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title: "4 Talking Numbers Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [As a basketball fan, I get sick and tired of people talking about numbers. To me, the world is getting too materialistic.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shaquille-o-neal/as-a-basketball-fan-i-get-sick-and-tired-of-people-talking-about/)

[Shaquille O'Neal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shaquille-o-neal/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/998/shaquille-o-neal-659_basketball_as-a-basketball-fan-i-get-sick-and-tired_95937.jpg)

> [... you know that a plan was dreamed up by politicians and pollsters - and not by, oh, anyone who knows what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-taylor/you-know-that-a-plan-was-dreamed-up-by-politicians-and-pollsters-and/)

[Jerry Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-taylor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6b/jerry-taylor-105820_catchy_you-know-that-a-plan-was-dreamed-up-by-p_138345.jpg)

> [For me, I don't talk about numbers. I've had big contracts my whole career; I just don't like talking about numbers if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/timothy-f-cahill/for-me-i-don-t-talk-about-numbers-i-ve-had-big-contracts-my-whole/)

[Timothy F. Cahill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/timothy-f-cahill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1a/timothy-f-cahill-17884_always_for-me-i-don-t-talk-about-numbers-i-ve-h_1878263.jpg)

> [I don't want to be on the phone talking numbers and budget. I want to be creating a world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-sparks/i-don-t-want-to-be-on-the-phone-talking-numbers-and-budget-i-want-to/)

[Nicholas Sparks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-sparks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/nicholas-sparks-93_budgets_i-don-t-want-to-be-on-the-phone-talking_2892218.jpg)

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