If, in a few months, I'm only number 8 or number 10 in the world, I'll have to look at what off-the-court work I can do. I will need to do something if I want to be number 1.
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GEORGE MACDONALD Everyone always says how I'm so smart, but they don't know what it's like being me. always feeling l... SUSANE COLASANTI If you do something really well, the entire world beats a path to your door. The number three, numbe... LLOYD BLANKFEIN I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Numbe... MATT GROENING I want to share something with you: The three little sentences that will get you through life. Numbe... DAN CASTELLANETA I can say I was associated with the success of those other films that debuted at #1, I was in it as ... ANTHONY ANDERSON I don't want or need to gain respect with what I do off the court. I want respect for what I do ... VINCE CARTER Stand for something. Make your life mean something. Start where you are with what you have. You are ... GERMANY KENT I don't know if I work in order to do something, or in order to know why I can't do what I w... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI If I am to be a chauvinist pig, I want to be the number one pig. BOBBY RIGGS Clearly, if we don't do anything, I think it's accurate to say a number of populations of salmon wil... BRIAN GORMAN You don't tell an astronaut what to do. ATMOSPHERE If you want to survive in this world open your eyes and realise who and what is out there because if... GARY F EVANS... So I still have a number of years left at this level if I keep myself right. To have 50 caps and sti... JOHN HARTSON Our seniors just refuse to lose. If we're Number 1-A, then Spencer is Number 1-B. GREG APPLEBY I don't know if I work in order to do something, or in order to know why I can't do what I want to d... ALBERTO GIACOMETTI If you ask me, do I believe there will be a Chinese competitor in a number of years, the answer is y... LEO APOTHEKER At last count we had 10 commitments. I would like the number to be higher so hopefully we can get a ... JAMES WIDOE Number one, we have some guts. They've worked hard to find something extra in the tank at the end of... HAL CHIODO Focus on your work. Do what you're great at. Don't compare yourself to others and or waste time crit... GERMANY KENT If you want to invest in us, we believe customer number one, employee number two, shareholder number... JACK MA I think we're going to be at our magic number in two years. Then we will just have to remove yearly ... FRAN ACKLEY What I want is to be number one. STEVE PREFONTAINE What I want is to be number one. STEVE ROLAND PREFONTAINE If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number? ROBIN WILLIAMS I want my number to be in there the most. JAKE SINCLAIR I was number one in the Guardian's top 100 people in the media two years ago. Last year I was number... GREG DYKE I have a number (when he wants to stop playing). I can't tell you (the number), but not real soon. I... DARRICK MARTIN If I went to a psychiatrist, it would be a long session. I've always thought that I do have a nu... SIMON COWELL The guidelines that have been set to address the achievement gap can only be done fairly and accurat... BRIAN MCDONALD If I do a certain number of ads, I have to do a personal project in between, just for my own sanity.... AARON RUELL Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I've done? N... MICHAEL JORDAN I want to make sure I really do leave this company in the best shape I can. After that, there are a ... ADAM ARON If a huge number of people call for change, the government will have to react. If you want to avoid ... MOHAMED ELBARADEI I've talked to a number of them, and they think that's something we ought to give consideration to. ... BOB MCNAIR You're watching the number and go '10-9-8' and get to one and you're going to celebrate? Zero is whe... TONY LA RUSSA We'll be showing five or six (faceplates) at E3, ... We'll have 10 or so at launch. And that number ... J ALLARD I don't need to be on the number one show. Number 25 is fine. ETHAN SUPLEE At my hotel room, my friend came over and asked to use the phone. I said Certainly. He said Do I nee... MITCH HEDBERG I think Friday's number will be impossible to analyze. But everyone said all the numbers this week w... GREG VALLIERE I'm very conscious that I'm in the minority in that I love what I do. How big is the number ... JUDI DENCH Men are taught that if we are not the ultimate provider, we are a complete failure. We have to be nu... EDGAR RAMIREZ We have all met people that act 'old' or think a number makes them old, and I truly don'... TABATHA COFFEY If it's the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number? ROBIN WILLIAMS Why try to fit in when you were born to stand out?” “I’m nothing special. I’m drowning,” I... IF I WAKE I’d scream, but I have no voice. The bullies stole it from me IF I WAKE You said I don’t exist in one life. 