Quotes about Percentage

Casualties many; Percentage of dead not known; Combat efficiency; we are winning. Votes: 3

Percentage margins don't matter. What matters always is dollar margins: the actual dollar amount. Companies are valued not on their percentage margins, but on how many dollars they actually make, and a multiple of that. Votes: 3

Ignore the annual percentage rate when shopping for a mortgage. Votes: 1

The percentage of Americans in the prison system, has doubled since 1985. Votes: 1

Unfortunately, the highly curious student is a small percentage of the kids. Votes: 1

It's no sin to make a critical study of Brazil's reality. A small percentage own land. Most people don't. Votes: 1

Slow growth and inflation have a tendency to accompany large deficits and increasing debt as a percentage of GDP. Votes: 1

What can the Church do? If she stands by her moral teaching, then she will be seen as standing in judgement over a vast percentage of Europeans. Votes: 1

The world at large is less inequitable today than at any time in history. Number of people in abject poverty, as a percentage, is at all-time low. Votes: 1

The select group of people who do make realistic cinema, who do make cinema perhaps a little more acceptable to the Western audience, is a very small percentage. Votes: 1

There is a percentage of people who want to be a little bit outside their comfort zone and I am one of them, someone who lives on the edge. Votes: 1

People who identify themselves as conservatives donate money to charity more often than people who identify themselves as liberals. They donate more money and a higher percentage of their incomes. Votes: 1

There is no filmmaking legislation because distributors are not interested in sharing their money with the film industry - for instance, by giving a percentage of ticket sales back to filmmakers. Votes: 1

The pitcher has got only a ball. I've got a bat. So the percentage in weapons is in my favor and I let the fellow with the ball do the fretting. Votes: 1

A vast percentage of the human race is literally not wired neurologically to get irony. Well more than half of humanity takes life at face value, which is to me terrifying. Votes: 1

Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity. Votes: 1

The percentage you're paying is too high priced While you're living beyond all your means And the man in the suit has just bought a new car From the profit he's made on your dreams. Votes: 1

One thing I was thinking about is that they probably get their come-uppance about the same percentage that people in real life do. Basically, stealing for all practical purposes might as well be legal in New York. Votes: 1

Today, the US spends less on defense as a percentage of our economy than we did at any time since he Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. For the world's only superpower, that is an invitation to very serious trouble. Votes: 1

The only people who steal are thieves, and that's a very small percentage of civilization. Most people want to have some way to make the economic transaction valid. They want to return the favor, if you will... return the benefit and reciprocate. Votes: 1

The 1980s will seem like a walk in the park when compared to new global challenges, where annual productivity increases of 6% may not be enough. A combination of software, brains, and running harder will be needed to bring that percentage up to 8% or 9%. Votes: 1

A high percentage of organisations develop a military rationale, whereby only a very small number of people make all of the decisions. There is little wonder, then, that people aren't keen to get out of bed and come to work on a Monday morning. Votes: 1

Women have made tons of progress. But we still have a small percentage of the top jobs in any industry, in any nation in the world. I think that's partly because from a very young age, we encourage our boys to lead and we call our girls bossy. Votes: 1

We're long past having to defend or explain why women should be on boards, given all the data that shows how companies with female as well as male directors perform better. It's unfortunate when companies with a large percentage of women constituents don't reflect that in their boardrooms. Votes: 1

I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about Latin America or about the world. It's quite blind and deaf to anything that may happen outside the frontiers of the U.S. Votes: 1

The Democrats co-opted the credit for the Civil Rights Act of 1964. But if you go back and look at the history, a larger percentage of Republicans voted for that than did Democrats. But a Democrat president signed it, so they co-opted credit for having passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Votes: 1

The open web is full of spam, shady operators, and blatant falsehoods. Outside of a relatively small percentage of high quality sites, most of the web is chock full of popup ads and other interruptive come-ons. It's nearly impossible to find signal in that noise, and the web is in danger of being overrun by all that crap. Votes: 1

