“The custom of procuring abortions has reached such appalling proportions in America as to be beyond belief... So great is the misery of the working classes that seventeen abortions are committed in every one hundred pregnancies.” AmericaBeliefClassHundredMiseryCommittedProportionAbortionCustomsPregnancyWorking ClassSeventeen Author:Emma Goldman
“But [your crime] will be there, one hundred times denied, always there, dragging itself behind you. Then you will finally know that you have committed your life with one throw of the die, once and for all, and there is nothing you can do but tug our crime along until your death. Such is the law, just and unjust, of repentance. Then we will see what will become of your young pride.” KnowsLawYoungDiesCan DoBehindsCrimeYouthPrideHundredCommittedPunishmentRepentanceDeniedUnjustBehind You Author:Jean-Paul Sartre
“You have to be totally one hundred per cent committed to act. I do value everyone else's advice, but ultimately I have to listen to myself.” ValuesAdviceHundredCommittedCents Author:Dakota Fanning
“The first person who throws the rock is a lot more radical than a hundredth person.By the time the riot has attracted a hundred people, you don't have to be nearly as much of a daredevil or a hothead or committed or any of those things to want to engage in a riot.” PeopleWantFirstsPersonsRocksHundredCommittedRadicalRiotFirst PersonDaredevilHotheads Author:Malcolm Gladwell
“One of my favorite places is the Maldives, an all-Muslim nation in the Indian Ocean with a culture that stretches back 5,000 years. But since the highest point in the archipelago is a meter or two above sea level, even the next hundred are not guaranteed. They've committed to becoming the first carbon-neutral nation on Earth by 2020, building windmills as fast as they can.” YearsFirstsTwoEarthCultureNextNationsLevelsSeaBuildingBecomingOceanHighestHundredMy FavoriteCommittedIndianCarbonMeterFavorite PlacesWindmillsMaldives Author:Bill McKibben