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“Oh, I think the biggest lesson in Wisconsin is that 60 percent of the people do not believe that recall elections were proper for policy differences, short of some criminal offense.”

People Thinking Believe Differences Policy Lessons Percent Election Criminals Recalls Offense Wisconsin

Author:Martin O'Malley

“As a beneficiary of the carried interest loophole, I've seen firsthand the lack of any difference between the work involved in generating a carried interest and the work done by millions of other professionals who are taxed at the full 35 percent rate.”

Done Interest Differences Millions Involved Percent Rate Work Done Loopholes Beneficiaries

Author:Steven Rattner

“Frankly that's what makes such a big difference between President Obama on one hand and Mitt Romney on the other. Gov. Romney has not walked in those shoes of the ordinary Americans and frankly I don't think he has the capacity to quite understand the struggle that the 98 percent of Americans go through every single day.”

Thinking Hands Bigs President Differences Struggle Ordinary Percent Capacity Shoes President Obama Romney

Author:Ken Salazar

“But there is a difference between playing well and hitting the ball well. Hitting the ball well is about thirty percent of it. The rest is being comfortable with the different situations on the course.”

Wells Different Courses Differences Situation Comfortable Percent Balls Golf Thirty Hitting

Author:Mickey Wright

“A good actor is like a racehorse or a Ferrari. If a cylinder is missing on a Chevy, it's doesn't matter that much. But if something's not working right on a Ferrari, it makes a big difference. It's the three percent that makes the difference between good and great. It's a fine line. If you're not there, it's very painful.”

Ifs Matter Bigs Three Actors Differences Lines Missing Fine Percent Painful Good Actors Fine Lines Ferrari Chevy Cylinders Racehorses

Author:Christopher Walken

“It makes no difference to a widow with her savings in a 5 percent passbook account whether she pays 100 percent income tax on her interest income during a period of zero inflation or pays no income tax during years of 5 percent inflation. Either way, she is 'taxed' in a manner that leaves her no real income whatsoever. Any money she spends comes right out of capital. She would find outrageous a 100 percent income tax but doesn't seem to notice that 5 percent inflation is the economic equivalent.”

Way Years Real Seems Interest Differences Pay Economic Periods Taxes Percent Accounts Income Saving Zero Inflation Savings Outrageous Widows Income Tax

Author:Warren Buffett

“Social mobility decreased under Labour and under the current government it is reversing. The differences between the poorest and richest are returning to Victorian levels. We don't have open sewers and infant mortality rates at fifty percent but in economic terms we're getting to a level of disparity we haven't seen for a couple of hundred years. And we're getting there very quickly.”

“There is one thing that 99 percent of 'failures' and 'successful' folks have in common - they all hate doing the same things. The difference is successful people do them anyway.”

People Hate Differences Common Successful One Thing Percent Folks Successful People

Author:Darren Hardy

“All dogs can become aggressive, but the difference between an aggressive Chihuahua and an aggressive pit bull is that the pit bull can do more damage. That's why it's important to make sure you are a hundred percent ready for the responsibility if you own a 'power' breed, like a pit bull, German shepherd, or Rottweiler.”

Ifs Important Can Do Differences Responsibility Dog Ready Percent Hundred Damage Aggressive Bulls Pits Shepherds Chihuahua Pit Bull Rottweilers German Shepherds

Author:Cesar Millan

“Going meat-free can make a huge difference. Studies show that vegetarians are, on average, 10 to 20 pounds lighter than meat-eaters and that a vegetarian diet reduces our risk of heart disease by 40 percent and adds seven or more years to our lifespan.”

Years Heart Shows Differences Study Risk Huge Disease Percent Add Seven Average Meat Diets Pounds Vegetarian Lighters Heart Disease Vegetarian Diet

Author:Ingrid Newkirk

“In 2008, Obama won 56 percent of the women's vote to John McCain's 43 percent. It was the critical difference in the race.”

Differences Race Percent Vote Critical Mccain

Author:Juan Williams

“So Haymitch, what do you think of the games have one hundred percent more competitors than usual?” asks Caesar. Haymitch shrugs. “I don’t see that it makes that much difference. They’ll still be one hundred percent as stupid as usual, so I figure my odds will be roughly the same.”

Thinking Stills Asks Games Differences Stupid Figures Percent Hundred Usual Odds Competitors Haymitch

Author:Suzanne Collins

“Think of the actual physical elements that compose our bodies: we are 98 percent hydrogen and oxygen and carbon. That's table sugar. You are made of the same stuff as table sugar. Just a couple of tiny differences here and there and look what happened to the sugar: it can stand upright and send tweets.”

Thinking Looks Made Body Stuff Differences Happened Couple Elements Percent Tables Tiny Sugar Carbon Oxygen Here And There Tweet Hydrogen

Book:This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.

Source: This Is How: Proven Aid in Overcoming Shyness, Molestation, Fatness, Spinsterhood, Grief, Disease, Lushery, Decrepitude & More. For Young and Old Alike.