#majority

The majority of people who buy homes in golf course communities don't play golf. Golf is way down at the bottom in terms of total numbers and growth. ↗

— Ed McMahon

#buy #communities #course #down #golf

The biggest novelty of 2013 will be new leadership in China. Very little is known about the views of the new leaders - who will rule the country for ten years. But we do know they're the first generation of Chinese leaders who have spent the majority of their lives in a China 'opening up' to the rest of the world. ↗

— David Miliband

#biggest #china #chinese #country #first

What distinguishes the majority of men from the few is their inability to act according to their beliefs. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

#act #beliefs #distinguishes #few #inability

Reconciliation is a special budget procedure to change entitlement and tax laws. It cannot be filibustered and requires only a simple majority in the Senate to be passed. It is primarily intended for deficit and mandatory spending reduction. ↗

— Jeff Miller

#cannot #change #deficit #entitlement #intended

The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking. ↗

— A. A. Milne

#happy #majority #mind #minority #only

In terms of development of the company, the vast majority of our sales are in the Far East and we will expect to strengthen our activities there, perhaps even moving some of our engineering activities abroad. ↗

— David Milne

#activities #company #development #east #engineering

Success in the majority of circumstances depends on knowing how long it takes to succeed. ↗

— Charles de Montesquieu

#depends #how #knowing #long #majority

The majority see the obstacles; the few see the objectives; history records the successes of the latter, while oblivion is the reward of the former. ↗

— Alfred A. Montapert

#former #history #latter #majority #objectives

The silent majority distrusts people who believe in causes. ↗

— Brian Moore

#causes #distrusts #majority #people #silent

As a former recipient of these services I can honestly say that the overwhelming majority of TANF recipients are hard-working Americans who are down on their luck, and just want an opportunity to better their lives and those of their family through work and access to education. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#better #down #education #family #former