Multi-millionaires who pay half or less than half of the percentage of tax the rest of us pay justify their actions by saying they pay what the law requires. Though true, the fact is they found ways within the law to beat the purpose of the law - which, in the case of taxes, is that we all pay our fair share. Votes: 1

On-base percentage really doesn't mean that much. Votes: 0

A certain tiny percentage of everyone is gay. Votes: 0

A high percentage of vegan men look like lesbians. Votes: 0

Don't just give me an advance. I want a percentage. Votes: 0

Golf is a percentage game, and I play the percentages. Votes: 0

There's never any percentage in being ahead of your time. Votes: 0

According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable. Votes: 0

100 per cent of us die, and the percentage cannot be increased. Votes: 0

Thinking about working out burns 0 calories, 0 percentage of fat and accomplishes 0 goals! Votes: 0

I give a percentage of the earnings to the Motion Picture Home. Votes: 0

I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing. Votes: 0

The percentage of Americans in the prison system, Prison system, has doubled since 1985 Votes: 0

It's common knowledge that a large percentage of Wall Street brokers use astrology. Votes: 0

By 2030, just a small percentage of the global population will live in poverty. Votes: 0

Shooting percentage is just as much about decision making as it is about technique Votes: 0

A large percentage of the staff plays both online and here at the Casinos. Votes: 0

If I had to put a percentage on it - I'd say not likely. Votes: 0

Employees pay the highest percentage of taxes. Big business and investors pay the least. Votes: 0

People in New York pay attention to national issues - a huge percentage of people. Votes: 0

You're spoilt as an actor if you are in that small percentage that works regularly. Votes: 0

An incredibly high percentage of successful entrepreneurs are dyslexic. That's one of the little-known facts. Votes: 0

Developing films with directors, developing films with actors, is a poor percentage play for a screenwriter. Votes: 0

The highest percentage of England's top jobs are filled by graduates from about two different universities. Votes: 0

The one single factor that determines society’s success is the percentage of change-makers within it. Votes: 0

There are millions of business ideas out there but only a tiny percentage of businesses succeed. Votes: 0

There is no evidence that super PACs have led to a greater percentage of negative ads. Votes: 0

It's crazy that America gives such a paltry percentage of its GNP to the starving nations. Votes: 0

I want to be in the small percentage of women who don't settle for conventional roles. Votes: 0

If on-base percentage is so important, then why don't they put it up on the scoreboard? Votes: 0

I have spent a reasonable percentage of my life in libraries - I like the hush. Votes: 0

Don't solicit for your sister, it's not nice. Unless you get a good percentage of her price. Votes: 0

Actually, if my business was legitimate, I would deduct a substantial percentage for depreciation of my body. Votes: 0

Warren Buffett pays taxes on a smaller percentage of his billions in income than his cleaning lady. Votes: 0

A great percentage of the mistakes I discovered in my own work, could be attributed to testimonies. Votes: 0

Why is it fair that I should be paying a higher percentage of taxes than anyone else? Votes: 0

The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history. Votes: 0

A stereotype becomes a stereotype when a significant percentage of the population appears to conform to it. Votes: 0

An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life. Votes: 0

I'm not willing to put a percentage on the chances but I will no longer rule it out. Votes: 0

The percentage of couples who stay together after high school is, like, less than five percent, you guys. Votes: 0

If Mitt Romney had got the percentage Ronald Reagan did of Hispanics, he would have defeated Barack Obama. Votes: 0

Today, unless women gain jobs and athletic scholarships commensurate with their percentage of the population, feminists scream discrimination. Votes: 0

There's a direct link between percentage of young people that are educated and how we live our lives. Votes: 0

The fact is the enemy right now is within the Muslim community. A small percentage but it`s there. Votes: 0

We lost this animal instinct that we used to have. We use a very low percentage of our instinct. Votes: 0

The GOP can't even envision winning the White House if we lose a significant percentage of the Hispanic vote. Votes: 0

I think - there's always going to be a percentage of people who maybe aren't as good as others Votes: 0

In just the past century we have almost doubled the percentage of fat in our diets--from 20% in 1910 to about 35% today. Votes: 0

