Quotes about one-tenth (15 Quotes)

One-tenth of the student body is being affected by this decision, but it's raising money for everyone.

Steven Brill, an attorney and author of a book on the aftermath of Sept. 11, says Feinberg's chart was certain to offend all families, regardless of income. At the same time that some of the wealthy families are angry at him, the poor families are angry at him too, ... 'How dare Ken Feinberg do that How dare someone put a value on human life that says that my husband and the father of my children is worth one-tenth of what this other person is worth'

Verily ye are in an age in which if ye neglect one-tenth of what is ordered, ye will be doomed. After this a time will come, when he who shall observe one-tenth of what is now ordered will be redeemed.

HEAD-MONEY, n. A capitation tax, or poll-tax. In ancient times there lived a king Whose tax-collectors could not wring From all his subjects gold enough To make the royal way less rough. For pleasure's highway, like the dames Whose premises adjoin it, claims Perpetual repairing. So The tax-collectors in a row Appeared before the throne to pray Their master to devise some way To swell the revenue. So great, Said they, are the demands of state A tithe of all that we collect Will scarcely meet them. Pray reflect How, if one-tenth we must resign, Can we exist on t'other nine The monarch asked them in reply; Has it occurred to you to try The advantage of economy; It has, the spokesman said we sold All of our gray garrotes of gold With plated-ware we now compress The necks of those whom we assess. Plain iron forceps we employ To mitigate the miser's joy Who hoards, with greed that never tires, That which your Majesty requires. Deep lines of thought were seen to plow Their way across the royal brow. Your state is desperate, no question Pray favor me with a suggestion. O King of Men, the spokesman said, If you'll impose upon each head A tax, the augmented revenue We'll cheerfully divide with you. As flashes of the sun illume The parted storm-cloud's sullen gloom, The king smiled grimly. I decree That it be so --and, not to be In generosity outdone, Declare you, each and every one, Exempted from the operation Of this new law of capitation. But lest the people censure me Because they're bound and you are free,'Twere well some clever scheme were laid By you this poll-tax to evade. I'll leave you now while you confer With my most trusted minister. The monarch from the throne-room walked And straightway in among them stalked A silent man, with brow concealed, Bare-armed --his gleaming axe revealed --G. J.

Politics is not worrying this country one-tenth as much as where to find a parking space.

The most money we have ever been able to get appropriated for the juvenile justice bills was $55 million a year, about one-tenth of what was necessary.

One-tenth of the participants produce over one-third of the output. Increasing the number of participants merely reduces the average output.

The ultimate computer, our own brain, uses only ten watts of power -- one-tenth the energy consumed by a hundred-watt bulb.

The average regulation has a life span one-fifth as long as a chimpanzee's and one-tenth as long as a human's - but four times as long as the official's who created it.

I think it's good for sports generally. Finally, everybody's serious about this. Cheating and doping is one-tenth of 1 percent accident and 99.9 percent deliberate, and so we're going to catch you if you're doing it and we're going to work together if you're doing it.

The good news is the PC industry alone is a fabulous business. But add to that the potential of the 1 billion PC devices consumer electronics based on the PC and then you get to put into perspective Paul's comments. 10x increased performance, one-tenth the power consumption and 10x the market opportunity.

Do you realize if one-tenth of one-percent write out of possibly 40 million viewers - 40,000 write - the weight that would carry Is that too much to ask - that one tenth of one per cent be attentive to what they see To take control of their own lives Or do they want to remain children and give that control away

ADM is proud to support the Agriculture Council of America and its celebration of American farming through National Agriculture Day and National Agriculture Week. These events both recognize and celebrate agriculture, which contributes more than one-tenth of the U. S. economy.

It doesn't mean much. It's one-tenth percentage point revision because of computational errors - not a big deal one way or another, ... It doesn't change the underlying picture. Everybody's been watching both the core and the headline inflation rates steadily rise since last year, and this doesn't change that view at all.

If we got one-tenth of what was promised to us in these acceptance speeches there wouldn't be any inducement to go to heaven.