Majority Quotes

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The great majority of us are required to live a constant, systematic duplicity. Your health is bound to be affected by it if, day after… — Boris Pasternak
Culture had worked in her own case, but during the last few weeks she had doubted whether it humanized the majority, so wide and so… — E. M. Forster
Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people. — Giordano Bruno
Wrong does not cease to be wrong because the majority share in it. — Leo Tolstoy
THE MAJORITY of children born into the world tend to inherit the beliefs of their parents, and that to me is one of the most… — Richard Dawkins
When people say they do not care what others think of them, for the most part they deceive themselves. Generally they mean only that they… — W. Somerset Maugham
As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism or if they do they think it is not a problem. Masses… — Bell Hooks
There is no nonsense so errant that it cannot be made the creed of the vast majority by adequate governmental action. — Bertrand Russell
Does history record any case in which the majority was right? — Robert A. Heinlein
Half of all broccoli grown commercially in America today is a single variety- Marathon- notable for it's high yield. The overwhelming majority of the chickens… — Michael Pollan
Not everything is about you," Clary said furiously. "Possibly," Jace said, "but you do have to admit that the majority of things are. — Cassandra Clare
Not one of the orthodox ministers dare preach what he thinks if he knows a majority of his congregation think otherwise. He knows that every… — Robert Green Ingersoll
Even voting for the right is doing nothing for it. It is only expressing to men feebly your desire that it should prevail. A wise… — Henry David Thoreau
The more you love, the more you can love--and the more intensely you love. Nor is there any limit on how many you can love.… — Robert A. Heinlein
My own view is that the Churches should frankly recognise that the majority of the British people are not Christians and, therefore, cannot be expected… — C.S. Lewis
Until one has some kind of professional relationship with books, one does not discover how bad the majority of them are. — George Orwell
Was the majority right when they stood by while Jesus was crucified? Was the majority right when they refused to believe that the earth moved… — Henrik Ibsen
The fact that an opinion has been widely held is no evidence whatever that it is not utterly absurd; indeed in view of the silliness… — Bertrand Russell
The real tragedy of our postcolonial world is not that the majority of people had no say in whether or not they wanted this new… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The great majority of people are â€œwandering generalitiesâ€ rather than â€œmeaningful specificsâ€. The fact is that you can't bit a target that you can't see.… — Zig Ziglar

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