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STEVE CARELL I think it makes it much easier if we're looking at a 10-year number for $35 billion, BILL ARCHER I think we understand we're officially in October baseball. But we discussed it last year and again ... TONY LA RUSSA If you have few months to live, what will you do? LAILAH GIFTY AKITA 'Newsies' is definitely aerobic! The boys have to do a lot more than I do in the show, but f... KARA LINDSAY I hate that just because you happen to be good at something,people automatically think that's what m... AMBER SMITH The total number of people in need of food assistance will be just below 10 million for 2006. BJORN LJUNGQVIST In my book, either a business grows, or it goes down. I want to be number one. MAGGIE HARDY MAGERKO You can divide infinity an infinite number of times, and the resulting pieces will still be infinite... PATRICK ROTHFUSS If they can't get them off of these buildings in the next day or so, I would say a substantial numbe... DAVID ROSS Cyclists, I work with a number of cyclists. They are great athletes; they are great aerobic athletes... ERIC HEIDEN We feel he still can benefit from innings at the Triple-A level. Whether that's 10 starts or 15 star... JOHN FARRELL In open source, the rule is release early, release often. But that's often at odds with what enterpr... MARC FLEURY I don't know if the Red Oak numbers include their annexation to Interstate 45 or not. The annexation... CLYDE MELICK I felt a lot of pressure, especially for the second jump. I know if I perform my best, I'm pretty su... HAN XIAOPENG Oh, I should probably set a few ground rules before we do this.” “Oh?” I turn at the wais... J.A. REDMERSKI To be, or not to be, that is the question. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Since there are only a few original people in the world, there is more uniformity than one might exp... LEO STEIN I felt betrayed by him, extremely betrayed. He made me believe that if I followed a certain protocol... KELLI WHITE If you have an individual that you know has been through the criminal system a number of times, then... GLENN JONES I just want Texas to be number one in something other than executions, toll roads and property taxes... KINKY FRIEDMAN I could never do what you did," they said, to which Fredle responded, "You'd be surprised at what yo... CYNTHIA VOIGT If I was just a fan of music, I would think that I was the number one artist in the world. KANYE WEST I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number ... TOM HOPKINS I believe the mobile OS market will play out very similarly to Windows and Macintosh, with Android i... FRED WILSON Speed is the number one thing trucks can do, if they slow down every 10 miles per hour, they save a ... JOHN HANCOCK The basic thing is that I want to do the best work possible, and I can only do that if I'm relax... JASON SCOTT LEE You know, our ratings after this match will be very close - I think I can also become the world numb... VLADIMIR KRAMNIK I want these girls to take away (from the conference) that they can be anything. They can do anythin... JENNY CHAMBERLAIN If you're confused about what to do, it's a sign that your enemy is winning. TOBA BETA Didn't look like we were going to do much in the beginning because the jobs number came in lower-tha... DONALD SELKIN When you look at the number of nuclear power plants in China and India, we can't afford not to p... BOB LATTA Many a times, it wonders if good number of people do not understand the languge of quotes or intenti... ANUJ SOMANY My number one goal is to love, support and be there for my son. FARRAH FAWCETT I'll have the chance to do a production number on A Capitol Fourth. BARRY BOSTWICK Write down the most important things you have to do tomorrow. Now, number them in the order of their... IVY LEE I have a personal philosophy in life: If somebody else can do something that I'm doing, they sho... NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON I frankly suspect the number of students who will show up in January will be more than in the next f... JANIE FOUKE My initial call when this was reported as a possible $30 billion deal was, 'That is a nice number, b... FRANK MARSALA
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