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Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts. — Mao Zedong
Itâ€™s not what you are that counts, itâ€™s what they think you are. — Andy Warhol
[W]hat counts is that one perceives excellence and dares to give it expression, which sounds little but is in fact a great deal. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Life is fighting. In life, it's the look ahead that counts. We are all born equally far from the sun. There is a land of… — John Knowles
If man be sensible and one fine morning, while he is lying in bed, counts at the tips of his fingers how many things in… — Lin Yutang
It is not my ability, but my response to Godâ€™s ability, that counts. — Corrie Ten Boom
The true writer has nothing to say. What counts is the way he says it. — Alain Robbe-Grillet
Everything that happens before Death is what counts. — Ray Bradbury
Any woman who counts on her face is a fool. — Zadie Smith
It is not a matter of what is true that counts, but a matter of what is perceived to be true. — Henry A. Kissinger
You are What you do When it counts" - Armor — John Steakley
The soldier is convinced that a certain indefinitely extendable time period is accorded him before he is killed, the burglar before he is caught, men… — Marcel Proust
Long ago I yearned to be a hero without knowing, in truth, what a hero was. Now, perhaps, I understand it a little better. A… — Lloyd Alexander
My greatest personal mistake is ever to allow a word or moment that â€œdoesnâ€™t count,â€ i.e., that I do not refer to my own basic… — Ayn Rand
Every night before putting her to sleep, Yankel counts her ribs, as if one might have disappeared in the course of the day and become… — Jonathan Safran Foer
life is not a race, but a shot on target: what counts is not the saving of time, but the ability to find a centre — Susanna Tamaro
Bit by bit, putting it together... Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail… — Stephen Sondheim
Some people think only intellect counts: knowing how to solve problems, knowing how to get by, knowing how to identify an advantage and seize it.… — Dean Koontz
You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts...but you cannot deny he's got style... — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
You can know the name of a bird in all the languages of the world, but when you're finished, you'll know absolutely nothing whatever about… — Richard P. Feynman

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