Nine-tenths of wisdom consists in being wise in time. — Theodore Roosevelt
Nine tenths of education is encouragement. — Anatole France
Possession isn't nine-tenths of the law. It's nine-tenths of the problem. — John Lennon
Nine-tenths of tactics are certain, and taught in books: but the irrational tenth is like the kingfisher flashing across the pool, and that is the test of generals. — T. E. Lawrence
Nine out of ten Americans believe that out of ten people, one person will always disagree with the other nine! — Colin Mochrie
Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation. — Henry A Kissinger
The ninety and nine are with dreams, content but the hope of the world made new, is the hundredth man who is grimly bent on making those dreams come true. — Edgar Allan Poe
Well we got nine and you can't score more than that — Bobby Robson
We must have had 99 per cent of the match. It was the other three per cent that cost us. — Ruud Gullit
Ninety percent I'll spend on good times, women and Irish Whiskey. The other ten percent I'll probably waste. — Tug McGraw
Short Nines Quotes
Ninety-nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses. — George Washington Carver
One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives. — Mark Twain
I have no regrets and if I had nine lives I would have gladly given them all up for my country. — Melchora Aquino
Nine deaths, one life. — Japanese Proverbs
A stitch in time saves nine. — English Proverbs
Nines Image Quotes
Success is falling nine times and getting up ten.
You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. — Warren Buffett
Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Nine Ten Quotes
If you do not worship God, you worship something, and nine times out of ten it will be yourself. You have a duty to worship God, not because He will be imperfect and unhappy if you do not, but because you will be imperfect and unhappy. — Fulton J. Sheen
When I was nine, ten, I was super young, but I installed a program on my computer so I could start producing music. — Martin Garrix
Poverty is uncomfortable; but nine times out of ten the best thing that can happen to a young man is to be tossed overboard and compelled to sink or swim. — James A. Garfield
I was single-minded on what I wanted to do since I was like nine or ten. — Sam Elliott
Well, nine times out of ten when you have 2 or 3 stars in a household you have an unfortunate amount of competition that's not necessarily a healthy competition. — Edwin Starr
We often hear of people breaking down from overwork, but in nine out of ten they are really suffering from worry or anxiety. — Sir John Lubbock
Creativity is one percent inspiration, and ninety nine percent caffeination.
Nine or ten, I like playing both. I like to score goals, and I feel in both positions I can score goals. — Harry Kane
Even in literature and art, no man who bothers about originality will ever be original: whereas if you simply try to tell the truth (without caring twopence how often it has been told before) you will, nine times out of ten, become original without ever having noticed it. — C. S. Lewis
I remember being superyoung, like nine or ten years old, and thinking, 'Man, I wonder what famous people eat for breakfast. They must have some special kind of cereal!' My mind was so warped by the idea of fame. — Bo Burnham
A hundred castellanoes are as easily obtained for a woman as for a farm, and it is very general and there are plenty of dealers who go about looking for girls; those from nine to ten (years old) are now in demand. — Christopher Columbus
Persuade your fellow citizens it's a good idea and pass a law. That's what democracy is all about. It's not about nine superannuated judges who have been there too long, imposing these demands on society. — Antonin Scalia
If you stick a knife nine inches into my back and pull it out three inches, that is not progress. Even if you pull it all the way out, that is not progress. Progress is healing the wound, and America hasn't even begun to pull out the knife. — Malcolm X
I've gone seventy-nine hours without sleep, creating. When that flow is going, it's almost like a high. You don't want it to stop. You don't want to go to sleep for fear of missing something. — Dr. Dre
Successful Investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant. — Warren Buffett
It's a thin line between paper and hate,
Friends and snakes, nine millis and thirty-eights,
Hell or the pearly gates...I was destined to come,
Predicted, blame God, He blew breath in my lungs. — Nas
So now the perception is, yes, women are here to stay. And when I'm sometimes asked when will there be enough [women on the Supreme Court]? And I say when there are nine, people are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody's ever raised a question about that. — Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ask any man what nationality he would prefer to be, and ninety nine out of a hundred will tell you that they would prefer to be Englishmen — Cecil Rhodes
I do not know how to love God except by loving the poor. I do not know how to serve God except by serving the poor.... Here, within this great city of nine million people, we must, in this neighborhood, on this street, in this parish, regain a sense of community which is the basis for peace in the world. — Dorothy Day
Ninety-nine percent of the world's lovers are not with their first choice. That's what makes the jukebox play. — Willie Nelson
Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet. — Dave Barry
From the calm morning, the end will come when of the dancing horse the number of circles will be nine. — Nostradamus
The newness effect of a new thing wears off in nine months to a year, but financial security can last a lifetime. — Dan Buettner
We've had nine amazing years on TV. But getting engaged to Melyssa is the best thing that's ever happened to me. — James Murray
We were in the Arabian Desert for nine months. And I was having the time of my life. It could have been an archeological expedition, a military expedition. — Peter O'Toole
I had a series of childhood illnesses... scarlet fever.... pneumonia.... Polio. I walked with braces until I was at least nine years old. My life wasn't like the average person who grew up and decided to enter the world of sports. — Wilma Rudolph
I read that nine out of 10 women fantasize about having an unknown man leap through their bedroom window at night and make mad, passionate love to them. Who would think with those odds, I would now be facing 150 hours of community service. — Emo Philips
When I was in first grade, everyone made fun of my name, of course. I think it's kind of a big name to hold up when you're nine years old. It seemed goofy. I used to tell people I wanted to change the world and they used to think, 'This kid's really weird'. — River Phoenix
Dutch in my ear, Olde E in my palm,
I Freddy Krueger your face, Michael Myers your moms.
You botherin mine? That's when I'm sparkin the nine. — Sean Price
I can honestly say, all the bad things that ever happened to me were directly, directly attributed to drugs and alcohol. I mean, I would never urinate at the Alamo at nine o'clock in the morning dressed in a woman's evening dress sober. — Ozzy Osbourne
Think you have nine lives, do you? I saved you once.... don't make me save you again. — Erin Hunter
Today there are not even enough fruits and vegetables in this country to allow all Americans to follow the government guidelines to eat five to nine servings a day. — Mark Hyman, M.D.
Ninety-nine percent of leadership failures are failures of character. — Norman Schwarzkopf
Christian! His parents had nine months to to think of a name, and the best they came up with was Christian!? My parents had nine months and they didn't call me Jew! — Paul Heyman
Thank you Mama for the nine months you carried me through/…No one knows the pressure you bear a just only you. — Sizzla
Men and women aged forty-five to seventy-nine who are physically active, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, do not smoke, and consume alcohol moderately have on average one-fourth the risk of death during a given year than people with unhealthy habits. — Daniel Lieberman
As a matter of fact, I am an uncle. I have nine nephews and nieces. I'm not sure if they think I'm all that quick with a quip. But I'm quick with a spank. — Dean Norris
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