Quotes with ninety-nine

Quotes 81 till 100 of 114.

  • John Stuart Mill One person with a belief is equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.
    John Stuart Mill
    English economist (1806 - 1873)
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  • Brene Brown One thing that I tell people all the time is, 'I'm not going to answer a call from you after nine o'clock at night or before nine o'clock in the morning unless it's an emergency.'
    Brene Brown
    American professor, lecturer, author (1965 - )
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  • Frank Moore Colby Persecution was at least a sign of personal interest. Tolerance is composed of nine parts of apathy to one of brotherly love.
    Frank Moore Colby
    American Editor, Essayist (1865 - 1925)
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  • Henry Miller Sex is one of the nine reasons for reincarnation. The other eight are unimportant.
    Henry Miller
    American writer (1891 - 1980)
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  • Julie Burchill Show me a frigid women and, nine times out of ten, I'll show you a little man.
    Julie Burchill
    British journalist, writer
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  • Barbara Stanwyck Sponsors obviously care more about a ninety-second commercial and want to pay you more than any guest star gets for a ninety-minute acting performance.
    Barbara Stanwyck
    American actress, model and dancer (1907 - 1990)
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  • Carlton Cuse That's one of the reasons why 'Lost' has to end: because we can't sit around and envision, 'What is the flashback for Jack in year nine?' It doesn't realistically exist.
    Carlton Cuse
    American screenwriter, producer, and director (1959 - )
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  • Henry Louis Mencken The cynics are right nine times out of ten.
    Henry Louis Mencken
    American journalist and critic (1880 - 1956)
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  • John Maynard Keynes The duty of "saving" became nine-tenths of virtue and the growth of the cake the object of true religion.
    The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) , p. 20
    John Maynard Keynes
    British economist (1883 - 1946)
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  • Mark Twain The main difference between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives.
    Mark Twain
    American writer (ps. of Samuel Langhorne Clemens) (1835 - 1910)
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  • Arthur Bloch The Ninety-Ninety Rule of Project Schedules - the first ninety percent of the task takes ninety percent of the time, and the last ten percent takes the other ninety percent.
    Arthur Bloch
    American writer, author of the Murphy's Law books (1948 - )
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  • Charles E. Popplestone The successful man is prosperous, because he has developed ninety-five percent of his ability. The failure is poor, because only five percent of his natural talents have been utilized.
    Charles E. Popplestone
    American author
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  • Bianca Lawson The very first job I did, a Barbie commercial when I was eight or nine, that was like 'Oh my God.' Because when you're watching things on TV, you think it's like a fantasy. But then to actually do it and then see yourself, it's like 'Oh my God.'
    Bianca Lawson
    American actress (1979 - )
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  • Henry David Thoreau There are nine hundred and ninety-nine patrons of virtue to one virtuous man.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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  • Willie Shoemaker There are one hundred and ninety nine ways to beat, but only one way to win; get there first.
    Willie Shoemaker
    American jockey (1931 - 2003)
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  • Ernest Hemingway They can't yank a novelist like they can a pitcher. A novelist has to go the full nine, even if it kills him.
    Ernest Hemingway
    American writer (1899 - 1961)
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  • John Churton Collins To ask for advice is in nine cases out of ten to ask for flattery.
    John Churton Collins
    British literary critic (1848 - 1908)
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  • Bob Saget What I have now are good problems of trying to decide and what I really want to do is good work next. My phone's ringing a lot more and I've got nine lines so when it doesn't ring, it's very frustrating.
    Bob Saget
    American stand-up comedian, actor, television host and director (1956 - 2022)
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  • Carson Daly When I was a freshman in high school, I got a letterman jacket, which you'd think would be great stock. The jacket had the big S on it, for Santa Monica. But rather than having a football or a baseball on the S, I had a little nine iron. Girls thought it was a flute.
    Carson Daly
    American television host, radio personality and producer (1973 - )
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  • Buzz Aldrin When I was a little kid, we only knew about our nine planets. Since then, we've downgraded Pluto but have discovered that other solar systems and stars are common. So life is probably quite prevalent.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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