In the West, that's what's happening. The birth rate has been dropping steadily and still is. But there is still a vast… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
Some years ago John Kenneth Galbraith wrote in an essay on his efforts at writing a history of economics: 'As one approaches… — Abraham Pais Copy Share Image
Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
The world will see many fashions of art and most of the world will follow the fashions and make none. These cults… — Robert Henri Copy Share Image
For when a nation becomes civilized, if it does not drop human sacrifices altogether, it at least selects as victims only such… — James G. Frazer Copy Share Image
Race is not the only differential in South Africa, in the new South Africa, where all schools are open, mother-tongue education is… — Frederik Willem de Klerk Copy Share Image
I like what Barcelona is doing. This city almost perfectly combines its natural advantages with cultural attractions, IT parks and first-rate educational… — Charles Landry Copy Share Image
Here's why I think the public service jobs are almost unavoidable: When we have downturns in the economy - and we will,… — Robert Reich Copy Share Image
The romantic chivalric tradition takes, or at any rate has in the past taken, the young man's eye off women as they… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
If inflation-adjusted interest rates decline in a given country, its currency is likely to decline. — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
There are three kinds of feedback and organizations must utilize all three to be effective: 1. Evaluation. This rates you against standards… — Sheila Heen Copy Share Image
High school dropout rates nationally - Not enough is being done on this issue. — Cedric Richmond Copy Share Image
Reinvigorating the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department, making sure that in our Department of Education, where we see evidence of… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
The death rate among Marines in Iraq has been more than double that of the other services. — Jim Lehrer Copy Share Image
Up to 90% of the total decline in the death rate of children between 1860-1965 because of whooping cough, scarlet fever, diphtheria,… — Archie Kalokerinos Copy Share Image
I don't have a shred of regret about entering the exchange-rate mechanism. — John Major Copy Share Image
Nothing will shake a man-or at any rate a man like me-out of his merely verbal thinking and his merely notional beliefs.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am actually quite encouraged and I think, actually, the UK is coping with globalisation a lot better than most other European… — George Osborne Copy Share Image
Nothing would please the Kremlin more than to have the people of this country choose a second rate president. — Richard M. Nixon Copy Share Image
Yes, the electoral struggle [in U.S.S.R.] will be animated. It will proceed around numerous very sharp questions, namely, practical questions having first-rate… — Joseph Stalin Copy Share Image
When they so-called 'target the interest rate', what they're doing is controlling the money supply via the interest rate. The interest rate… — Milton Friedman Copy Share Image
What we also have to recognize is that the deficit levels that I'm inheriting, over a trillion dollars, coming out of last… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
If you get rid of all these giveaways and loopholes and deductions and credits, then you can sharply lower the rates. — T.R. Reid Copy Share Image
The idea that Bill Gates (one of the founders of Microsoft) has appeared like a knight in shining armour to lead all… — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
I was born in Tehran at a time when women's rights were deteriorating at a rampant rate. My parents didn't want to… — Nazanin Boniadi Copy Share Image