I would expect an extremely high percentage of the chickens would test positive. Our poultry industry clients wouldn't like that. Votes: 0

A very big percentage of small-scale construction is plastic. But its some horrible beige plastic made to look like wood. Votes: 0

I've learned it's always better to have a small percentage of a big success, than a hundred percent of nothing. Votes: 0

People who would go to an arthouse cinema and watch a Swedish movie and read subtitles... it's a small percentage. Votes: 0

People who would go to an arthouse cinema and watch a Swedish movie and read subtitles " it's a small percentage. Votes: 0

Acting is a tough business, and the percentage of people who make it is very low - it's about 1 percent. Votes: 0

I'm not looking at money, percentage points or grosses. This is my life, you know? To me, every day matters. Votes: 0

The unusual is only found in a very small percentage, except in literary creations, and that is exactly what makes literature. Votes: 0

In many respects, this country is becoming an oligarchy, with a tiny percentage of America owning the media, owning the country. Votes: 0

Being a white South African, I enjoyed the better things that that country gave to a small percentage of its population. Votes: 0

If someone analyzed your words today, what percentage would be tender, encouraging, uplifting, faith-building, and joyful? Would it match Christ's proportions? Votes: 0

Homeopathy cures a larger percentage of cases than any other form of treatment and is beyond doubt safer and more economical. Votes: 0

Metal guys are huge nerds. A good percentage of them are either horror or sci-fi or comic book or fantasy nerds. Votes: 0

Economists state their GNP growth projections to the nearest tenth of a percentage point to prove they have a sense of humor. Votes: 0

No man or woman is uniformly successful... we must all expect a rather high percentage of failure in the things we attempt. Votes: 0

Berkshireis not as good as it was in terms of percentage compounding [going forward], but it's still a hell of a business. Votes: 0

Education, fundamentally, is the increase of the percentage of the conscious in relation to the unconscious. It must be a developing idea. Votes: 0

No country can sustain, in idleness, more than a small percentage of its numbers. The great majority must labor at something productive. Votes: 0

Without organization and leadership toward a realistic goal, there is no chance of realizing more than a small percentage of your potential. Votes: 0

That's all baseball is, is numbers; it's run by numbers, averages, percentage and odds. Managers make their decisions based on the numbers. Votes: 0

Philanthropy, although it's tiny compared to the government, it's 2% of the US economy, which is the largest percentage, other than the Middle East. Votes: 0

The first time formal customer research is done, executives frequently are surprised by the sizeable percentage of customers who defect for service-related reasons. Votes: 0

Agriculture's not insulated from having a percentage of people who might be really good old graziers, but they're no good as business people. Votes: 0

There's the same percentage of genius happening in both genders, but there's less women writing scripts and out there looking for the job. Votes: 0

The human species produces a certain percentage of scum. That is the way in which I have understood the world my whole life Votes: 0

The ideal ratio is one computer to every five students; we are nowhere close to that percentage in a lot of schools in America. Votes: 0

If you train yourself to listen to your intuition and to follow its bidding, you will greatly increase your percentage of success in life. Votes: 0

Only a very small percentage can regard conditions from any but a selfish point of view or conceive of any but their own shoe-pinch. Votes: 0

It is a commonplace by now to say that the urban school systems of America contain a higher percentage of Negro children each year. Votes: 0

Madam Speaker, before being elected to Congress, I ran a manufacturing business that did a significant percentage of our sales outside the United States. Votes: 0

There's a very small percentage of people that take limos to school and have $2000 handbags - no one in my high school had that! Votes: 0

Eternal boyhood is the dream of a depressing percentage of American males, and the locker room is the temple where they worship arrested development. Votes: 0

The way we live is changing. Each year, our free time shrinks a little more as computers clamor for an increasing percentage of our attention. Votes: 0

In America today, the percentage of children and adolescents who are defined as overweight is more than double what it was in the early 1970s. Votes: 0

True buoyant leaders can never communicate in percentage points, or charts and figures. First and foremost, they must be storytellers, communicating with their hearts, not heads. Votes: 0

