Census Quotes

54 quotes by 49 authors

If we look at American history, between 1942 and 1947, the data that was collected by the Census Bureau was handed over to the FBI… — Michele Bachmann
At the last census it indicated that about 22 per cent of Australians were born overseas. — Julie Bishop
One thing that's really interesting is not only the magnitude of the recent immigration into this country, but also its distribution and its investment in… — Kenneth Prewitt
School performance, public health, crime rates, clinical depression, tax compliance, philanthropy, race relations, community development, census returns, teen suicide, economic productivity, campaign finance, even simple… — Robert D. Putnam
According to the National Crime Survey administered by the Bureau of the Census and the National Institute of Justice, it was found that only 12… — Gary Kleck
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that American homes are 650 square feet larger today than they were in 1980. Unfortunately, so are most Americans. — Conan O'Brien
A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. — Anthony Hopkins
I therefore have to use The Force. And weirdly, this doesn't work very well. I don't understand why, because on the last census, I put… — Jeremy Clarkson
Liberals believe that crime is inextricably linked with poverty. In reality, most poor people never resort to crime, and some wealthy people commit evil acts… — Rush Limbaugh
For Indigenous Australians, equal rights and citizenship have not always translated into full participation in Australian society. All Indigenous Australians have only been counted in… — Jackie Huggins
See what's inside a drop of water. The whole seed of the universe. Come, come. See what's inside a drop of blood. The composition of… — Manuel Rivas
In 1933-34, the Belgians conducted a census in order to issue â€˜ethnicâ€™ identity cards, which labelled every Rwandan as either Hutu (85%) of Tutsi (14%)… — Philip Gourevitch
The first census in 1790 asked just six questions: the name of the head of the household, the number of free white males older than… — Tom G. Palmer
The reason the government sells the census as your ticket to getting goodies - rather than as your civic duty - is that distributing goodies… — Tom G. Palmer
Shall we then judge a country by the majority, or by the minority? By the minority, surely. 'Tis pedantry to estimate nations by the census,… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If Congress sees fit to impose a capitation, or other direct tax, it must be laid in proportion to the census; if Congress determines to… — Salmon P. Chase
People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are. — Max Barry
You can't choose between right and wrong by taking a census. — Elizabeth Taylor
There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time… — Estelle Morris, Baroness Morris of Yardley
The government has become a mechanism for distributing largess, and your census form is your ticket. — Tom G. Palmer

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