“It varies by community. At (one local community) we've never offered them. But at most communities, we offer 2 or 3 percent off base price.” CommunityCommunicationOffersPercentLocalsVaryLocal Community Author:Roger Lewis
“Most companies, 97 percent or more, put all their focus on clever advertising and clever taglines to get people to buy average or mediocre products. You need to back off and offer a really good product or service.” PeopleNeedsCompanyFocusProductsOffersPercentAverageCleverAdvertisingMediocreTaglines Author:Brian Tracy
“European carmakers pledged to reduce CO2 emissions by 25 percent from 1995 to 2008. We kept our word and reduced the value even more. This is not the result of short-term gimmickry. We decided years ago to develop the relevant models and engines, otherwise we wouldn't be able to offer them today.” YearsTodayAbleValuesTermResultsOffersModelsPercentYears AgoDecidedEnginesRelevantShort TermEmissionsOur WordsCo2Co2 Emissions Author:Norbert Reithofer
“The people who run the major banks have MBAs and wear suits. And when those people in suits come to the homes of people who don't have a high school diploma, don't even speak English, and offer them a home at zero percent down, that doesn't make a hell of a lot of sense.” PeopleHomeRunningSchoolSpeakHellOffersMajorsPercentHigh SchoolSuitsZeroSpeak EnglishDiplomaMbaHigh School Diploma Author:Ramin Bahrani
“Almost 20 percent of the people living in Germany today have a foreign background. The problem is that Germany can't really offer foreigners an identity because the Germans hardly have a national identity themselves. That is certainly a result of Auschwitz.” PeopleProblemTodayResultsIdentityOffersPercentBackgroundsGermanyForeignersAuschwitzNational Identity Author:Bassam Tibi
“For someone to promise a percentage type cure for this issue, for instance I had someone who said they had experienced a 90 percent permanent - in all caps PERMANENT - reduction of their same-sex attraction. How can we quantify that? How can you even know that that's what you have experienced? And what if at some point you fall to 85 percent or 70 percent? That, I think, sets people up for unrealistic expectations and is something that I'm not willing to offer when we're sharing these types of messages or presenting what was presented to me.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsSaidFallSexIssuesWillingTypePromiseOffersMessagesExpectationsPercentAttractionCuresInstancePermanentWhat IfPercentagesCapsReductionPresentingUnrealistic Expectations Author:Alan Chambers
“When I said on national television I still struggle, a reparative therapist called me and said if you'll come into therapy with me I can cure you of your temptations and attractions 100 percent. And then there are the offers of using homosexual pornography within the therapeutic process to help people understand why they're struggling.” PeopleIfsSaidStillsI CanHelpingProcessStruggleTelevisionOffersPercentAttractionCuresTemptationTherapyHomosexualPornographyTherapistsTherapeutic Author:Alan Chambers
“Aggregating is only a part of what we do: HuffPost offers a combination of original blog posts (approximately 200 a day), original reporting, syndicated news (like from AP) that we pay for, and licensed content (via content-sharing partnerships). Original blog posts and pieces from our reporters account for more than 40 percent of all content viewed on HuffPost.” PayPiecesOffersNewsPercentAccountsOriginalsPostsCombinationPartnershipReportersBlogs Author:Arianna Huffington
“I noticed that all the prayers I used to offer to God, and all the prayers I now offer to Joe Pesci, are being answered at about the same 50% rate. Half the time I get what I want, half the time I don't... Same as the four-leaf clover and the horseshoe...same as the Voodoo Lady who tells you your fortune by squeezing the goat's testicles, it's all the same: 50-50. So just pick your superstition, sit back, make a wish, and enjoy yourself.” WantFunnyUsedWishEnjoyPrayerHalfFourAtheismOffersPicksPercentHumorousFortuneRateAtheistWittyFiftySarcasticSuperstitionsLeafsGoatsSqueezingEnjoy YourselfVoodooPrayers Not Being AnsweredTesticlesCloversMake A WishHorseshoesFour Leaf Clover Author:George Carlin