Decade Quotes

[After decades of focusing on men's health, many experts agree that this apparent backlash is premature.] We still haven't done all the catch-up that we need to do... We don't want women's health to be a flash in the pan. - Susan Wood

[According to Statistic Canada's findings from the Canadian Community Health Survey, 26 percent of Canadian children and adolescents aged two to 17 were overweight or obese in 2004. Between 1978 and 2004 the obesity rate among 12-17 year olds increased from three percent to nine percent.] Childhood obesity has tripled over the past two decades, ... Obesity is a serious and complex issue that requires a multi-faceted approach. The Government of Canada is committed to supporting research that will help find solutions. - Ujjal Dosanjh

[A] decade of shame seemed to be ending in light and reason, [...] the Enemy was plain in view, huge and hateful, all disguise cast off; the modern age in arms. - Evelyn Waugh

[A decade from now,] Ford will be in the mid-teens and GM will be in the high teens... They might be making money at that point, if they can cut [costs]. - Gerald Meyers

[A decade ago, incentives typically totaled about 8 or 9 percent of a car's sticker price.] Today, it's around 16 percent... Today we find that cars simply don't have the status they once did. What drives the demand today is the incentive. - Art Spinella

(W)hat we are likely to see in Germany is the best year for consumer spending in a half decade. As a measure of how much pent-up demand there is in Germany, the average age of the auto fleet is at a record eight years. - David Rosenberg

(Thursday night) we reported a very good first quarter. In the parade of Eastman first quarters, this was the second best in a decade and was only overshadowed by the best quarter in our history, which was a year ago. - Brian Ferguson

(That relationship would) bring stability to a region and to a country that has been obviously destabilized for decades and decades. - Pete Peterson