visiting team's sidelines because there aren't as many people.

At 20 years old I'm eager to play and to watch from the sidelines isn't easy.

Well now, Jack," Hastings said from the sidelines. "I'm afraid you've been beheaded. Not a good start." He sounded amused.

It's easier to stand on the sidelines, criticize, and say why you shouldn't do something. The sidelines are crowded. Get in the game.

The sidelines may be safer but life is played on the field

To discover your mission and put it into action - instead of worrying on the sidelines - is to find peace of mind and a heart full of love.

Sometimes, I feel like one who is on the sidelines, who has missed life itself.

After being sworn in to office, vice presidents have usually been relegated to the sidelines, where they just don't get to do very much.