Health-care costs when I got into the industry in ’88 were 16 percent a year inflation. When I got out in 1997, they were less than 1 percent. – Rick Scott
Spending on programs such as national defense and funding the operating budgets of all federal agencies represent only 39 percent of our yearly budget, an all-time low. – Paul Gillmor
Gold is hoarded. It’s estimated that 95 percent of all gold ever mined is still around. – Robert Kiyosaki
40 percent of North Korean children suffer from stunted growth. 20 percent are underweight. – Tom Lantos
Ninety percent of the preparation we do as actors is just jive. It doesn’t do anything. – William H. Macy
Twenty percent of students in Israel’s schools are haredim; another 20% are retired; another 20% are Arab. I have no problem with any of them. – Yair Lapid
Raise your auto and home deductibles to $1,000 or more, and your premium cost falls at least 10 percent. – Suze Orman
Ninety-five percent of all writers who write do not get published, but 100 percent of all writers write because they have a voice in their head. The vast majority of writers simply write because they have to. – Steve Berry
Currently, Boston has only nine percent of the state’s population – but we provide more than 16 percent of the jobs and 19 percent of the state’s revenues. – Thomas Menino
