Chris Paul, president of the NBA Players Association, can lead an entire league but can't lead his team when it really counts.

You have to win every battle. Every small metre counts, and you have to win your duels. Then you will see you will win the game.

I don't think the money people in Hollywood have ever thought I was normal, but I am dedicated to my work and that's what counts.

I've said that playing the blues is like having to be black twice. Stevie Ray Vaughan missed on both counts, but I never noticed.

When you are racing in an able-bodied competition, you're all equal and you go out there and try your best, and that's what counts.

As a tennis player, you have a record, and that is what counts. I feel like I enjoyed myself, and I'm proud of what I accomplished.

I like to smile a lot before going in the car. I make jokes, even on the grid, and then I can still manage to focus when it counts.

Pollen counts are generally high early in the mornings 8 to 10 A.M. to noon. So stay away from being outdoors early in the mornings.

I'm not someone who... counts calories or tracks macros; I've never known how many grams of this and that and how many calories I eat.

I believe the Negro blood counts, and counts to my advantage - though it has caused me at times a life of great humiliation and sorrow.

For me, it doesn't matter how difficult something is, it doesn't matter how impressive it is, it's what sounds best that really counts.

Artists know that diligence counts as much, if not more, as inspiration; in art, as in politics, patience counts as much as revolution.

Having children changes you forever, as a writer and as a human being. I hope it's for the better on both counts, but I guess we'll see.

At the end of the day what matters most is that we can cut through the pettiness and drama when it really counts and support each other.

Ah, well, the truth is always one thing, but in a way it's the other thing, the gossip, that counts. It shows where people's hearts lie.

There's this list on Internet Movie Database that I'm on, and it's called 'Actors with High Body Counts.' I'm always playing the bad guy.

Life is the movie you see through your own eyes. It makes little difference what's happening out there. It's how you take it that counts.

Certainly the party counts a considerable number of intellectuals among its members, but I am by no means disposed to apologise for that.

Time is the ultimate long tail. Even with a big wad of money up front, if something sells forever, the back end is what ultimately counts.

Stage is the place of the playwright: you're guided by great actors and directors, but it's the playwright's word on the page that counts.

Modi failed miserably on most counts. He lacks the vision that a leader needs to possess and a strategy to achieve the vision and outcomes.

I had my first kiss when I was 11, but I think I've blocked it out of my mind because it was so bad. I'm not even sure it counts as a kiss.

If you are determined in your life, it is only the mindset that counts which is more important than questions like if I can do or cannot do.

Everything we say signifies; everything counts, that we put out into the world. It impacts on kids, it impacts on the zeitgeist of the time.

No one is perfect in this world, and we all have our battles, but it's the way we get back on our feet and turn it around that really counts.

Every day has to be a day that counts. It can't be a wasted day. I'm very dedicated to always keep doing something that I would consider good.

People have to listen to somebody speak, that the person that you're listening to is saying the right stuff, and that's all that really counts.

The time that I devote to painting is not a lot of time, but I do it 100 percent while I am working, and then there's nothing else that counts.

My father values talent. He is colorblind and gender neutral. When Donald Trump is in charge, all that counts is ability, excellence, and effort.

Courage is poorly housed that dwells in numbers; the lion never counts the herd that are about him, nor weighs how many flocks he has to scatter.

Every minute counts. Being on time or not can mean the difference of a win or a loss and even of something positive or negative happening in life.

Cinema is empathy machinery, and we multiply our life experience through cinema. When it is good cinema, it almost counts as a personal experience.

There's only one reason for my whole life, and that's art. Nothing else counts; nothing else gives me pleasure; nothing else gives me satisfaction.

There's a great feeling of powerlessness in America. When I express ideas to people, they say, 'That's terrific, but do you think it really counts?'

Filming is always a challenge because I'm not used to it. But I approach it head-on. I'm not technically brilliant, but it's the spirit that counts.

As we all know, the budget decisions which give rise to increased debt are what counts, and the debt is just a by-product of those budget decisions.

Being the first to cross the finish line makes you a winner in only one phase of life. It's what you do after you cross the line that really counts.

In France, I have lots of opportunities. Maybe now I'll be offered films in America. It's the encounter, with the director and the story that counts.

I understand that it's the thought that counts, but receiving money is so great, so if you're in a position to give an employee a bonus, just do that.

What eventually counts is whether your film was successful at the box-office or not, or more so if the film has made its money, and 'Race 3' did that.

In business, every phase of things counts. Companies that just yell out a low price today to win business aren't going to make money in the long term.

In terms of smaller changes over time, I think good plays are like poems. Every syllable counts. So I wrestle with word choice, rhythm in final drafts.

Heroes in drama are people who try hard to reach a virtuous ideal. And whether they succeed or fail really doesn't matter - it's the trying that counts.

If you start out trying to achieve a specific thing - like doing stadium shows or going into the studio and doing an album - the end result is what counts.

Being favorite counts for nothing. I am focusing on doing the best time of my life, whether or not it's the best in history or the best in the competition.

My findings have demonstrated that an optimal micronutrient intake reduces the desire for calories and reduces body temperature and white blood cell counts.

Always let your work talk for yourself. No matter how much you give interviews or how much you are written about, it is always the performance which counts.

I am good at baking. I don't know if that counts as a talent, but I love to bake. Everybody says I'm good at it, so apparently I make the best banana bread.

My goal is to improve my game, stay healthy and be competitive. If I have that, I know I can be able to win tournaments, which in the end is what it counts.

What we do for a living does not matter so much as how we do it. It is the spirit in which we do our work that counts, and that counts through all eternity.

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