Number Quotes

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I'm more than just a number. I doubt you'll find another — Drake
[Writing] is edit, edit, edit. It's almost like getting a boat ready to go to sea. You've still got a countless number of things left… — Jimmy Buffett
For most of us the rules of English grammar are at best a dimly remembered thing. But even for those who make the rules, grammatical… — Bill Bryson
The chief difference between good writing and better writing may be measured by the number of imperceptible hesitations the reader experiences as he goes along. — James J. Kilpatrick
Wearing down seven number two pencils is a good day's work. — Ernest Hemingway
The number one goal of teachers should be to help students learn how to learn. — Randy Pausch
A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. — Jose Raul Capablanca
During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit of visiting a… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play, assuming the rules… — Garry Kasparov
Editions made sense when people worked with engravings where the plate wore down as prints were made. An early number of the edition had slightly… — Jerry Uelsmann
In a bygone era, penalty-takers would put their laces through the ball and threaten to put a permanent bulge in the netting. For reasons that… — Pete Gill
Photography is a system of visual editing. At bottom, it is a matter of surrounding with a frame a portion of one's cone of vision,… — John Szarkowski
Whenever a single definite object is made the supreme end of the State, be it the advantage of a class, the safety of the power… — Lord Acton
Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists — Mikhail Botvinnik
If you truly expect to realize your dreams, abandon the need for blanket approval. If conforming to everyone's expectations is the number one goal, you… — Hope Solo
The number 7 shirt is an honor and a responsibility. I hope it brings me a lot of luck. — Cristiano Ronaldo
The overwhelming number of teachers ...are unable to name or describe a theory of learning that underlies what they do. — Alfie Kohn
Never say the number because it suggest that you are unable to pronounce the name of the wine you are ordering. — Stephen Potter
We say that Christ so died that He infallibly secured the salvation of a multitude that no man can number, who through Christ's death not… — Charles Spurgeon
I think this country would be much better off if we did not have capital punishment.... We cannot ignore the fact that in recent years… — John Paul Stevens
Molly Notkin often confides on the phone to Joelle van Dyne about the one tormented love of Nokin's life thus far, an erotically circumscribed G.W.… — David Foster Wallace
It is only after an unknown number of unrecorded labors, after a host of noble hearts have succumbed in discouragement, convinced that their cause is… — Francois Guizot
Runners like to train 100 miles per week because it's a round number. But I think 88 is a lot rounder. — Don Kardong
Civilization is the process in which one gradually increases the number of people included in the term 'we' or 'us' and at the same time… — Unknown Author
By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and actuated… — James Madison

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