Beauty Quote by Rachel Riley

I've been obsessed with words since I was a little girl, and I am fortunate that each week as resident word expert on 'Countdown'…

— Susie Dent

Does anyone find it ironic how a program aimed at old people is called 'Countdown'?

— Frankie Boyle

In an ideal world people would know the words just for the show and then forget them right after.

— Thomas Mars

The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one...…

— Anonymous

There was this real fear in doing 'Square Pegs' after getting such a fast ride to glory on 'Saturday Night Live'. I was afraid…

— Anne Beatts

Our lives have a countdown clock that we can't see. Mine reminds me to only do work that matters.

— Donald Miller

Television has borrowed from the carnival midway the barker's tease: "Coming Up Next: a Perfect 10" (Sex? Bo Derek? No, the weatherman comes on…

— Edwin Diamond

'Words, Words, Words' was very much its title. It's just words, words, words and trying to show that I can pack as much material…

— Bo Burnham

“Give me a number between one and ten.” “Two.” “Forget that, then. Between five and ten.” “Seven.” “That’s how many times you’re coming before…

— C.D. Reiss

“I concentrate intently on counting: hearing my voice break as the torment and torture builds; fingering myself intensely at his instruction. As we get…

— Felicity Brandon

“You can’t keep counting forever”

— Haruki Murakami

A lot of people hear it in a dark way, but, I think, without saying the word too many times, it's empowering, and so…

— Dan Reynolds