“Counting makes even hideous events bearable as simply more of the same -- the counting of wedding-rings, spectacles, teeth and bodies disassociates them from their context -- to make the ultimate obscene blasphemy of bureaucratic insensitivity. Engage the mind with numbing recitation to make it empty of reaction.”

“In all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable is each other.”

“Thirty-two's still a goddamn number
Thirty-two's still counts
Gonna make it count”

“We should certainly count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count.”

“Though sympathy alone can't alter facts, it can help to make them more bearable.”

“Everyone's dying. A little, every day. Make it count.”

“Every day you have a choice. Make it count.”

“Each day, we have the opportunity to make hay while the sun shines. Make each second count.”

“Never count on making a good sale. Have the purchase price be so attractive that even a mediocre sale gives good results.”

“Slavery is the ultimate form of being ripped from one's context, and thus from all the social relationships that make one a human being.”