“The great majority of the Senate of the United States...somewhere around 80 percent...are completely in support of Israel, anything Israel wants. This has been demonstrated time and again, and this has made it difficult.” WantHas BeensMadeStatesDifficultUnitedUnited StatesSupportPercentMajorityJewIsraelMade ItSenate Author:J. William Fulbright
“Only 3 to 5 percent of people are aware of being a part of history; the overwhelming majority think things will always be the way they are.” PeopleThinkingWayPercentMajorityOverwhelming Author:Vladimir Voinovich
“While we were never able to provide 100 percent certainty regarding the disposition of Iraq's proscribed weaponry, we did ascertain a 90-95 percent level of verified disarmament. This figure takes into account the destruction or dismantling of every major factory associated with prohibited weapons manufacture, all significant items of production equipment, and the majority of the weapons and agent produced by Iraq.” AbleLevelsFiguresMajorsWeaponsPercentDestructionAccountsMajorityIraqProductionsSignificantAgentsCertaintyFactoriesDispositionEquipmentItemsDisarmamentWeaponry Author:Scott Ritter
“Children, together with women, constitute 90 percent of all refugee populations on the planet as well as the vast majority of those living in absolute poverty: the 'feminization of poverty' means that children are poor, too, since most parenting is done by mothers.” WellsMeanChildrenDoneTogetherMotherPoorPovertyPlanetsPercentAbsolutesMajorityPopulationRefugee Book:Saturday's Child: A Memoir Source: Saturday's Child: A Memoir
“According to polls, a majority (around 60+ percent) opposes the radar base. But it's not necessarily the sensible part of the Czech population. The demonstrations against the base are usually organized by communists, Islamists, and "peaceful feminists" (which is fortunately not a numerous group).” GroupsPercentMajorityPopulationFeministPeacefulOrganizedCommunistSensiblePollsDemonstrationRadarIslamistsCzech Author:Lubos Motl
“Even today, a majority of people surveyed say that they regret the fact that the USSR collapsed. But only 9 percent say that they would want it back.” PeopleWantFactsTodayRegretPercentMajorityUssr Author:Mikhail Gorbachev
“If a German company takes over 51 percent of an Indian one, it is given far-reaching controlling rights. But if an Indian company owns the majority of a German company, it is granted only very limited influence. That is unfair.” IfsGivenCompanyRightsInfluencePercentMajorityGrantedIndianReachingUnfair Author:Tulsi Tanti
“But 85 percent of the mosques have extremist leadership in this country. Most Muslims, the overwhelming majority of Muslims, are loyal Americans.” CountryLeadershipPercentMajorityOverwhelmingLoyalExtremistMosques Author:Peter King
“Researchers have been asking a basic question of young people. Should men be allowed to beat their wives? How you answer that question may depend on where you live. U.N. researchers put that question to adolescent girls in India and Pakistan and 53 percent - a majority of girls - said yes, wife beating is justifiable even if it's for refusing sex.” PeopleIfsMenShouldMayHas BeensSaidYoungGirlSexAnswersWifeDependsBeatsPercentIndiaAskingMajorityPakistanResearchersWhere You LiveIndia And PakistanWife Beating Author:Steve Inskeep
“The vast majority (over 80 percent) of fast-food and similar low wage service jobs (<$9.24/hr) are held by adults. A quarter are adults over 40. Another quarter are moms raising kids.” KidsJobsMomLowsPercentAdultsMajorityQuartersFast FoodRaising Kids Author:David Rolf
“Even the majority of their own voters do not support them. It's something like 25 percent of [Donald] Trump supporters that actually support him. The majority actually hates Hillary [Clinton], and the same is true for Hillary. One-third of her supporters really like her. They dislike fear and hate Donald Trump. What's wrong with this picture?” HateSupportTrumpPercentThirdsMajorityClintonVotersDislikeSupporterLike Her Author:Jill Stein
“I think [Donald Trump] s got the votes for [tax reform]. I think he's definitely has the Republican votes for it, in House and Senate, and I think he probably has maybe 20 percent of the Democratic vote for it. So he could get it done with a bipartisan majority.” ThinkingDoneHouseTrumpRepublicanTaxesPercentVoteMajorityDemocraticReformSenateGet It DoneBipartisanTax Reform Author:Rudy Giuliani
“We're still fighting to make sure that basic anti-discrimination laws are enforced, not just at the federal level, by the way, but throughout government and throughout the private sector? And those are fights that we can win because - and this is where I do believe America has changed - the majority, not by any means 100 percent, but the majority of Americans believe in the idea of nondiscrimination.” WayBelieveMeanStillsIdeasGovernmentAmericaLawFightingWinningLevelsChangedPercentMajorityDiscriminationPrivate SectorAnti Discrimination Author:Barack Obama
“I go into every meeting, into every room and for every speech understanding the standard deviation, the Bell Curve. I know there are about 10-15 percent of people in the room, who say, "I've been trying to say this for years. Finally. I agree. Yes, yes, yes." I know there are about 15 percent of the people in the room who think I'm an idiot, who think I don't know what I'm talking about, who think I'm naive or I have oversimplified everything. The majority who are open to the ideal.” PeopleThinkingKnowsTryingYearsUnderstandingRoomsTalkingSpeechStandardsPercentIdealsAgreeMajorityMeetingsIdiotBellsCurvesNaiveDeviation Author:Simon Sinek
