“It may seem to your conceited to suppose that you can do anything important toward improving the lot of mankind. But this is a fallacy. You must believe that you can help bring about a better world. A good society is produced only by good individuals, just as truly as a majority in a presidential election is produced by the votes of single electors. Everybody can do something toward creating in his own environment kindly feelings rather than anger, reasonableness rather than hysteria, happiness rather than misery.” WorldBelieveMayImportantHelpingFeelingsSeemsIndividualCan DoEnvironmentMankindCreatingVoteElectionMajorityMiseryPresidentialImprovingFallacyHysteriaCan Do SomethingConceitedPresidential ElectionDoing Your BestReasonableness Book:A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42 Source: A Fresh Look at Empiricism: 1927-42
“All the important human advances that we know of since historical times began have been due to individuals of whom the majority faced virulent public opposition.” KnowsHumansHas BeensImportantIndividualProgressMajorityHistoricalDuesOpposition Author:Bertrand Russell
“Women are one of the most important segments of the adventure travel industry. Women make the vast majority of travel decisions in families - not only the destinations, but the activities. They are the predominant adventure travel planners.” ImportantDecisionAdventureIndustryActivityMajorityDestinationTravel AdventurePlanners Author:Christopher Doyle
“Courage is a terribly important value. It means you don’t run away when things are tough. It means you don’t turn away from a friend when he or she is in trouble. It means standing up against the majority opinion... There’s a lot of people who won’t wear it on their sleeve, or display it through some heroic act. But courage is having the strength to do what’s honorable and decent.” PeopleMeanImportantRunningValuesTurnsOpinionCourageTroubleToughStandingMajorityDecentHeroicRunning AwayDisplayHonorableSleevesHeroic ActsImportant ValuesMajority Opinion Author:George H. W. Bush
“Absolutely. I think, I think the American people, at their core, are a decent people. I think that we still have prejudice in our midst, but I think that the vast majority of Americans are willing, are willing to judge people on the basis of their ideas and their character. And in the case of the presidency, I think what's most important is whether the American people think that you understand their hopes and dreams and struggles and whether they think you can actually help them achieve those hopes and dreams.” PeopleThinkingKnowsStillsImportantIdeasCharacterHelpingDreamCasesStruggleAchieveWillingJudgingBasesPrejudiceMajorityCoreDecentMidstPresidencyHopes And Dreams Author:Barack Obama
“I tend to be a loner I think a lot of social theorists are like that. On one level, the majority of the most important people to me are people who I have imaginary conversations with in the deep of the night: I'm often in conversation with Max Weber or Karl Marx or someone like that. Those are the people I'm closest to and that have had the most influence on me!” PeopleThinkingImportantNightSocialLevelsInfluenceConversationMajorityImaginaryClosestMaxLonerTheoristsWeber Author:George Ritzer
“It's important to know that the vast majority of people who were excited in 2008 are still really enthusiastic. We've got more volunteers now than ever, and they're engaged, they're motivated, they're not paying attention to the ups and downs of polls or Washington.” PeopleKnowsStillsImportantAttentionMajorityExcitedPay AttentionEngagedMotivatedVolunteerPollsEnthusiasticUps & Downs Author:Barack Obama