The percentage of mistakes in quick decisions is no greater than in long-drawn-out vacillations, and the effect of decisiveness itself makes things go and creates confidence. Votes: 0

Considerable research on successful soccer players and their developmental history, affirms that a good percentage of them have spent time in isolation, working on soccer skills. Votes: 0

Book clubs, both online and in person, have become a large percentage of the reading public, and many of them won't consider reading books in hardcover. Votes: 0

Perhaps they didn't know they were at sea. Was there a certain percentage of people at sea who lacked the knowledge that they were at sea? Votes: 0

We have never pushed it far enough to know, but we decided 47 percent was the right percentage. You can quote us on that. It's very mathematical. Votes: 0

I'm convinced that a large percentage of people that we call worldly Christians are perhaps not Christian to begin with and that may be the trouble. Votes: 0

In other words, the percentage change in book value in any given year is likely to be reasonably close to that year's change in intrinsic value. Votes: 0

The genius of America is production; and a large percentage of our productive enterprises are headed by men who have come up from the worker's bench. Votes: 0

Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable. Votes: 0

Say you were standing with one foot in the oven and one foot in an ice bucket. According to the percentage people, you should be perfectly comfortable. Votes: 0

The ingredients of a hamburger seldom vary. It's a percentage of fat to lean meat, add salt and prepare and that's it. It shouldn't need a recipe. Votes: 0

My life, I swear, is, like, 75% public. I have a very small percentage of my life that is private. But I do keep that private life private. Votes: 0

The matinee audiences are different because they're mostly kids, a great percentage kids. So they respond to everything differently, but I understand what they do respond to. Votes: 0

The Broadway audience is made up of a greater percentage of tourists now. There's not nearly as much variety and danger and challenge in what's being offered. Votes: 0

Hillary Clinton`s popular vote lead is now up to 2.3 million votes, but get this, [Donald] Trump`s percentage of the popular vote has now dropped to 46.4 percent. Votes: 0

The number of those 19 to 25 with private insurance increased from 51 to 55.8 percent, and the percentage of uninsured fell from 33.9 percent in 2010 to 28.8 percent during the first half of 2011. Votes: 0

Maybe some percentage that's substantially larger than 95 percent of VCs add zero value. I would bet that 70-80 percent add negative value to a startup in their advising. Votes: 0

Alcoholism, tobacco, drunk driving, these things will always be with us. There's always going to be a certain percentage of any population that is addicted to certain substances. Votes: 0

The work, I suppose, is made in the editing, whereby I make literally hundreds of drawings, and then a much smaller percentage of those become the finished work. Votes: 0

When you go to bed tonight, ask yourself 'What percentage of my day did I spend creating residual income?' If the answer is ZERO, you're in trouble. Votes: 0

Google actually relies on our users to help with our marketing. We have a very high percentage of our users who often tell others about our search engine. Votes: 0

We simply do not catch a high enough percentage of users to make the law a real threat, although we do catch enough to seriously overburden our legal system. Votes: 0

Only a small percentage of novelists, painters, musicians, scientists, anywhere in the world, are talented. But there are many more in Hollywood than one would expect from looking movies. Votes: 0

Yes. The all-volunteer force is comprised of a very small percentage of the population. Therefore, fewer citizens have a personal interest in military matters and are not personally impacted. Votes: 0

Why does Medicare have such difficulty accommodating a cut - no, wait, a trim to its annual spending increase - of two measly percentage points? Two words: baby boom. Votes: 0

There are nearly 30% of young people who are too fat. So let's take care of the zillions of the too fat before we talk about the percentage that's left. Votes: 0

Since any reasonable person would choose a Mac over a PC, Apple's market share provides us with an accurate reading of the percentage of reasonable people in our society. Votes: 0

There were a large number of Jews who held more favorable positions than they should have, according to their percentage of the population. Germans should have held those positions. Votes: 0

We have been restraining the growth of the cost of education-that is, tuition, room and board-to be within approximately one and a half percentage points of the consumer price index. Votes: 0

The active investors will have their returns diminished by a far greater percentage than will their inactive brethren. That means that the passive group - the "know-nothings" - must win. Votes: 0

