Numbers Quotes - Page 7

• 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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• Anyone can count the seeds in an apple, but only God can count the number of apples in a seed.

  Robert H. Schuller

  Motivational, God, Apples

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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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• 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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• I'd like to do a number of films. Westerns. Genre pieces. Maybe another film about Italian Americans where they're not gangsters, just to prove that not all Italians are gangsters.

  Martin Scorsese

  Italian, Pieces, Film

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• I think a lot of people get so obsessed with the wedding and the expense of the wedding that they miss out on what the real purpose is. It's not about a production number, it's about a meaningful moment between two people that's witnessed by people that they actually really know and care about.

  Jane Seymour

  Meaningful, Wedding, Real

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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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• 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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• 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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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 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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• 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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• 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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• Hypocrites in the Church? Yes, and in the lodge and at the home. Don't hunt through the Church for a hypocrite. Go home and look in the mirror. Hypocrites? Yes. See that you make the number one less.

  Billy Sunday

  Home, Hypocrite, Mirrors

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• The nominee is Mitt Romney. Paul Ryan joins Mitt Romney. The budget plan, the approach on Medicare and all of that is going to be the Romney plan. What he has is a man as his number two who understands the details of budgets, who has demonstrated a willingness to take on tough issues.

  John Sununu

  Men, Two, Issues

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• Campaigns fail if they waste resources courting voters who are unpersuadable or already persuaded. Their most urgent task is to find and persuade the few voters who are genuinely undecided and the larger number who are favorably disposed but need a push to actually vote.

  James Surowiecki

  Tasks, Needs, Campaigns

  "Calculating Campaigns". www.newyorker.com. September 24, 2012.

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• Technological innovation has dramatically lowered the cost of computing, making it possible for large numbers of consumers to own powerful new technologies at reasonably low prices.

  James Surowiecki

  Powerful, Technology, Innovation

  "Blackberry Season". www.newyorker.com. February 13 & 20, 2012.

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• There are certainly valid reasons for taking a company private, and it's also possible that C.E.O.s perform better when monitored by a small number of owners in a private company rather than by the dispersed and often uninterested shareholders of a public corporation.

  James Surowiecki

  Small Numbers, Corporations, Reason

  "Private Lies". www.newyorker.com. August 28, 2006.

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• The number one mistake is giving pets table scraps. I made the mistake thinking I was showing my dog love by giving her food and treats. You see a tiny 4 oz. piece of cheese, but for a Boston Terrier like mine, that's like one and a half hamburgers. That's unhealthy.

  Alison Sweeney

  Dog, Mistake, Thinking

  ""Biggest Loser" host, dog Winky battle pet obesity". Interview with Zorianna Kit, www.reuters.com. January 31, 2012.

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• If I ask you to write down the last 4 digits of your social security number, and then take you out to lunch and ask you how many dentists there are in Manhattan, there's going to be a high correlation between those two numbers. What happens is that the number psychologically makes you feel confident.

  Nassim Nicholas Taleb

  Writing, Two, Lunch

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