“Greece is a medium-sized country in Europe. Our debt accounts for only 2.5 percent of the total of all members of the euro zone.” CountryMembersPercentEuropeAccountsDebtMediumsZoneGreeceEuro Author:Evangelos Venizelos
“The View' was so much fun. So much fun because the audience was 85-percent fans that wanted to be there celebrating 'One Life to Live' and the other 15 percent were crew members from 'One Life to Live'. It was just really, really wonderful and the clips were wonderful.” WantedFunViewsAudienceWonderfulFansMembersPercentCelebrateCrewClipOne Life To Live Author:Kassie DePaiva
“Most gun dealers follow the law and run honest businesses. But the statistics show that 1 percent of dealers sell more than half of all illegal guns. Why isn't the federal government going after them? Here's one reason: unlike mayors, members of Congress don't get a phone call in the middle of the night when a cop is shot and killed. They don't deliver the eulogies.” ReasonShowsGovernmentRunningLawNightHalfMiddleHonestMembersPercentGunShotsSellsCongressPhonesIllegalStatisticsCopFederal GovernmentMayorsPhone CallsDealerEulogyMiddle Of The NightIllegal Guns Author:Michael Bloomberg
“According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers. More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.” HalfMembersPercentMurderVictimCommittedStrangerNeighborGirlfriendStatisticsAcquaintanceCasualFbiFamily MembersBoyfriend And GirlfriendMurder Victims Author:Alafair Burke
“In almost any change there is 20 - 60 - 20. 20% are doing the change and we need to stay out of their way. 20% will never get there (a large percent still go into banks to see tellers vs. ATMs). 60% are in the middle. I think you will always find some companies where the head of HR is not a member of senior management team (bottom 20% and some companies where she or he has always been (top 20%).” ThinkingWayNeedsStillsCompanyTeamMiddleMembersPercentManagementBottomSeniorAtmSenior Management Author:Dave Ulrich
“In the Communist Party, we address problems very openly and sometimes very vocally, and we point out abuses. This is a good thing. We exercise self-criticism once a year. Although 80 percent of the members of the National Assembly are also members of the Communist Party, this does not prevent them from sharply criticizing the administrative and governmental system.” YearsDoeSelfSometimesProblemPartyExerciseMembersPercentCriticismAbuseGood ThingsAddressesCriticizeCommunistAssemblyAdministrativeCommunist PartySelf Criticism Author:Nguyen Minh Triet
“In a poll taken in 1998, only 7 percent of the members of the US National Academy of Sciences, the elite of American scientists, said they believed in a personal god.” SaidTakenMembersPercentScientistElitesPollsAcademy Book:God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist Source: God: The Failed Hypothesis: How Science Shows That God Does Not Exist
“The reapportionment of 2002 designed congressional districts that favored incumbents of both parties, leaving virtually no room for challengers to be elected. Of 435 members of the House of Representatives, only four incumbents lost to nonincumbents of the other party. In all, 96 percent of incumbents were re-elected. (It was only 90 percent in 1992 and 1982 after the previous reapportionments.)” HouseLostRoomsPartyFourMembersPercentLeavingRepresentativesIncumbentsHouse Of Representatives Author:Dick Morris
“I think our message,the Clinton campaign was very strong. Remember, this is their fourth campaign in South Carolina. Two for Bill Clinton. Two for Hillary Clinton. They had it well organized. They did well. And Icongratulate them. We came into that state at something like 7 or 8 percent in the polls. It was a tough road for us to hoe. But I want to thank all of our supporters, the members of the South Carolina state legislature.” ThinkingWantWellsTwoStatesRememberStrongMembersMessagesPercentToughBillsClintonSouthCampaignsOrganizedVery StrongFourthSupporterPollsLegislatureCarolinaSouth CarolinaHoeState Legislatures Author:Bernie Sanders
“I have criticized it [Europe], but I repeat: we keep 40 percent of our gold and foreign currency reserves in euros, we are not interested in the collapse of the Eurozone, but I do not rule out the possibility of decisions being made that would consolidate a group of countries equal in economic development and this, in my opinion, will lead to a consolidation of the euro. But there can also be some interim decisions in order to keep the present number of members of the Eurozone unchanged.” MadeCountryOrderDecisionNumbersOpinionGroupsEconomicPossibilityDevelopmentEqualMembersPercentEuropeGoldRepeatsCollapseNot InterestedCurrencyReservesEuroEconomic DevelopmentConsolidationEurozoneInterim Author:Vladimir Putin
“[Donald Trump] gets a 19 percent higher approval rating than [Hillary Clinton] does ,among military members.” DoeMilitaryTrumpHigherMembersPercentClintonApprovalRatingApproval Rating Author:Eric Bolling
“Looking to the future, the words uncertain and scared near the top but hopeful and optimistic prevail and beneath the division one sign of civility, 73 percent of Americans have a close friend or family member who voted for an opposing candidate.” MembersPercentScaredOptimisticCandidatesHopefulDivisionUncertainCivilityOpposingFamily MembersClose FriendsLooking To The Future Author:George Stephanopoulos
“70 percent of Turkeys citizens favored the EU; today it is only 50 percent. If you ask if they want Turkey to become an EU member, 60 to 65 percent still say yes. But if you ask: Do you believe Europe will accept Turkey, 60 percent say no.” IfsWantBelieveStillsTodayAsksAcceptingCitizensMembersPercentEuropeTurkeys Author:Recep Tayyip Erdogan
“As a member of the Mormon church, Romney is instructed to tithe 10 percent of his income. That's in keeping with most charitable giving: Religious institutions get about one-third of all contributions, according to 'The American' magazine.” GivingChurchReligiousMembersPercentThirdsInstitutionsIncomeMagazinesContributionRomneyCharitableTitheCharitable Giving Author:John Podhoretz