Counts Quotes

850 quotes by 702 authors

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
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
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
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
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
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
It's not the words but the music that counts. — Benjamin Spock
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
Courage only counts when you can count. — Suzanne Collins
Men take care not to make women weep, for God counts their tears. — Thomas S. Monson
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
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
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
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
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
Nearly' only counts in horseshoes and hand-grenades. — Neil Gaiman
We all have moments of weakness. Itâ€™s how we recover from them that really counts. — Richelle Mead
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
It's the family you choose that counts. — Andrew Vachss
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

Who Wrote These Counts Quotes

702 authors contributed a total of 850 Counts Quotes, led by these top contributors: