The divorce rate in 1946 was higher than it ever had been and as high as it ever would be until the '70s. The reason was that prior relationships had not endured the strain of war.
How do you rate works of genius? Partly by personal inclination, partly by accepted wisdom, partly by popularity.
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.
We believe in fair exchange rates and Japan doesn't practice that. They have massive U.S. dollar reserves, and they use them to intervene regularly.
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.
And if you ask again whether there is any justice in the world, you'll have to be satisfied with the reply: Not for the time being; at any rate, not up to this Friday.
