He was able, over time, to gather colleagues together cordially, manage tension, build a majority and turn them over to his point of view,

In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place.

Be this as it may, they decided by vote which of the books out of the collection they had made, should be the WORD OF GOD, and which should not. They rejected several; they voted...

I am convinced that the majority of American people do understand that we have a moral responsibility to foster the concepts of opportunity, free enterprise, the rule of law, and democracy. They understand that these...

A couple of times last year, I’d throw a good one and the majority were just not real good. I’m guiding it. I don’t have any conviction to throw it yet. I’ve got to get...

British swimming, team staff and the vast majority of Britain’s swimmers remain committed to Bill and are looking forward to more success on the road to Beijing.

The majority of them are operating under deficits, so our situation is not unique. . . . But our situation is exacerbated here because we’re a small community. And what will differentiate us is how...

I would say the majority of those are opposed at this point in time,

The majority of the players are getting $7,500 for these appearances. But typically, the range is $2,500 to $10,000.

To fight like we fought for the majority of the game and to have that happen with 2.9 seconds on the clock is just devastating. We played well. We shared the ball, played good solid...

The vast majority of bridges were built or repaired prior to 1990. Even though we are working as hard as we can to retrofit or replace bridges to make them seismically current, there are over...

The truth does not need a number of supporters for authenticity. One person among the lot can be the only truthful out of the ten; 11 people out of 12 may be on the truthful...

The combination of the two rulings re-affirms our view that the majority of challenges to composition of matter patents are speculative and unlikely to be successful.

I had to come from something, come from a place that was negative and positive but the majority of it is a negative place.

I couldn’t find my cup of tea.So probably, I’ve been simply taking a sip from everyone else’s cup. May be it shouldn’t matter as long as there is tea to drink. Or should it?

I never feel unsafe except for when the majority is on my side.

I would sooner play in a good British picture than in the majority of American pictures I have seen.

We had the majority of the team coming back, and I felt like this was the year to do some big things. So I just try to get on base and let the team do...

Penn had the majority of the possession time. They had the draw. They had the ball in their shooting area for three fourths of the game.

The majority of people caught in avalanches triggered those avalanches.

Now, so, if you want to blame someone for wasteful spending, the Republicans are in the majority.

They are in a slightly different situation than the other suppliers, … The majority of their oil comes from the North Sea, so they are not, to this point, affected by some of the recent...

When the term Christian or even Protestant is used, it seldom refers to any particularly evangelical doctrine or way of life. More often it refers to a religion accepted by the large majority, which assures...

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of knaves who accommodate themselves, of weak people who assimilate themselves, and the mass that toddles after them without knowing in...

We’re going to do what the majority of people really like even if they aren’t going to vote for a third party, which is to establish a viable third party to keep those two parties...

We decided to offer odds again this year because that’s what the majority of our customers wanted . . . but in the spirit of fairness, we could no longer accept any wagers on this...

Although there were many points in Intel’s results that could give investors pause, we actually believe the majority of the market will view the release with a large degree of relief.

Of course, the aim of a constitutional democracy is to safeguard the rights of the minority and avoid the tyranny of the majority. (p. 102)

It is not necessarily true that the ethnic Albania n majority will misuse the participation of Serbs in the work of parliament.

The majority of the team is sick. We expected a fight, and that’s what we got.

The existence of a majority logically implies a corresponding minority.

If an action must be taken that will benefit the majority at the cost of the minority, is it morally indefensible? If an action taken for the benefit of a majority occurs at the expense...

It’s a much tougher stance. We believe we have the vast majority of support from parents and students.

We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the majority of our controversies come from that.

Schroeder was in office; he no longer has a majority, … He must go.

The majority of our companies want 300-mm-prime, but they each have their own opinions on the timing.

By far, the majority were wrong.

The majority of husbands remind me of an orangutan trying to play the violin.

We are supported by the opinion of the majority of the skaters and the judges. In Salt Lake City, we were stimulated enough to pay attention, make the analysis of the situation.

I want to pause here and talk about this notion of consensus, and the rise of what has been called consensus science. I regard consensus science as an extremely pernicious development that ought to be...

He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; he who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion. The man in the worst confusion will end his life without...

I’ve never wanted to look like models on the cover of magazines. I represent the majority of women and I’m very proud of that.

Does advertising corrupt editors? Yes it does, but fewer editors than you may suppose… the vast majority of editors are incorruptible.

I’m wrestling with it. My position has always been to have a one-vote majority, but we’ll make this work. We’re going to accept it and make it work.

It just hasn’t had an impact on the majority of citizens of Massachusetts other than gays and lesbians.

I just felt like we were really in the driver’s seat throughout the majority of the game. Then they hit a couple big shots.

When you’re in the minority, it doesn’t matter what you’re agenda is, you’re not going to have the degree of freedom that you have as a member of the majority.

I like generals. I like Napoleon. I like strategy. The majority of them are praised for mass destruction, but it’s exciting to see how it comes to the mind mentally.

The breakdown exists because the majority is unwilling to work constructively with the minority.

Seniority has nothing to do with intellectuality, your individuality wins the majority or minority, simply because you maintained the status quo of your peculiarity.