Numbers Quotes - Page 4

• Nay, number itself in armies importeth not much, where the people is of weak courage; for, as Virgil saith, It never troubles the wolf how many the sheep be.

  Francis Bacon

  Army, Sheep, People

  Francis Bacon (2016). “Essays”, p.68, Jazzybee Verlag

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• Never complain, about the number of hours you have put in, to do a job, Your nobility must estimate how much of you Was put into each hour of your daily work

  Chinmayananda Saraswati

  Jobs, Complaining, Hours

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• The tea party had a lot of nasty tactics that were needlessly aggressive and petty and scary. But they proved it is indeed possible for a committed, relatively small number of folks across the country to make Congress listen to them and to slow and stop an agenda.

  Ezra G. Levin

  Country, Party, Small Numbers

  Source: m.motherjones.com

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• There are a large number of people who can and do manage to lead decent upright lives with no use for a belief in God as a guide. Atheists do not care whether others believe as they do. They do ask, however, for the right to believe as they wish.

  Gordon Stein

  Atheist, Believe, People

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• The value of your network is the square of the number of people in it.

  Gary Hamel

  Squares, People, Values

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• I drop the other Chest to the ground in shock. "What number are you? I'm Four." He squints at me and then offers his hand. "I'm Nine. Good job staying alive, Number Four.

  Pittacus Lore

  Jobs, Hands, Alive

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• I love to sing! To be in a movie with musical number is the coolest thing ever!

  Ashley Tisdale

  Movie, Musical, Actors

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• I made some friends at Listerine and they taught me a little bit about oral care. That half of adults suffer from oral disease, that the number one chronic disease among children is oral disease, that we're only taking care of 25% of our mouths when brushing alone and there are more germs in your mouth than there are people on the planet.

  Ginnifer Goodwin

  Children, People, Suffering

  "What Made Ginnifer Goodwin 'Freak The Fudge Out?'". Interview with Jarett Wieselman, www.etonline.com. February 7, 2013.

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• rule number one for all American women: You are to be seen and felt, but not heard. Listen and do as you are told and everything will be all right.

  Elizabeth Hawes

  Heard, American Woman, Felt

  Elizabeth Hawes (1948). “Anything But Love: A Complete Digest of the Rules of Feminine Behavior from Birth to Death ...”

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• Our modern world of old story is completely failing humanity. This is the reason that increasing numbers of people have become and are becoming disillusioned from politics. People don't like voting. Whoever you vote, government gets in. Whatever they promise, they never fulfill.

  Satish Kumar

  Government, People, Voting

  "An Interview with Satish Kumar at the New Story Summit". Kosmos Interview, www.kosmosjournal.org. November 18, 2014.

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• I am retired from all my official roles, but I am still very active. I have close relationships at the U.N. I don't have any role at the U.N, but I'm still quite cooperative with a number of U.N. activities, in particular to China and that region.

  Maurice Strong

  Roles, China, Retired

  "Maurice Strong on climate 'conspiracy', Bilberberg and population control" by Leo Hickman, www.theguardian.com. June 23, 2010.

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• Coming from TV and film, rule number one is that you always service the main character first and foremost. If that's not working, you've got nothing.

  J. Michael Straczynski

  Character, Firsts, Tvs

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• I am a hero worshiper. I love the number one tennis player. I love the number one baseball player. I want to see those records broken.

  Martha Stewart

  Love, Success, Baseball

  “CNN Larry King Live”, www.cnn.com. July 19, 2004.

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• I am told that there have been over the years a number of experiments taking place in places like Massachusetts Institute of Technology that have been entirely based on concepts raised by Star Trek.

  Patrick Stewart

  Stars, Technology, Years

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• I never had any frustration about writing uncredited. I always felt that the satisfaction of doing it was in the doing of it, really, and getting recognised by the small number of people that know what you did.

  Tom Stoppard

  Writing, Frustration, Small Numbers

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• I tried marriage. I'm 0 for 3 with the marriage thing. So, being a ballplayer - I believe in numbers. I'm not going 0 for 4. I'm not wearing a golden sombrero.

  Charlie Sheen

  Believe, Golden, Sombreros

  "Charlie Sheen Sets His Sights on Sox". "Boston Dirt Dogs" Interview, bostondirtdogs.boston.com. March 8, 2011.

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• Nevertheless, the concept of sustainable development is now known - even amongst those who haven't accepted it - and it's recognized, debated and followed by an increasing number of businesses.

  Maurice Strong

  Development, Accepted, Nevertheless

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• We have a big opportunity in China. We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America.

  Howard Schultz

  Opportunity, Thinking, America

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• I think the number one thing that I find important is the importance of honesty with your friends and your parents, if you can be. But I think that telling people how you really feel, being who you truly are, being safe and taking care of yourself is the most important thing.

  Emma Stone

  Honesty, Thinking, People

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• When I go back to family reunions everybody goes, 'Hey cousin! Hey Auntie!' And I'm like, 'Okay I don't know you, I have no idea who you are.' I am auntie and cousin for so many and even the ones in prison call me collect. And I'll be like, 'Which of my family members are giving you this phone number?'

  Sherri Shepherd

  Cousin, Phones, Ideas

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• I can only say thank you and thanks also to all of the great songwriters who wrote those wonderful songs that became number ones.

  George Strait

  Thanksgiving, Thank You, Song

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• And this thesis is somewhat connected with general social and political observations, because it establishes the fact that the number of consumers is considerably larger than the number of producers, a fact which exercises a not inconsiderable social and political pressure.

  Hjalmar Schacht

  Exercise, Political, Facts

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• The secret to success is to offend the greatest number of people.

  George Bernard Shaw

  Funny, Work, Congratulations

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• As many know, brain injury comes in many forms. The two most prevalent brain injuries - stroke and trauma - affect more than 2.2 million Americans, and these numbers are expected to grow.

  Allyson Schwartz

  Two, Brain, Injury

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• The number of those who undergo the fatigue of judging for themselves is very small indeed.

  Richard Brinsley Sheridan

  Clever, Judging, Peer Pressure

  1779 Mr Puff.The Critic, act 1, sc.2.

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