Number Quotes
4034 quotes by 3071 authors
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It is not once nor twice but times without number that the same ideas make their appearance in the world.
— Aristotle
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Whether if soul did not exist time would exist or not, is a question that may fairly be asked; for if there cannot be someone…
— Aristotle
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Children are supposed to help hold a marriage together. They do this in a number of ways. For instance, they demand so much attention that…
— Richard Armour
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I believe that every human has a finite number of heartbeats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
— Neil Armstrong
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All sorts of computer errors are now turning up. You'd be surprised to know the number of doctors who claim they are treating pregnant men.
— Isaac Asimov
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Our problem right now is that we're so specialized that if the lights go out, there are a huge number of people who are not…
— Margaret Atwood
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There's no lack of writers writing novels in America, about America. Therefore, it seems to me it would be wasteful for me to add to…
— Chinua Achebe
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No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks he has to go down…
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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If a sufficient number of management layers are superimposed on top of each other, it can be assured that disaster is not left to chance.
— Norman Ralph Augustine
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It was a wrong number that started it, the telephone ringing three times in the dead of night, and the voice on the other end…
— Paul Auster
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There is, however, another purpose to which academies contribute. When they consist of a limited number of persons, eminent for their knowledge, it becomes an…
— Charles Babbage
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The Postal Service delivers mail six days a week to nearly 140 million addresses. Every year this number increases by 2 million.
— Joe Baca
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Shockingly, a University of Pennsylvania study says the number of young people addicted to gambling - largely due to increased exposure to the Internet and…
— Spencer Bachus
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The way of fortune is like the milkyway in the sky; which is a number of small stars, not seen asunder, but giving light together:…
— Francis Bacon
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I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have six houses and…
— Kevin Bacon
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I've always felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the same…
— Abigail Adams
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I don't let people use me. That's why I like a small number of people in my life. The more people in my life, the…
— Anita Baker
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I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything…
— Christian Bale
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I hate failure and that divorce was a Number One failure in my eyes. It was the worst period of my life. Neither Desi nor…
— Lucille Ball
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