Thursday, June 04, 2009

Miscellaneous Facts and Quotes

Here are some facts and quotes that caught my eye this week:

Today in the United States there are 150 women enrolled in higher education for every 100 men. (Thomas Sowell)

Why do they call it common sense when it is so uncommon? (Fred Thompson)

While men are 54% of the labor force, they are 92% of the job-related deaths.
(Thomas Sowell)

The average American family spends 70% percent more on clothing for women and girls than on clothing for men and boys. (Sowell)

Being wrong is the risk you run by thinking and acting. (Richard Brookhiser)

While in the period from 2000 to 2005 most women were still holding jobs making less than the weekly median wages, women were also 1.7 million out of 1.9 million new workers earning above the median wage. (Sowell)

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