Quotes about numbers
numbers people convince
Truth has nothing to do with the number of people it convinces. Paul Claudel
numbers confirmation envious
The Number our envious Persons, confirmation our capability. Oscar Wilde
numbers criticism doe
Mathematics does not grow through a monotonous increase of the number of indubitably established theorems but through the incessant improvement of guesses by speculation and criticism, by the logic of proofs and refutations. Imre Lakatos
numbers knowing secret
I didn't know I hit that way (.625 with runners in scoring position). Maybe not knowing is my secret. If I chased numbers, maybe I wouldn't have as good results. Ichiro Suzuki
numbers freedom-of-speech democracy
If we were going to address what involves the biggest number of women, reproductive freedom is a fundamental human right - like freedom of speech, the most basic right. Freedom from violence, since women worldwide are still like 70% at least of all victims of violence. Equality in the family, democracy in the family, since the family is the microcosm of everything else, so if you have inequality and violence in the family, it normalizes it in the street, for foreign policy, for every place else. Gloria Steinem
numbers people done
The Jewish people, for their tiny numbers, have done superbly. They don't need me. They have Einstein. They have everybody - Maury Povich. Geraldo Rivera
numbers mind patch-up
I do not understand a mind which sees a gracious beneficence in spending money to slay and maim human beings in almost unimaginable numbers and deprecates the expenditure of a smaller sum to patch up the ills of mankind. Harry S Truman
numbers weapons force
The US-led forces have the money, weapons and huge numbers, but these things are not going to weaken our will because God is with us. Muqtada al Sadr
numbers priorities hundred
Modeling is my number one priority - one hundred percent. Kendall Jenner
numbers people film
Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge. Keira Knightley
numbers years lists
I was Number 1 on the Who's Likely to Die list for 10 years...I was really disappointed when I fell off that list. Keith Richards
numbers unions collectives
Unions are about the collective leverage, the power of numbers versus the power of capital. Kevin O'Leary
numbers albums deceiving
Chart numbers can be deceiving. An album doesn't have to sell that much these days to show up really high on the charts. Kerry King
numbers matter stories
The subject matter of the stories on the surface... there seem to be a number of stories about travel. Kenneth Koch
numbers people focus
Beware of putting all your focus into results. While results are important, your people should be your number one area of focus. Ken Blanchard
numbers quite speak
As you can see, we've been there quite a bit. The numbers speak for themselves. Jim Jones
numbers america hands
Is there a number or mark planned for the hand or forehead in a new cashless society? YES, and I have seen the machines that are now ready to put it into operation. Ralph Nader
numbers weight modern-life
True as this is, it is also true that for one who won through there were many who gained nothing, and it was, and is, the sheer weight of numbers of those who failed of this that has made their influence on the modern life as pervasive and controlling as it is. Ralph Adams Cram
numbers people decision
When people are given a moderate number of options (4 to 6) rather than a large number (20 to 30), they are more likely to make a choice, are more confident in their decisions, and are happier with what they choose. Sheena Iyengar
numbers facts lucky
It's amazing how lucky Westlife were and what we achieved. It's very rare to have seven number ones in a row. Ridiculous in fact. Shane Filan
numbers goal world
The only goal of science is the honour of the human spirit, and a question in number theory is worth a question concerning the system of the world. Serge Lang
numbers return directors
An appreciable number of directors have shifted to lower-cost films, allowing them to be satisfied with a more modest return. Sidney Poitier
numbers guy goofy
I'm kind of like the goofy number-seven guy in a lot of movies. Scott Caan
numbers three number-three
Number three is always fortunate. Tobias Smollett
numbers healthy records
I prefer to record all traumas and save them for later, playing them over and over so they can haunt me for a disproportionate number of weeks to come. It's very healthy. Sloane Crosley
numbers wife matter
Is there anyone to whom you entrust a greater number of serious matters than your wife? And is there anyone with whom you have fewer conversations? Socrates
numbers half firsts
The number of those 19 to 25 with private insurance increased from 51 to 55.8 percent, and the percentage of uninsured fell from 33.9 percent in 2010 to 28.8 percent during the first half of 2011.
numbers crowds problem
For solving a surprisingly large and varied number of problems, crowds are smarter than individuals. Michael Shermer
numbers google algorithms
In comparison, Google is brilliant because it uses an algorithm that ranks Web pages by the number of links to them, with those links themselves valued by the number of links to their page of origin.
numbers eternity should
Our object in life should be to accumulate a great number of grand questions to be asked and resolved in eternity ... Norman Foster
numbers work-out track
When you shoot a musical, you're shooting to lipsynch tracks, so we had to figure out our choreography and work out what we wanted to do with each number before we did it. Norman Jewison
numbers number-2
What's wrong with being number 2? Mitch Albom
numbers people trying
I don't like trying to influence politicians, who are themselves representative of huge numbers of people. As an educator, I'd rather enlighten the people and educate the people and let they be the ones who put the pressure on their elected officials. Neil deGrasse Tyson