#account

Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any kind of knowledge that is at all worth learning should be remembered too. ↗

— Albert J. Nock

#any #because #common #error #kind

Our fiat currency is under increasing stress with our large and growing trade deficits. We have a federal deficit that is calculated in the trillions when we take into account the net present value of the future Social Security and Medicaid obligations we are creating today. ↗

— George Noory

#calculated #creating #currency #deficit #deficits

Certainly accountability of government is what people are clamoring for; they want to know that when lawmakers make a promise or a proposal, you can actually accomplish it. ↗

— Jim Nussle

#accountability #actually #certainly #government #know

Experience burned into me the conviction that access to education ought to be based on how much you are willing to learn and how hard you are willing to work, not on how many dollars your family has in their bank account. ↗

— Dave Obey

#account #bank #bank account #based #burned

While people out there on the spot certainly have to be held accountable for what they've done personally, the chain of command responsibility for this strikes me as just as important and should be dealt with. ↗

— William Odom

#certainly #chain #command #dealt #done

The relationship between a manufacturer and his advertising agency is almost as intimate as the relationship between a patient and his doctor. Make sure that you can life happily with your prospective client before you accept his account. ↗

— David Ogilvy

#account #advertising #advertising agency #agency #almost

And judging what is appropriate or not appropriate for a country, I think it is important in particular in judging what is the appropriate economic policy framework, one should take into account the overall political environment and the institutional framework within which economic policy operates. ↗

— Lucas Papademos

#appropriate #country #economic #economic policy #environment

Common sense tells us that the government's attempts to solve large problems more often create new ones. Common sense also tells us that a top-down, one-size-fits-all plan will not improve the workings of a nationwide health-care system that accounts for one-sixth of our economy. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#also #attempts #common #common sense #create

Today brands are everything, and all kinds of products and services - from accounting firms to sneaker makers to restaurants - are figuring out how to transcend the narrow boundaries of their categories and become a brand surrounded by a Tommy Hilfiger-like buzz. ↗

— Tom Peters

#become #boundaries #brand #brands #buzz

That's what I think regions are about, making central government more accountable and fairer. ↗

— John Prescott

#accountable #central #central government #fairer #government