“Today, only 2 percent of the people know the name of someone serving in uniform. That means 2 percent of your listeners can actually conjure up the image of someone wearing the uniform of the military of the United States.” PeopleKnowsMeanStatesTodayNamesUnitedUnited StatesMilitaryPercentServingUniformsListeners Author:Oliver North
“The results of a new study are out this week saying that New Jersey is one of the most livable states in the country. The study has a margin of error of 100 percent.” CountryStatesResultsStudyWeekPercentErrorsJerseyMarginsNew Jersey Author:Conan O'Brien
“According to a new survey, 40 percent of adults in Mexico say they would move to the United States if they got a chance. The number would have been higher, but the other 60 percent already live here.” IfsHas BeensStatesMovingChanceUnitedNumbersUnited StatesHigherPercentAdultsMexicoSurveys Author:Conan O'Brien
“In 1995, Russia virtually gave Chechnya de facto statehood and independence even though, de jure, it didn't recognize Chechnya as an independent state. And I would like to emphasize strongly that Russia withdrew all of its troops, we moved the prosecutors, we moved all the police, dismantled all the courts, completely, 100 percent.” StatesPercentPoliceIndependentIndependenceCourtMovedRussiaTroopsProsecutorChechnya Author:Vladimir Putin
“Japan is an important ally of ours. Japan and the United States of the Western industrialized capacity, 60 percent of the GNP, two countries. That's a statement in and of itself.” TwoImportantCountryStatesPoliticsUnitedUnited StatesPercentCapacityWesternStatementsJapanAlliesTwo Countries Author:Dan Quayle
“Government is taking 40 percent of the GDP. And that's at the state, local and federal level. President Obama has taken government spending at the federal level from 20 percent to 25 percent. Look, at some point, you cease being a free economy, and you become a government economy. And we've got to stop that.” LooksStatesGovernmentPresidentLevelsEconomyTakenPercentSpendingCeaseLocalsPresident ObamaGdpGovernment SpendingFree Economy Author:Mitt Romney
“In the past 40 years, the United States lost more than a million farmers and ranchers. Many of our farmers are aging. Today, only nine percent of family farm income comes from farming, and more and more of our farmers are looking elsewhere for their primary source of income.” YearsStatesTodayPastLostUnitedMillionsUnited StatesSourcePercentAgingNineIncomePrimariesFarmsFarmersElsewhereFarmingRanchersPrimary SourceFamily FarmsFarmers And Ranchers Author:Tom Vilsack
“Well, first of all, we've got to get away from being offended by the truth. We've seen a 41 percent increase in food stamp recipients across the United States of America since President Obama was sworn in in January 2009. That has nothing to do with black, white, Hispanic or whatever. It's a fact, and we need to, you know, deal with that.” KnowsNeedsFirstsWellsStatesFactsAmericaBlackPresidentWhiteUnitedDealsUnited StatesPercentIncreaseGet AwayPresident ObamaUnited States Of AmericaStampsOffendedJanuaryHispanicBlack WhiteFood Stamps Author:Allen West
“The normal profits of a business concern in the United States are six, eight, ten, and sometimes twelve percent. But war-time profits - ah! that is another matter - twenty, sixty, one hundred, three hundred, and even eighteen hundred per cent - the sky is the limit.” WarSometimesMatterStatesThreeUnitedUnited StatesSkyTenLimitsNormalSixPercentHundredConcernTwentiesProfitEightTwelveCentsSixtyEighteenRacketSky Is The LimitWar Time Book:War is a Racket!: And Other Essential Reading Source: War is a Racket!: And Other Essential Reading
“We must face the fact that the United States is neither omnipotent nor omniscient, that we cannot impose our will upon the other 94 percent of mankind, that we cannot right every wrong or reverse every adversity, and that therefore there cannot be an American solution to every world problem.” WorldStatesFactsProblemFacesUnitedUnited StatesMankindSolutionsPercentAdversityReverseOmnipotentOmniscientWorld Problems Author:John F. Kennedy
“In the first study, Grant and his colleagues analyzed data from one of the five biggest pizza chains in the United States. They discovered that the weekly profits of the stores managed by extroverts were 16 percent higher than the profits of those led by introverts—but only when the employees were passive types who tended to do their job without exercising initiative. Introverted leaders had the exact opposite results. When they worked with employees who actively tried to improve work procedures, their stores outperformed those led by extroverts by more than 14 percent.” FirstsStatesJobsUnitedResultsLeaderUnited StatesStudyFiveTypeHigherExercisePercentOppositesProfitStoresChainsDataEmployeeGrantsInitiativePassiveIntrovertColleaguesProceduresPizzaIntrovertedExtroverts Author:Susan Cain