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«The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.»
«What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog»
«The real winners are not those at the top but those who have come the farthest over the toughest roads. Your victory may never make the headlines. But you will know about it, and that's what counts.»
«Whoever said, 'It's not whether you win or lose that counts.' probably lost.»
«True Christians are made to be slaves, and they know it and do not mind; this short life counts for too little in their eyes»
Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
| About:
Christianity
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Christians, counts, slaves, too little
«Weapons are an important factor in war, but not the decisive one; it is man and not materials that counts»
Author: Mao Tse-Tung
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Weapons
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counts, decisive, decisive factor, factor, factor in, materials, weapons
«Ximinez: Now, old woman -- you are accused of heresy on three counts -- heresy by thought, heresy by word, heresy by deed, and heresy by action -- *four* counts. Do you confess?Wilde: I don't understand what I'm accused of. Ximinez: Ha! Then we'll make you understand! Biggles! Fetch...THE CUSHIONS!Biggles: Here they are, lord.Ximinez: Now, old lady -- you have one last chance. Confess the heinous sin of heresy, reject the works of the ungodly -- *two* last chances. And you shall be free -- *three* last chances. You have three last chances, the nature of which I have divulged in my previous utterance.Wilde: I don't know what you're talking about.Ximinez: Right! If that's the way you want it -- Cardinal! Poke her with the soft cushions!Ximinez: Confess! Confess! Confess!Biggles: It doesn't seem to be hurting her, lord.Ximinez: Have you got all the stuffing up one end?Biggles: Yes, lord.»
Author: Monty Python
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«What counts in making a happy marriage is not so much how compatible you are, but how you deal with incompatibility.»
Author: Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
(Novelist, Philosopher, Thinker)
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Marriage
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compatible, counts, incompatibility
«We must beware of trying to build a society in which nobody counts for anything except a politician or an official, a society where enterprise gains no reward and thrift no privileges»
Author: Winston Churchill
(Author, Orator, Prime Minister)
| About:
Politicians
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counts, enterprise, for anything, gains, official, politician, privileges
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