Of course we may have any number of translations of a given text – the more the better, really. – Lydia Davis
The kinds of things that we can make mistakes about are essentially unlimited in number. – Kathryn Schulz
On December 18, 1940, Hitler signed Directive Number 21, better known as Operation Barbarossa. – Leopold Trepper
I soon discovered, after I became chairman of the NEH, that, for a number of academics, the truth was not merely irrelevant – it no longer existed. – Lynne Cheney
Courtship consists in a number of quiet attentions, not so pointed as to alarm, nor so vague as not to be understood. – Laurence Sterne
They said their sufferings were great on the passage, and several of their number had died. – Lewis Tappan
Although many seniors are happy with the generous drug coverage they have from their former employers, the number of companies offering that kind of coverage has decreased by one-third since the mid-1980s. – Jim Gerlach
I have seen one shrike occupy himself for hours in sticking up on thorns, a number of small fishes that the fishermen had thrown on the shore. The fishes dried up and decayed. – John Bachman
There are a certain number of extreme behaviours led by fundamentalists who are using their religion for political ends and use extremist techniques. – Jean-Francois Cope
Do I need my number retired throughout the course of the league to acknowledge what I’ve done? No. – Michael Jordan
Pacifist propaganda and the resolutions of the parliamentarians encouraged such treaties, and toward the end of the nineteenth century their number had increased considerably. – Ludwig Quidde
I continually blacken pages and scribble away, so I always have a number of songs that are half-finished. – Leonard Cohen
I have been very interested in the number of kids who have read the Sherlock Holmes books after reading the Mary Russell books. That’s great. That’s more or less how I rediscovered the Holmes books. – Laurie R. King
The number of those identifying as Aborigine in Tasmania rapidly rose in the late 20th century. – Richard Flanagan
I’ve been to many countries and watched a number of conflicts or their residue, and I’ve served in the military. – Ralph Peters
The essential property of insoluble bilayers is that they optimise their area at fixed surfactant number. – Pierre-Gilles de Gennes