“Ninety percent of [contemporary philosophers] see their principle task as that of beating religion out of men's heads. ... We are far from being able to provide scientific basis for the theological world view.” MenWorldAbleViewsPrinciplesPercentTasksBasesPhilosopherContemporaryNinetyTheologicalWorld View Author:Kurt Gödel
“Since we were renamed, and now it feels like 80 percent of the African-American population has the name Washington or Jefferson or some president or slave owner's name. And, I almost wonder is this, like, is this part of a way of taking back the principle of naming your - I might be going too far into this - but naming your kids something of your choice?” WayFeelsMightKidsChoicesNamesPresidentWonderPrinciplesPercentSlavePopulationAfrican AmericanOwnersSlave Owners Author:Jordan Peele
“I'm not interested in making a diagnostic novel or a concern. I'm 100 percent committed in fiction to the pleasure principle - that's what fiction is, and should be.” ShouldPleasureFictionPrinciplesNovelPercentConcernCommittedNot Interested Author:Martin Amis
“There are three important principles to Graham's approach. [The first is to look at stocks as fractional shares of a business, which] gives you an entirely different view than most people who are in the market. [The second principle is the margin-of-safety concept, which] gives you the competitive advantage. [The third is having a true investor's attitude toward the stock market, which] if you have that attitude, you start out ahead of 99 percent of all the people who are operating in the stock market - it's an enormous advantage.” PeopleIfsGivingFirstsLooksImportantDifferentThreeViewsAttitudePrinciplesShareApproachPercentConceptsAdvantageThirdsSafetyEnormousInvestorsMarginsCompetitive AdvantageDifferent Views Author:Warren Buffett
“I didn't know the Bible said anything about money. Twenty percent of what Christ talked about was money. You think about it - so does God. Think you need it - God knows it. ... The principles of Jesus Christ create your prosperity.” ThinkingKnowsNeedsDoeSaidJesusChristPrinciplesPercentJesus ChristTwentiesProsperityGod Knows Author:Mike Murdock
“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