One doesn't have to be a Marxist to be awed by the scale and success of early-20th-cent ury efforts to transform strong-willed… — Gary Hamel Copy Share Image
At 2 per cent growth a year, an economy doubles in size in just thirty years. — Paul Ormerod Copy Share Image
The truth of the matter is that although not all Muslims are terrorists, unfortunately, in today's world, most of the terrorists -… — Shohreh Aghdashloo Copy Share Image
Ninety-eight per cent of actors who actually make a living do so in front of a camera. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
Last year, the journalist Malcolm Gladwell conducted a survey of chief executive officers of Fortune 500 companies for his book Blink. He… — Daniel Finkelstein Copy Share Image
Eighty per cent of global warming comes from livestock and deforestation. — Heather Mills Copy Share Image
If most traders would learn to sit on their hands 50 per cent of the time, they would make a lot more money. — Bill Lipschutz Copy Share Image
The engineer who counts cost as nothing as compared to the result, who holds himself above the consideration of dollars and cents,… — Coleman Sellers II Copy Share Image
“Libertarians are not the brightest lights in the candelabra, a fact that is evident from the alternatives they tend to offer to… — Michael Lind Copy Share Image
Let us not forget the East Bank of the (River) Jordan, where seventy per cent of the inhabitants belong to the Palestinian… — George Habash Copy Share Image
World military spending has now risen to over $1.2 trillion. This incredible sum represents 2.5 per cent of GDP (global gross domestic… — Ban Ki-moon Copy Share Image
A small lie, if it actually is a lie, condemns a man as much as a big and black falsehood. If a… — Edwin Hubbel Chapin Copy Share Image
About 85 per cent of my "thinking" time was spent getting into a position to think, to make a decision, to learn… — J. C. R. Licklider Copy Share Image
I had over-trained. I put too much pressure on myself because I wanted that gold medal too much. If I had trained… — Hicham El Guerrouj Copy Share Image
The impact of climate change is relatively small. The average impact on welfare is equivalent to losing a few per cent of… — Richard Tol Copy Share Image
Being a poet is like having an invisible partner. It isn't easy. But you can't live without it either. Talent is only… — Selima Hill Copy Share Image
Damn, I can't wait until it get dark, So I can light these fireworks up at the park, And celebrate my independence,… — Kam Copy Share Image
I'm going to make the claim that I'm stronger than Obama when it comes to civil liberties, and I'm going to make… — Gary Johnson Copy Share Image
Make sure people get educated, help out with health emergencies. Those things, the government should do. That's 96 per cent of the… — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
In taking out an insurance policy one pays for it in dollars and cents, always at liberty to discontinue payments. If, however,… — Emma Goldman Copy Share Image
Ninety-nine and nine-tenths of the earth’s volume must forever remain invisible and untouchable. Because more than 97 per cent of it is… — Reginald Aldworth Daly Copy Share Image
I never made a decision in my life that wasn't one hundred per cent selfish. — John Updike Copy Share Image
