Numbers Quotes

The movers and shakers on our planet, aren’t the billionaires and generals, they are the incredible numbers of people around the world filled with love for neighbor and for the earth who are resisting, remaking, restoring, renewing and revitalising.

I think younger players probably just think they are who they are-they don’t think about coming out. Unless you’re number one in the world, nobody cares, usually.

The only reason that we like complex numbers is that we don’t like real numbers.

There are so many great animals in our local shelters that people don’t really know about.

We’ve been in lots of places that I suppose, by Oxford standards, would be considered illiterate, but everyone’s completely conversant with the idea that here is a number, and that number is above it, and that’s too high. It’s not a very complicated idea.

Every atom you possess has almost certainly passed through several stars and been part of millions of organisms on its way to becoming you.

I’m not fond of any of my films in an intimate way, but Gregory’s Girl would be number 4 on my list.

I think there are a number of reasons, not least of which is the personality of the Queen [ Elizabeth II]. It’s very easy to underrate her significance.

Nature is not the number-one mystery, I’ve learned. It’s the heart that takes top honors.

[John Howard] led the Government. They had the numbers, and just basically automatically went along with the Americans.