“You are 100 percent responsible for how your children turn out. And you accomplish that by teaching them that they are 100 percent responsible for how they turn out.” ChildrenTurnsResponsibilityFamilyTeachingPercentResponsibleOur ChildrenAccomplishYour Children Author:Peter Koestenbaum
“Five percent seems very little to ask when you consider that the artist, through his or her efforts over many years, is largely responsible for the increased value of their work.” YearsLittlesSeemsArtistValuesAsksMoneyEffortFivePercentResponsible Author:Joe Fafard
“Antigun advocates have always faced an uphill battle in this country. Americans have, to begin with, a constitutional right to gun ownership. Today, half of American households exercise this right, owning a total of about 250 million guns; and over 99 percent of those households do so in a responsible manner. To fight for major restrictions on an item that plays such a valued part in the lives of so many people looks like a nearly impossible task. So if you're really committed to the effort, and you want to win, what do you do? Simple: You lie.” PeopleIfsWantLooksCountryPlayTodayLyingFightingWinningSimpleEffortHalfMillionsImpossibleExerciseBattleMajorsPercentGunTasksResponsibleCommittedHouseholdOwnershipItemsRestrictionUphill BattlesGun Ownership Author:Dave Kopel
“Most of the people who were responsible for 9/11 are now in custody or have been killed. But there are others, and they plot and they plan, and they hope to pull it off again. And while we have to be right 100 percent of the time, they only have to be right once. So there's no way to overreact to that.” PeopleWayHas BeensPlansPercentResponsiblePlotCustody Author:Condoleezza Rice
“It's important to see things in perspective. Automobile traffic is responsible for only 12 percent of total CO2 emissions. One should be able to point this out without being accused of changing the subject.” ShouldImportantAbleSubjectsPerspectivePercentResponsibleTrafficAccusedAutomobileEmissionsCo2Being AccusedCo2 Emissions Author:Martin Winterkorn
“We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City. The application of this concept to the financial sector could solve our need for revenue, bring some sanity back into the financial sector, and give us a way to raise the revenue we need to run the government in a fiscally responsible way.” WayNeedsGivingGovernmentRunningUsedCitiesNew YorkTaxesPercentConceptsResponsibleRaisesFinancialSolveNew York CityApplicationSanityRevenueSales Tax Author:Eliot Spitzer
“... The reality is that atmospheric CO2 has a minimal impact on greenhouse gases and world temperature. Water vapor is responsible for 95 percent of the greenhouse effect. CO2 contributes just 3.6 percent, with human activity responsible for only 3.2 percent of that. That is why some studies claim CO2 levels are largely irrelevant to global warming.” WorldHumansRealityWaterLevelsStudyEffectsActivityPercentClaimsResponsibleImpactGlobal WarmingIrrelevantTemperatureHuman ActivityGreenhousesGreenhouse GasesCo2Vapor Author:Walter Cunningham
“The Obama administration is not helping small businesses create jobs. In fact, it is responsible for the regulatory uncertainty nearly 50 percent of small-business owners cite as responsible for their lack of hiring.” FactsHelpingJobsPercentResponsibleAdministrationUncertaintyOwnersSmall BusinessHiringBusiness OwnersCitingSmall Business Owners Author:Sher Valenzuela
“I believe we can have common sense gun safety measures consistent with the Second Amendment, and, in fact, what I have proposed is supported by 90 percent of the American people and more than 75 percent of responsible gun owners.” PeopleBelieveFactsI BelieveCommonPercentGunResponsibleSafetyCommon SenseConsistentOwnersAmendmentsSecond AmendmentGun OwnersGun Safety Author:Hillary Clinton
“When the United States invaded Iraq, a New York Times/CBS News survey estimated that 42 percent of the American public believed that Saddam Hussein was directly responsible for the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. And an ABC news poll said that 55 percent of Americans believed that Saddam Hussein directly supported al-Qaeda. None of this opinion is based on evidence (because there isn’t any).” WorldSaidStatesUnitedOpinionUnited StatesNew YorkNewsPercentEvidenceResponsibleTradeIraqAlsSeptemberSaddamHusseinPollsSeptember 11New York TimesSurveysAl QaedaPentagonWorld TradeWorld Trade CenterSeptember 11th Author:Arundhati Roy
“Ninety-nine point nine percent of the people that are gun owners are very responsible.” PeoplePercentGunResponsibleNineOwnersNinetyNinety NineGun Owners Author:Jan Brewer