I think that they participated in something that was not very proper and was very pitiful, not only for the Algerian people, but also for the other people who counted on our support.

- Ahmed Ben Bella

I was brought up in a household where you stood up to be counted.

- Aminatta Forna

Every vote counts and every vote must be counted.

- Barbara Mikulski

Votes should be weighed not counted.

- Friedrich Schiller

There comes a time when you have to stand up and be counted.

- Gale Sayers

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.

- Tammy Baldwin