“The essential absurdity of football - that it has become so important - is nine-tenths of the poetry.”
“You boast of spending a tenth part of your income in charity; may be you should spend the nine tenths so, and done with it.”
“I always say perseverance is nine-tenths of any art — not that it's much help to be nine-tenths an artist, of course.”
“Female friendship was one-tenth prevention and nine-tenths cleanup.”
“Nine tenths of education is encouragement.”
“Sacrifice was nine tenths of parenting.”