Haruki Murakami

I am 55 years old now. It takes three years to write one book. I don't know how many books I will be able to write before I die. It is like a countdown. So with each book I am praying - please let me live until I am finished.

Japanese Writer

Bill Gross

When does money run out of time? The countdown begins when investable assets pose too much risk for too little return; when lenders desert credit markets for other alternatives such as cash or real assets.

American Businessman

Gene Cernan

The countdown reached ten seconds and I could almost hear an invisible crescendo of stirring background music. 'Anchors aweigh!' Five, four, three, two, one... and we had ignition!

American Astronaut

Alexander Armstrong

Countdown came about at a time when we'd just had our first baby, and, if I'm entirely honest, it looked like an income - a salary - something I'd never had before.

English Actor

Denzel Curry

White man get money - stay rich, kids get rich. Black man get money - it's the countdown till, 'When is this brother gonna go broke?' I'm not going broke.

American Musician

Joe Cocker

I'm getting older; you realise you are on the countdown of what you are doing, so performing means more than it ever did to me.

English Musician

Jeff Giles

Any time a young adult book throws a girl and a guy together, the clock starts running on the countdown to the kiss.

American Editor

Casey Kasem

Hosting various versions of my countdown program has kept me extremely busy, and I loved every minute of it.

American Actor

Charlie Brooker

My brain knows best-before dates are a con; my panicky gut treats them like a nuclear countdown.

English Critic

Sajid Khan

I had to be funny while hosting the countdown shows. That was my job.

The word 'countdown' often builds anticipation towards a significant event.

Anticipated Events

'Countdown' can refer to an actual timer or clock counting down visibly.

Visual Display

'Countdown' is used in high-pressure situations, especially as a deadline approaches.

Pressurized Contexts

Countdowns usually start at a larger number and proceed to zero when the event begins.

Starts with Larger Numbers

In many cultures, a countdown marks the arrival of the New Year or other celebrations.

Cultural New Year 

Countdown is taken seriously in precise operations, such as military or scientific launches.

Military Precision

 investments if you have a pension ask your pension fund how are they working on this if you're if you're an employee in a company ask the company where it's net zero plan is and i know that a lot of the the the educational tools and the work of ted countdown will be helping people to engage more grantly but there's always something you can do and there's always people who want to do it

We need to green the...

 wow all right well if you change your city you change the world i think that's a great way to sort of leave this conversation thank you so much mayor garcetti for your for joining us today and for your your thoughts on all of this and we're looking forward to to partnering with you for countdown and i'm having

How city mayors are...

 hollering when it goes dark but you don't take chances with giraffes and elephants so we're going to keep those in a once-in-a-lifetime experience then they're not gonna be allowed to see it what am i we couldnt get glasses begin a farm anyway countdown to the total eclipse has begun it's very much evening

Total Eclipse at the Zoo...

 and complete this mission that he'd been training for, really for most of our son's life. So when we walked out onto the roof of the launch control center and we could see the rocket off in the distance and were lining up against the rail, ready for the countdown, and of course, I got my arms around him

Megan McArthur: A NASA...

 There is a growing tide of impatience, especially among young people, with global inaction. We need more ambition from governments, cities, businesses, investors and people everywhere. So I'm pleased you are launching TED Countdown. Your influence and ideas can help accelerate momentum

How we can turn the tide...

 your countdown to the cappuccino and then now finally in education we want to change the school as being underutilized into a place where it's a lifelong learning center for everyone we call this our school-based integrated rural development and it's a center a focal

How Mr. Condom made...

 institution to help us inaugurate the new exhibit countdown to zero which is all about parasites right yeah and the eradication of parasites so I was like knowing whether people like presidents and other sort of people of high station

President Jimmy Carter's...

 from her hair the team discovered a countdown to sacrifice that began months before her death and the first event was one year before the death of the maiden a shift from a diet of vegetables and potatoes was

Mummified Child...

 to work with, and I'm so excited about the Countdown project. TED has an unparalleled ability to spread ideas that are worth spreading, to raise consciousness, to enlighten people around the world,

The new urgency of...

 five four engine ignition two one zero related and liftoff as the countdown to mars continues the perseverance of humanity launching the next generation of robotic explorers to the red planet