“Sunni are the majority of the [Syria], 60 to 65 percent. They've been ruled by [Bashar] Assad, who represents a minority Alawite element, which is about 12, 13 percent. And because of the choices Assad made, it's very difficult to see how you resolve this without buy-in from the Sunni world.” WorldMadeChoicesDifficultElementsPercentMajorityMade ItMinoritiesResolveSyriaAssad Author:John F. Kerry
“Our tax plan by the way shows the vast, vast majority of Americans, upwards of 96 percent can fill out their taxes on a postcard.” WayShowsPlansTaxesPercentMajorityPostcards Author:Paul Ryan
“I've been winning with 70 percent of the vote, and if you look at my district, you know it's a majority Christian district, and yet we've still been winning with high margins, so I don't feel like I've had any disadvantages for being a minority.” IfsKnowsFeelsLooksStillsChristianWinningPercentVoteMajorityMinoritiesMarginsDisadvantages Author:Keith Ellison
“We can't have close to 90 percent of those prenatally diagnosed with an intellectual disability being aborted; 90 percent not going to school; more than 90 percent reporting discrimination in the healthcare system; and 90 percent unemployed, and tell ourselves that we're doing a good job. The obstacles to leading a full life for the vast majority of people with intellectual disabilities are far beyond what they should be, and far beyond what we should tolerate. So yeah, I want change.” PeopleWantShouldSchoolJobsIntellectualPercentYeahMajorityObstaclesDiscriminationDisabilityHealthcareTolerateGood JobUnemployedFull LifeIntellectual Disability Author:Timothy Shriver
“There's an effort on the part of many people to attack women's rights, women's health, and the ability to control our own lives. No doubt about it. And it is not a majority of the country, in any way, shape, or form. I know on the contraceptive issue, 70 percent of the country agrees with me. Will that stop my opponents? No. Because they are so radical. They chip away and chip away.” PeopleKnowsWayCountryFormAbilityEffortIssuesDoubtRightsShapesPercentAgreeMajorityRadicalOpponentsNo DoubtWomens RightsChipsContraceptivesWomen's Health Author:Barbara Boxer
“In Burma, we have only about four percent of the people in our country who are (college) graduates. So can we not value the majority? No, we must. If we just value the graduates, then does that mean our people are not valuable? I don't believe that. What is important is we need right people in right positions.” PeopleIfsNeedsBelieveMeanDoeImportantCountryValuesFourPositionCollegePercentMajorityDon't BelieveValuableOur CountryGraduatesBurmaCollege Graduates Author:Aung San Suu Kyi
“At least 15 percent of human females possess a genetic mutation that gives them an extra (fourth) type of color photoreceptor - and this allows them to discriminate between colors that look identical to the majority of us with a mere three types of color photoreceptors.” GivingHumansLooksThreeColorTypePercentFemaleMajorityMereExtrasFourthIdenticalMutationGenetic Mutation Book:Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain Source: Incognito: The Secret Lives of The Brain
“Arab public opinion does not regard Iran as a hostile entity. In fact it's so supportive of Iran that a majority would think the place would be better off if Iran had nuclear weapons. The main enemies are the United States and Isreal, in the 80, 90 percent range.” IfsThinkingDoeStatesFactsWould BeUnitedOpinionEnemyUnited StatesWeaponsPercentRegardMajorityNuclearRangeIranNuclear WeaponsEntityHostileSupportiveBetter OffPublic Opinion Author:Noam Chomsky
“A majority, perhaps as many as 75 percent, of abortion clinics are in areas with high minority populations. Abortion apologists will say this is because they want to serve the poor. You don't serve the poor, however, by taking their money to terminate their children.” WantChildrenPoorPercentAreasMajorityPopulationAbortionMinoritiesClinic Author:Alveda King
“What the oil producer gets paid is about 16 percent. The majority of it is tax, which in fairness to the government of this country they have accepted and admitted.” CountryGovernmentTaxesPercentPaidMajorityOilAcceptedProducersFairness Author:Olusegun Obasanjo
“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 raised for meat in America are the same hybrid, the Cornish cross; more than 99 percent of turkeys are the Broad-Breasted Whites.” TodayAmericaHalfPercentCrossesMajorityRaisedVarietyMeatChickensYieldBroadsOverwhelmingTurkeysMarathonNotableHybridAmerica TodayBroccoli Author:Michael Pollan
“Economists often talk about the 80/20 Principle, which is the idea that in any situation roughly 80 percent of the “work” will be done by 20 percent of the participants. In most societies, 20 percent of criminals commit 80 percent of crimes. Twenty percent of motorists cause 80 percent of all accidents. Twenty percent of beer drinkers drink 80 percent of all beer. When it comes to epidemics, though, this disproportionality becomes even more extreme: a tiny percentage of people do the majority of the work.” PeopleIdeasDoneCausesSituationPrinciplesCrimeDrinkPercentTwentiesMajorityExtremesAccidentsCriminalsTinyCommitBeerEconomistPercentagesParticipantsEpidemicsDrinkersTippingTipping PointBeer Drinkers Author:Malcolm Gladwell