“Yes, first impressions do count but every single impression counts.”

“Promises were a lot like impressions. The second one didn't count for much.”

Kristin Hannah (1960) American writer

“Votes are counted. Yes—but vision can neither be counted nor discounted.”

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) American architect (1867-1959)

“There is truth and certainty in our first impressions. First impressions are natural monitors, and nature is a true guide.”

Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838) English poet and novelist

“More than anything else, I want to make every day count now. I want to make every single normal day, every ice show, every practice and every competition count. That's what I have been thinking about the most since the day of the earthquake.”

Yuzuru Hanyu (1994) Japanese figure skater (1994-)

“Our first impressions are generated by our experiences and our environment, which means that we can change our first impressions… by changing the experiences that comprise those impressions.”

Malcolm Gladwell (1963) journalist and science writer

“First impressions are always unreliable.”

Franz Kafka (1883–1924) author

“Every drop in the ocean counts.”

Yoko Ono (1933) Japanese artist, author, and peace activist

“Yes, there's one thing I do want. I want to be aware of the minutes and the seconds, and to make each one count.”

Jacqueline Susann book Valley of the Dolls

“You must understand that ordinary efforts do not count; only superefforts count.”

G. I. Gurdjieff (1866–1949) influential spiritual teacher, Armenian philosopher, composer and writer