#oda

In 1973, America imported 30 percent of its crude oil needs. Today, that number has doubled to more than 60 percent. Gas prices are as high as they are now in part because we've had no comprehensive national energy policy for the past few decades. ↗

— Gary Miller

#because #comprehensive #crude #crude oil #decades

Today more than 20,000 communities participate in the National Flood Insurance Program. More than 90 insurance companies sell and service flood service insurance. There are more than four million policies covering the total of $800 billion. ↗

— Gary Miller

#communities #companies #covering #flood #four

All those people whose faces decorate the shopping bags of Barnes and Noble, with a few exceptions, would never get published today. ↗

— Mark Crispin Miller

#barnes #decorate #exceptions #faces #few

If you realize you aren't so wise today as you thought you were yesterday, you're wiser today. ↗

— Olin Miller

#thought #today #were #wise #wiser

I made observations for three hours last night, and am almost ill today from fatigue; still I have worked all day, trying to reduce the places, and mean to work hard again tonight. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#all day #almost #am #day #fatigue

Today, there are many, many ways to entertain people in one single videogame. And the Internet has made it so easy for people to ask for clues. ↗

— Shigeru Miyamoto

#clues #easy #entertain #entertain people #internet

What I found is that just in the lifestyle today, people have fewer and fewer opportunities to get exercise. ↗

— Shigeru Miyamoto

#fewer #found #get #i #just

When I'm making video games today, I want people to be entertained. I am always thinking, How are people going to enjoy playing the games we are making today? And as long as I can enjoy something other people can enjoy it, too. ↗

— Shigeru Miyamoto

#am #enjoy #entertained #games #going

Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across state line for immoral porpoises. ↗

— Colin Mochrie

#allegedly #arrested #charges #dolphin #famous

My problem is that the audience is more fiction-literate than ever. In Shakespeare's day, you probably expected to see a play once or twice in your life; today you experience four or five different kinds of fiction every day. So staying ahead of the audience is impossible. ↗

— Steven Moffat

#audience #day #different #different kinds #ever