Peace requires the provision of a platform for discussion and the exchange of information on matters and activities relevant to the prevention of armed violence.
One of the companies that we've invested in is called Facebook. In only two years, between 2009 and 2011, the information exchanged between people increased 28 times. And that cannot be explained by new people joining Facebook.
�“You swore this deal would be a safe little exchange. I didn�’t sign up for this�—Chinese mafia and Hashishins. I�’m an MD, not special ops.�” Kira Hardy in Dawn of a Dark Knight
My go-to gifts are scarves from my friend Matin Maulawizada's nonprofit organization, Afghan Hands, which supports disenfranchised women in Afghanistan. In exchange for their beautiful embroidery, the women are given financial aid and classes in math...
In their eyes, Eve saw the wolf gleam. The story was the prey, ratings the trophy.
My dad was an agent for Met Life. In the '50s, I remember the mortality rate was something like - you had - 58 was the average age. Then it was moved up to 62, and then 65, 68.
This story has no moral. If it points out an evil at any rate it suggests no remedy.
Here's the problem if you keep raising tax rates: You slow down economic growth.
We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry.
My patient population has a low recidivism rate, but if they haven't made up their minds that it is permanent, then of course, they will fail.
As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would be over 50%.
Consider a 15- or 20-year fixed-rate mortgage instead of a 30-year, if you can afford the monthly payments - they may not be as high as you think.
There are a lot of studies that suggest a higher rate of creativity in bipolars than the general population.
Studies have indicated there is a strong correlation between the shortages of nurses and morbidity and mortality rates in our hospitals.
I never eat where the hotel recommends. I do my own research and then try the most highly rated options.
We made a demand for the the same wage rates to be paid in the Canadian plants as in the U.S. plants.
We believe that the Federal Reserve has to carry on with a progressive increase in interest rates as a consequence of the American economy.
The homosexual community has more acceptance in America than it ever has, and the suicide rate is as high as it's always been.
Investments in immunization yield a rate of return on a par with educating our children - and higher than nearly any other development intervention.
Raising interest rates is voo-doo. You can't deal with a global system problem by trying to solve it with this.
The unemployment rate went down as I was governor of Massachusetts. We were losing jobs every month when I came into the state.
