Bill Dedman Quotes & Sayings (Page 9)

“Some employees are protected by union or personal contracts that limit reasons for dismissal.”

“Some parents believe that competition helps prepare children to succeed. Others fear that their children will not be able to handle failure.”

“State and federal laws protect whistle-blowers, those who refuse to do something illegal, and workers who file claims for workers' compensation.”

“Subprime lending is growing faster in black areas than in white areas.”

“The Federal Government is achieving its stated goal of helping more minorities go from being renters to being owners.”

“The Iraq war fueled distrust of the press from both sides.”

“The term 'triage' normally means deciding who gets attention first.”

“Unlike the United States Congress, which mostly forbids outside employment, state legislatures are generally composed of people with other careers.”

“Wal-Mart has always paid low wages, or, as Sam Walton put it, 'as little as we could get by with at the time.'”

“American nuclear reactors are well into middle age. The median age of an operating reactor in the U.S. is 34 years, placing start-up in midst of the Carter administration.”