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“I am convinced that the public, large majority of the Greek people, realize that policies pursued in the past and the market practices have to be changed, in order to improve the prospects of the Greek economy. So there is, I think, strong public support despite the increases in social tensions.”

People Thinking Past Order Strong Social Realizing Practice Support Economy Policy Changed Increase Majority Convinced Despite Greek Tension Pursued Prospects

Author:Lucas Papademos

“In the past the great majority of minority voters, in Ohio and other places that means African American voters, cast a large percentage of their votes during the early voting process.”

Mean Past Process Vote Majority Casts African American Voting Minorities Voters Percentages Ohio American Voters

Author:John Lewis

“To avoid repeating the mistakes of the past, an alert citizenry today should take the trouble to learn how easy it can be for a powerful minority to manipulate information to win the support-or the indifference-of the majority towards an action.”

Should Today Action Past Winning Easy Powerful Mistake Support Trouble Information Majority Indifference Minorities Manipulate Citizenry

Book:Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion

Source: Propaganda and the Ethics of Persuasion

“The Republicans I've been talking to have said, 'Oh, the public is cynical about indictments, they happen so often.' Well, that's whistling past the graveyard, because the average voter is only going to remember that one of the big Republican head honchos in Congress was indicted. They won't remember the name or position, but they'll remember it says Congress is corrupt and maybe the majority party is corrupt.”

Wells Said Bigs Happens Past Remember Names Party Talking Position Republican Majority Congress Average Corruption Voters Cynical Graveyard Whistling Indictment

Author:Larry Sabato

“In spite of rising competition, Chr Hansen continues to play a key role in the majority of dairy products which can be found on the shelves in supermarkets. From a marketing point of view, we have moved ahead of the competition over the past couple of years, and we intend to do everything to keep that position.”

Years Play Past Found Views Roles Position Products Keys Couple Majority Moved Competition Marketing Point Of View Rising Spite Shelves Over The Past Supermarkets Dairy Dairy Products

Author:Lars Frederiksen

“Over the past 10 years, the majority of value creation in the venture community has been in consumer Internet.”

Years Has Beens Past Values Community Creation Internet Majority Consumers Venture Over The Past

Author:Bill Gurley

“Ours is a golden age of minorities. At no time in the past have dissident minorities felt so much at home and had so much room to throw their weight around. They speak and act as if they were "the people," and what they abominate most is the dissent of the majority.”

People Ifs Home Age Past Speak Felt Rooms Weight Majority Golden Minorities Dissent Golden Age Dissidents

Book:In our time

Source: In our time

“It is necessary to heal the wounds of the past If you are going to build your country and to have unity. I am working with people who fought me very bitterly before the elections. It was my responsibility as the man who is leading the majority party, my responsibility to heal the wounds of the past and to work with people who were my opponents.”

People Ifs Men Country Past Party Responsibility He Man Election Majority Unity Wounds Heal Opponents

Author:Nelson Mandela

“Unfortunately, the vast majority of people spend their days either living in the dead past or the imagined future. This sort of mental activity cheats a person out of the most precious time we have ... NOW. Give everything you have to what you are doing NOW and life will richly reward you.”

People Giving Persons Past Activity Majority Rewards Cheat Precious Time

Author:Bob Proctor

“In the past, the respect people had for religion meant that ethical practice was maintained through a majority following one religion or another. But this is no longer the case. We must therefore find some other way of establishing basic ethical principles.”

People Way Past Principles Practice Cases Ethics Majority Following Ethical Respect People Ethical Principles

Book:Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium

Source: Ancient Wisdom, Modern World: Ethics for the New Millennium