Tenths Quotes

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Female friendship was one-tenth prevention and nine-tenths cleanup. — Maggie Shipstead
Mechanized recreation already has seized nine-tenths of the woods and mountains; a decent respect for minorities should dedicate the other tenth to wilderness. — Aldo Leopold
The word "Verse" is used here as the term most convenient for expressing, and without pedantry, all that is involved in the consideration of rhythm,… — Edgar Allan Poe
At two-tenths the speed of light, dust and atoms might not do significant damage even in a voyage of 40 years, but the faster you… — Isaac Asimov
On the periscope . . . . What a beautiful view. Cloud cover over Florida - three to four tenths near the eastern coast. Obscured… — Alan Shepard
To a person uninstructed in natural history, his country or sea-side stroll is a walk through a gallery filled with wonderful works of art, nine-tenths… — Thomas Huxley
Nine-tenths of the appeal of pornography is due to the indecent feelings concerning sex which moralists inculcate in the young; the other tenth is physiological,… — Bertrand Russell
You have to stand every day three or four hours of visitors. Nine-tenths of them want something they ought not to have. If you keep… — Calvin Coolidge
The notion that artists flourish upon adversity and misunderstanding, that they are able to function to the utmost in an atmosphere of indifference or hostility… — H. L. Mencken
I admit it is better fun to punt than be punted, and that a desire to have all the fun is nine-tenths of the law… — Dorothy L. Sayers
Nine tenths of education is encouragement. — Anatole France
I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to… — Tom Cruise
Nine-tenths of the existing books are nonsense and the clever books are the refutation of that nonsense. — Benjamin Disraeli
Don't knock the weather; nine-tenths of the people couldn't start a conversation if it didn't change once in a while. — Kin Hubbard
Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the… — T.E. Lawrence
Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem. — John Lennon
Affection is responsible for nine-tenths of whatever solid and durable happiness there is in our lives. — C.S. Lewis
The sea is everything. It covers seven tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man… — Jules Verne
You boast of spending a tenth part of your income in charity; may be you should spend the nine tenths so, and done with it. — Henry David Thoreau
Insofar as she recognized at all that she was dreaming, she realized that she must be exploring her subconscious mind. She had heard it said… — Douglas Adams

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