South Sydney is a very complicated and wonderful place. You have some of the most expensive bits of real estate in the country and a large percentage of government housing. Votes: 0

India is a youthful country. A country with such a major percentage of youth has the capability to change not only its own, but the fate of the entire world. Votes: 0

Where were living we have a certain amount of our profit every year its like a percentage 5 or 7% or something like that that we set aside specifically for charity things. Votes: 0

The people among which I lived - and yet live, mainly - made their living from cotton, wheat, cattle, oil, with the usual percentage of business men and professional men. Votes: 0

Everything is relative. Is the Internet fast? Not for most people. Is it always on? Yes, for cable modem and DSL users but that represents a tiny percentage of users. Votes: 0

A first-generation fortune is the most likely to be given away, but once a fortune is inherited it's less likely that a very high percentage will go back to society. Votes: 0

The open secret of many Bible believing Churches is that a vanishingly small percentage of those talking about prayer and Bible reading are actually doing what they are talking about. Votes: 0

We have been restraining the growth of the cost of education-that is, tuition, room and board-to be within approximately one and a half percentage points of the consumer price index. Votes: 0

In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process. Votes: 0

It is possible that the percentage of honest and competent whores is higher than that of plumbers and much higher than that of lawyers. And enormously higher than that of professors. Votes: 0

Footage of people camped out at Best Buy or elsewhere is not remotely a celebration. Rather, it's a reminder of just how economically distressed a large percentage of our populace is. Votes: 0

A lot of people have a misconception of what the ghetto is all about. You know, it's only a small percentage of the people that are bad. Everybody else is good. Votes: 0

Many unions have contracts with employers that are based on a multiple of the prevailing minimum wage. If the minimum wage goes up, union salaries go up by a similar percentage. Votes: 0

Since 1900, only three other [than Donald Trump ] presidents have won the White House with a smaller percentage of the popular vote. Woodrow Wilson in 1912, Richard Nixon in 1968, and Bill Clinton in 1992. Votes: 0

Since 1994, unemployment rates are lower. Median household income is higher. A greater percentage of Americans are graduating from college. Home ownership rates are higher. And the violent crime rate has decreased. Votes: 0

Interesting survey in the current Journal of Abnormal Psychology: New York City has a higher percentage of people you shouldn't make any sudden moves around than any other city in the world. Votes: 0

We need a national renewable energy goal. Such a goal, sometimes called a renewable energy standard (RES), would spell out what percentage of our power America plans to get from renewable sources. Votes: 0

There is a certain percentage of the white population ... if they started having more middle-class black kids who are friends with their kids, eating Cheerios in their kitchen, their attitudes start changing. Votes: 0

From the employees' standpoint, in 1935, Social Security was a big gamble. Employees would be required to participate in the program, contributing a percentage of their income for their entire adult working life. Votes: 0

I would say, as far as heckling, there's benign and there's malignant; like tumors man. Sometimes you get really nice hecklers. I'd say percentage-wise it's only about 10 to 20 percent the whole year. Votes: 0

Since the day Martin Luther King was killed, the black middle classes have almost quadrupled, but the percentage of black children living on or below the poverty line is almost the same. Votes: 0

We are not out to boast that there is so much percentage of growth per year. Our real concern is how it affects the lives of people, the future of our country. Votes: 0

I think a lot about the past, it's true. But at my age, the past is more present than the here and now. and there is not much percentage in the future. Votes: 0

In 1960, fewer than 13 percent of Americans were obese, and diabetes had been diagnosed in 1 percent. Today, the percentage of obese Americans has almost tripled; the percentage of Americans with diabetes has increased sevenfold. Votes: 0

What makes a good leadoff hitter? Deion Sanders had speed, but he wasn't the ideal leadoff hitter. What was his on-base percentage? The criteria shouldn't be speed, it should be getting on base. Votes: 0

Journalism, some huge percentage of it, should be devoted to putting pressure on power, on nonsense, on chicanery of all kinds and if that's going to invite a lawsuit, well, bring it on. Votes: 0

