“One survey found that ten percent of Americans thought Joan of Arc was Noah's wife.” FoundWifeTenPercentStatisticsSurveysArcsMatrimony Author:Rita Mae Brown
“In our society competitive capitalism has put family life and working life on a collision course.In Canada statistics show that over 70 percent of the burden of caring for children, the aged, the disabled and the sick falls on women most of whom receive no pay for these very essential tasks.Normally speaking, it may be said that the forces of capitalism, if left unchecked, tend to make the rich richer and the poor poorer and thus increase the gap between them.” IfsMayChildrenSaidShowsFallCoursesLeftForcePoorPayRichEssentialsPercentCapitalismTasksSickIncreaseBurdenCaringCanadaOur SocietyStatisticsGapsFamily LifeDisabledCollisionChild CareWorking Life Author:Jawaharlal Nehru
“Most gun dealers follow the law and run honest businesses. But the statistics show that 1 percent of dealers sell more than half of all illegal guns. Why isn't the federal government going after them? Here's one reason: unlike mayors, members of Congress don't get a phone call in the middle of the night when a cop is shot and killed. They don't deliver the eulogies.” ReasonShowsGovernmentRunningLawNightHalfMiddleHonestMembersPercentGunShotsSellsCongressPhonesIllegalStatisticsCopFederal GovernmentMayorsPhone CallsDealerEulogyMiddle Of The NightIllegal Guns Author:Michael Bloomberg
“Half of all kids in public education are below the poverty line. Two-thirds of the achievement gap comes from factors outside of school. Teachers influence about seven to ten percent of what happens in kids' lives. When you think about those statistics, you have to think about how to re-envision education so it's holistic and so we share responsibility.” ThinkingTwoHappensKidsSchoolLinesHalfResponsibilityPovertyTeacherShareInfluenceTenAchievementPercentThirdsSevenFactorsStatisticsGapsHolisticPublic EducationSchool TeachersAchievement Gap Author:Randi Weingarten
“According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers. More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.” HalfMembersPercentMurderVictimCommittedStrangerNeighborGirlfriendStatisticsAcquaintanceCasualFbiFamily MembersBoyfriend And GirlfriendMurder Victims Author:Alafair Burke
“There are statistics out that say 20 year olds, 18 years olds think about sex 90 percent of the time. They only don't think about sex when they're eating, and that's rare.” ThinkingYearsSexEatingPercentStatistics Author:William H. Macy
“The truth is that the 143 million orphaned children and the 11 million who starve to death or die from preventable diseases and the 8.5 million who work as child slaves, prostitutes, or under other horrific conditions and the 2.3 million who live with HIV add up to 164.8 million needy children. And though at first glance that looks like a big number, 2.1 billion people on this earth proclaim to be Christians. The truth is that if only 8 percent of the Christians would care for one more child, there would not be any statistics left.” PeopleIfsFirstsLooksChildrenBigsCareEarthChristianDiesLeftNumbersMillionsConditionsTruth IsDiseasePercentAddSlaveBillionsStatisticsGlancesHivNeedyHorrificNumber 2 Author:Katie Davis
“I'm not the only taxpayer who has no idea what he's sending to the IRS. This year, only 28 percent of all Americans will prepare their own tax returns, according to a voice in my head that invents accurate-sounding statistics.” YearsIdeasVoiceReturnTaxesPercentNo IdeaStatisticsAccurateTaxpayersIrsTax ReturnsVoices In My Head Author:Dave Barry
“Ninety-five percent of all statistics, including this one, are bogus.” FivePercentIncludingStatisticsNinety Author:Keith Waterhouse
“One of the statistics that always amazes me is the approval of the Chinese government, not elected, is over 80 percent. The approval of the U.S. government, fully elected, is 19 percent. Well, we elected these people and they didn't elect those people. Isn't it supposed to be different? Aren't we supposed to like the people that we elected?” PeopleWellsDifferentGovernmentPercentSupposed To BeChineseStatisticsApprovalChinese Government Author:Bill Gates
“I noticed one thing. According to the ABA statistics, only 3.5 percent of lawyers in America in 2000 were Hispanic, yet they - Hispanics make up 5 percent of the federal district court judges and 6 percent of circuit court judges.” AmericaOne ThingJudgingPercentCourtLawyerStatisticsCircuitsHispanicCourt Judges Author:Jeff Sessions
“Statistics tell us that of the 500,000 people who arrived, those who are granted political asylum are more or less 10 percent. I mean those who are fleeing from war, from Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, parts of Nigeria. Welcoming them, in all of these cases, is our duty. For illegals, though, expulsion is needed.” PeopleMeanWarPoliticalCasesDutyNeededPercentIraqWelcomeGrantedStatisticsAfghanistanSyriaNigeriaAsylumsFleeingExpulsion Author:Matteo Salvini
“Over 13 percent of women in college have reported being a victim of stalking during the school year, and one out of every five college women has reported being sexually assaulted. It is simple to talk about statistics. It is more difficult to remember that each number is a victim and represents a daughter, a sister or a friend.” YearsSchoolRememberMotherDifficultSimpleNumbersFiveCollegePercentDaughterVictimStatisticsSexuallyStalkingSchool Years Author:Gwen Moore
“Americans pay up to 1,000 percent more to fill their prescriptions than consumers in other countries - that is an alarming statistic.” CountryPayPercentConsumersStatisticsOther CountriesPrescriptions Author:Ken Salazar
“If you enjoyed laughing in the face of death, you might like to have a crack at High Saffron. One hundred merits, and all you have to do is take a look.' 'I understand there's a one hundred percent fatality rate?' 'True. But up until the moment of death there was a one hundred percent survival rate. Really, I shouldn't let anything as meaningless as statistics put you off.” IfsLooksMomentsMightFacesLaughingSurvivalPercentHundredRateEnjoyedMeritStatisticsCracksMeaninglessFatalitySaffron Author:Jasper Fforde