#account

In the account book of the Great War the page recording the Russian losses has been ripped out. The figures are unknown. Five millions, or eight? We ourselves know not. ↗

— Paul von Hindenburg

#been #book #eight #figures #five

It always takes longer than you expect, even if you take Hofstadter's Law into account. ↗

— Douglas Hofstadter

#always #even #expect #into #law

We must have systems of checks and balances to make sure that those people who are making critical decisions for our country are held accountable, and nowhere is that more important than in the area of national security. ↗

— Chris Van Hollen

#area #balances #checks #country #critical

Emerson was the chief figure in the American transcendental movement, a fact that complicates all accounts of him in literary or cultural history. ↗

— Howard Mumford Jones

#american #chief #complicates #cultural #emerson

Drawing on President Bush's reform plan, which would allow citizens to transfer part of their Social Security contributions into personal accounts, an alteration of the current system is needed to make necessary change. ↗

— James A. Leach

#allow #alteration #bush #change #citizens

Identity theft involving these cards is a growing form of white collar crime, facilitating illegal immigration, banking and accounting fraud, tax evasion, and other nefarious activities. ↗

— Ron Lewis

#activities #banking #cards #collar #crime

In our Nation, approximately 22.5 million children ride school buses to and from school each day, which accounts for 54 percent of all students attending grade school. ↗

— Kenny Marchant

#approximately #attending #buses #children #day

If I was a gold-digger, I would have a lot of money in my bank account. I'd be worth millions and millions. ↗

— Heather Mills

#bank #bank account #i #lot #millions

Funding privatized accounts with Social Security dollars would not only make the program's long term problems worse, but many believe it represents a first step toward undermining the program's fundamental goals. ↗

— Patty Murray

#believe #dollars #first #first step #fundamental

If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check. ↗

— Grace Napolitano

#benefit #cannot #check #congress #forgoing