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“The American College of Sports Medicine found that the productivity of people after exercise was an average of 65 percent higher than those who did not exercise. If I have something that's really bothering me, so much that it almost hurts my head to try to sort it out, I always find the solution in a puddle of sweat! Intense exercise is like taking a magic pill that gives you the ability to solve problems like a superhero.”

People Ifs Giving Trying Problem Found Sports Hurt Ability Magic College Higher Exercise Solutions Percent Medicine Average Solve Productivity Intense Bother Sweat Superhero Pills Puddles

Author:Chalene Johnson

“Ninety percent of all human wisdom is the ability to mind your own business.”

Mind Humans Wisdom Ability Percent Ninety Own Business Mind Your Own Business Human Wisdom Mind Your Own

Author:Robert A. Heinlein

“With more than 67 percent of the Nation's freight moving on highways, economists believe that our ability to compete internationally is tied to the quality of our infrastructure.”

Believe Moving Nations Ability Quality Percent Moving On Tied Economist Highways Infrastructure Moved On

Author:Dennis Hastert

“The average college graduate's proficient literacy in English [the ability to read lengthy, complex texts and draw complicated inferences] has declined from 40 percent in 1992 to 31 percent ten years later.”

Years Ability College Ten Draws Percent Complexes Average Complicated Graduates Literacy Inference College Graduates Lengthy

Author:Charles Colson

“Every success is built on the ability to do better than good enough. As you climb the ladder of success, be sure it's leaning against the right building. Eighty percent of success is showing up.”

Enough Ability Building Percent Built Climbs Good Enough Ladders Eighty Showing Up Ladder Of Success

Author:Woody Allen

“The only kind of work which permits an able woman to realize her abilities fully, to achieve identity in society in a life plan that can encompass marriage and motherhood, is the kind that was forbidden by the feminine mystique, the lifelong commitment to an art or science, to politics or profession. If divorce has increased by one thousand percent, don't blame the women's movement. Blame the obsolete sex roles on which our marriages were based.”

“There's an effort on the part of many people to attack women's rights, women's health, and the ability to control our own lives. No doubt about it. And it is not a majority of the country, in any way, shape, or form. I know on the contraceptive issue, 70 percent of the country agrees with me. Will that stop my opponents? No. Because they are so radical. They chip away and chip away.”

People Knows Way Country Form Ability Effort Issues Doubt Rights Shapes Percent Agree Majority Radical Opponents No Doubt Womens Rights Chips Contraceptives Women's Health

Author:Barbara Boxer

“If you go back and you look at the presidency over the course of history, presidents tend to do what they campaigned on. In the 20th century, presidents between Woodrow Wilson and Jimmy Carter accomplished 73 percent of the things that they said they would do as candidates. Part of that is because once they get into office, their credibility, their ability to do anything depends on doing the things that they said they would.”

Ifs Looks Said Courses President Ability Century Depends Office Percent Candidates Accomplished They Said Presidency 20th Century Credibility Jimmy Carter Wilson

Author:Evan Osnos

“I did not particularly enjoy modeling. I felt I was only utilizing 10 or 20 percent of my abilities. In India, it's just another job.”

Jobs Felt Enjoy Ability Percent India Modeling Utilizing

Author:Freida Pinto

“And what, incidentally, do you think integrity is? The ability not to pick a watch out of your neighbor's pocket? No, it's not as easy as that. If that were all, I'd say ninety-five percent of humanity were honest, upright men. Only, as you can see, they aren't. Integrity is the ability to stand by an idea.”

Ifs Thinking Men Ideas Humanity Easy Ability Watches Five Honest Integrity Picks Percent Neighbor Pockets Ninety Fountainhead Upright Man

Book:The Fountainhead

Source: The Fountainhead