People with lower incomes tend to give a greater percentage of their incomes to help others and show greater empathy and compassion - perhaps because they know they might face the same circumstances. Votes: 0

If you actually are a doctor and admitted it, you'd say, 'I don't cure a huge percentage, I don't have a 50 percent cure rate .. (but) I can have a 100 percent compassion rate,'. Votes: 0

And then to end up with a total of 347 wins, averaging 10 regular season wins for 33 years and the best winning percentage, and I'm very proud of this, of any professional team from 1970 to 1996. Votes: 0

In life sciences, we find a reasonable balance between men and women. In engineering and computer science, we have a major problem. A very small percentage of women will be in computer science. Votes: 0

It is true that a large percentage of the Western world hopes that I am imprisoned or dead. But all my people, the Palestinians and the Arabs, wish me long life and freedom. Votes: 0

Did you know that the percentage of young people in the crucial 'youthquake' age bracket of 15 to 24 was higher in 1973 than in 1967 ? Therefore it was glam rock that ended the war in Vietnam. Votes: 0

I don't make the decision about what percentage of good guy or bad guy I play. For some reason, if I put my energy into the bad guy, that scares people. It's magic. Votes: 0

... an appallingly high percentage of doctors and other practitioners are still pretty much out of the loop regarding trigger points, despite their having been written about in medical journals for over sixty years. Votes: 0

You, me, & your papa are 3 of the tiny percentage of souls on this miserable earth who've figured out that playing ball is the highest purpose God ever invented the human male body for. Votes: 0

There's a wealth gap that is happening, and that is all over the world, you know? The rich are getting richer and holding a higher percentage of money or wealth that's out there. Votes: 0

I make no apology for wanting to make a profit - the more I make, the bigger percentage will go to charity. So most of the work I do now is motivated by that. Votes: 0

Companies like Google and Facebook may offer jobs allowing or requiring imagination and creativity, but the whole of Silicon Valley accounts for only 3 percent of national income and a smaller percentage of national employment. Votes: 0

I just got the endorsement of the Fraternal Order of Police.We have endorsements from, I think, almost every police group, very - I mean, a large percentage of them in the United States. Votes: 0

For the tiny percentage of people who are negatively affected by our embracing of standards, they can just get their sports somewhere else in the meantime. It's not like we're denying them hospital care. Votes: 0

The rate of return on Social Security for people nearing retirement is about 1.5 percent. By the time young children like mine are ready to retire, that rate of return will be a negative percentage. Votes: 0

There are people that very strongly identify themselves as gay and then lesbian, and then I think there are a lot of people who are kind of some percentage or some version of that. Votes: 0

I was offered a choice of a flat salary up front or a percentage of the film's future earnings. I took the up front money. Nobody could have figured what Halloween would ultimately become. Votes: 0

This year, we must address the Colorado Paradox. We have more college degrees per capita than any state. Yet we lag the nation in the percentage of students who go on to higher education. Votes: 0

No other country in the world imprisons so many of its racial or ethnic minorities. The United States imprisons a larger percentage of its black population than South Africa did at the height of apartheid Votes: 0

When it comes to our precious poor children of all colors, maybe disproportionally in percentage black and white and red, but all colors, yellow as well as white, we need to push toward integrated schools. Votes: 0

Use the formula P=40 to 70, in which P stands for the probability of success and the numbers indicate the percentage of information acquired. Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut. Votes: 0

The railroads are not run for the benefit of the dear public. That cry is nonsense. They are built for men who invest their money and expect to get a fair percentage of the same. Votes: 0

I’m doing pretty well. If you don’t get married, you can’t get divorced. Why couldn’t we learn from the devastatingly low percentage of successful marriages that our last generation went through? Votes: 0

It is not races but individuals that are noble and courageous or ignoble and craven or considerate or persistent or philosophical or reasonable. The race gets credit when the percentage of noble individuals is high. Votes: 0

SIS, the Secret Intelligence Service, also known as MI6, also has no executive powers and operates abroad on CIA lines, but with a tiny percentage of the budget and a tiny percentage of the personnel. Votes: 0