Counts Quotes
850 quotes by 702 authors
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The essential and defining characteristic of childhood is not the effortless merging of dream and reality, but only alienation. There are no words for childhood's…
— Stephen King
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A God who counts minutes and pennies, a desperate sensual God, who grunts like a pig. A pig with golden wings, who falls and falls,…
— Louis-Ferdinand Celine
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After all, it's all kinds of things that make up a life, right? The big, like falling in love and spending time with your family,…
— Sarah Dessen
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On many counts, taking a boy like Rudy Steiner was robbery--so much life, so much to live for--yet somehow, I'm certain he would have loved…
— Markus Zusak
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Who upholds the gorsedd if not You? Who counts the ages of the world if not You? Who commands the Wheel of Heaven if not…
— Stephen R. Lawhead
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May we muster courage at the crossroads, courage for the conflicts, courage to say, "no," courage to say, "yes," for courage counts.
— Thomas S. Monson
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It's not the words but the music that counts.
— Benjamin Spock
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The calendar of the Theocracy of Muntab counts down, not up. No-one knows why, but it might not be a good idea to hang around…
— Terry Pratchett
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Courage only counts when you can count.
— Suzanne Collins
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Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears.
— Thomas S. Monson
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I get the feeling," Alec said, and smiled, "she hasn't forgiven me for betraying you, as she sees it." "Good girl," said Jace with appreciation.…
— Cassandra Clare
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The quality of ideas seems to play a minor role in mass movement leadership. What counts is the arrogant gesture, the complete disregard of the…
— Eric Hoffer
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You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do…
— Stephen Chbosky
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Remember that there is meaning beyond absurdity. Know that every deed counts, that every word is power...Above all, remember that you must build your life…
— Abraham Joshua Heschel
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Trying," he said at last, "is good. It always is. But failing? Everyone fails, one time or another. It's how you deal with failure that…
— Michelle Sagara
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Nearly' only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades.
— Neil Gaiman
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We all have moments of weakness. It’s how we recover from them that really counts.
— Richelle Mead
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Some people go through life trying to find out what the world holds for them only to find out too late that it's what they…
— Lucy Maud Montgomery
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It's the family you choose that counts.
— Andrew Vachss
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The thing about working with time, instead of against it, he thought, is that it is not wasted. Even pain counts.
— Ursula K. Le Guin
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