I think writers have become hypnotised by the number of jokes on the page at the expense of character.
We have a number of difficulties facing our nation, but I believe fatherlessness is right at the top of the list.
I was taught in school that I have to look out for number one. That was against everything that I intuitively felt.
There comes a point when you can more or less count the number of books you're going to write before you die.
Only a handful of professional football athletes have had a signature shoe, unlike in basketball where there have been a number of guys.
Chart numbers can be deceiving. An album doesn't have to sell that much these days to show up really high on the charts.
I think the sheer number of pop stars has kind of drowned out, somewhat, our interest. We're just submerged.
Of course we may have any number of translations of a given text - the more the better, really.
Communications is the number one major in America today. CNN had 25,000 applicants for five intern jobs this summer.
When we started out in '64, um, I was playing Number One, which was a woman second in command of a star ship.
Wisdom of the Ages: "BS" Has now replaced death, worthless IOU's and ignorance as America's number one export.
If you're frightened of the countless number of books in the library, you'll never write anything, until you close your eyes and hold the pen.
My number one thing? Don't overleverage yourself. Don't say you can do something when you really can't.
Unfortunately, cancer is the number one killer of children in this country today, and it destroys not only these innocent victims, but their families as well.
The Iraqis who have risen up against the occupation are not 'insurgents' or 'terrorists' or 'The Enemy.' They are the revolution, the Minutemen, and their numbers will grow - and they will win.
There were a number of books about Bill Wilson, and by him, but a lot of the basic biographical tasks had not been done.
The extension and expansion of the payroll tax holidays for workers would be number one on my list and key to avoiding recession.
I always thought my records were number one; it's just the charts didn't think so.
Numbers are the only things you can trust in this life, Kerstin; they will keep you sane.’ Summer Lies Bleeding
If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid uprisings, or demonstrations, you need to respond to the people's desperate need for change.
We're parents first, and once you have kids, everybody knows that you have priority lists. Number one is your family and everything else just kind of finds its place.
