#major

By liberty I mean the assurance that every man shall be protected in doing what he believes is his duty against the influence of authority and majorities, custom and opinion. ↗

— John Acton

#assurance #authority #believes #custom #doing

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at and repair. ↗

— Douglas Adams

#cannot #difference #get #go #goes

I certainly think that 10 to 20 years from now, clearly the majority of veterinarians will be women. ↗

— Richard Adams

#clearly #i #majority #now #think

It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds. ↗

— Samuel Adams

#does #fires #irate #keen #majority

The important thing for the survival of the Thai society is that the majority of those who work, both in the government and the private sector, still strive to work in the same direction; this is why the Thai nation still stands. ↗

— Bhumibol Adulyadej

#direction #government #important #important thing #majority

We're going to do something that's really unprecedented in the industry by launching the console in all three major markets for the same holiday. It's never been done before. ↗

— J Allard

#before #console #done #going #holiday

When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now. ↗

— Adam Ant

#death #else #every #felt #going

Most of the major increases in the debt ceiling have been accompanied by structural changes in the way we raise and spend money. ↗

— Charles F. Bass

#been #ceiling #changes #debt #debt ceiling

The only tyrant I accept in this world is the 'still small voice' within me. And even though I have to face the prospect of being a minority of one, I humbly believe I have the courage to be in such a hopeless minority. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#courage #majority #minority #truth #courage

Don’t be jealous if I spend 50% of my time with you, and 50% of my time with others, because you get 100% of 50%, while all the others have to share that other 50%.” This is the speech I’ve prepared to tell my wife in the future, when I’m spending a majority minus one percent of my time with my clones. 
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— Jarod Kintz

#jealous #jealousy #majority #marriage #share