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We thought that neuroticism would have likely gone one of two ways, either preferring sad music to express their loneliness or preferring upbeat music to shift their mood. Actually, on average, they seem to prefer more intense musical styles, which perhaps reflects inner angst and frustration, that was surprising but people use music in different ways -- some might use it for catharsis, others to change their mood. We'll be looking into that in more detail. – David Greenberg	Found on CNN 2 years ago
If a majority are capable of preferring their own private interest, or that of their families, counties, and party, to that of the nation collectively, some provision must be made in the constitution, in favor of justice, to compel all to respect the common right, the public good, the universal law, in preference to all private and partial considerations... And that the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of history... To remedy the dangers attendant upon the arbitrary use of power, checks, however multiplied, will scarcely avail without an explicit admission some limitation of the right of the majority to exercise sovereign authority over the individual citizen... In popular governments [democracies], minorities [individuals] constantly run much greater risk of suffering from arbitrary power than in absolute monarchies... – John Adams	added by Normando 3 years ago
I have a real problem when those people preferring to affirm an African or even a Spanish side to their history say that I can't affirm who I am as an indigenous person, as though everybody else is entitled to be who they are on our ancestral homeland, except us. – Roberto Mukaro Borrero	added by oirrc 3 years ago
There will no doubt be cautionary announcements by various scientific bodies about the validity of a partial set of results from a tiny trial, markets, though, will likely do their very best to ignore those, preferring to concentrate on ... a potential treatment for COVID-19 symptoms. – Jeffrey Halley	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
All I was expecting was a few of my followers to show him some encouragement and support, and that he wasn't' weird' or' sad' for preferring to read. – Ellis Landreth	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The state may not establish a ‘religion of secularism’ in the sense of affirmatively opposing or showing hostility to religion, thus ‘preferring those who believe in no religion over those who do believe. – Justice Potter Stewart	added by Normando 4 years ago
In some countries, subscription fatigue may also be setting in, with the majority preferring to spend their limited budget on entertainment (Netflix/Spotify) rather than news, not surprisingly, news comes low down the list when compared with other services such as Netflix and Spotify – especially for the younger half of the population. – Nic Newman	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
The company has historically had rocky relations with other hardware makers, preferring to imagine a world in which everyone buys an Apple device, then powers it with Apple services, this was the model for the original iPod, as most people forget. You couldn't use iTunes on a PC originally. Eventually Apple got wise. – James McQuivey	Found on CNN 5 years ago
The reasons is very simple, it’s not about preferring someone. It’s about whose ideas are more close to you and whose ideas are more welcome in Russian public opinion. – Dmitry Peskov	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
More cruise lines are eliminating Istanbul as a port of disembarkation and reverting to Athens, Greece, as a result we are seeing a notable drop in pre - and post - cruise bookings for Istanbul. Additionally, we have seen that independent travelers are now preferring to err on the side of caution when it comes to Turkey. Is it safe to travel to Europe now ? For cautious travelers, canceling a trip to Turkey may provide temporary peace of mind. I have had a number of guests contact us to cancel their Istanbul segments opting instead for other European cities including Athens, Barcelona and Rome, says Mina Agnos. But until more is known about Tuesday incident, some travelers may just want to stay the course. – Mina Agnos	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
(In India) the majority of the low-end, $100 phones have a five-inch display. The key reason being smartphone users are becoming more mature are preferring bigger screen size as many of them don't own a tablet or laptop. – Neil Shah	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot. – Joseph Brodsky	added by anonymous 10 years ago
America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory. – George W. Bush, speech, November 19, 1999	added by anonymous 13 years ago
A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the faade of his appearance. – Jean Iris Murdoch	added by anonymous 14 years ago

We thought that neuroticism would have likely gone one of two ways, either preferring sad music to express their loneliness or preferring upbeat music to shift their mood. Actually, on average, they seem to prefer more intense musical styles, which perhaps reflects inner angst and frustration, that was surprising but people use music in different ways -- some might use it for catharsis, others to change their mood. We'll be looking into that in more detail.

– David Greenberg

Found on CNN
2 years ago

If a majority are capable of preferring their own private interest, or that of their families, counties, and party, to that of the nation collectively, some provision must be made in the constitution, in favor of justice, to compel all to respect the common right, the public good, the universal law, in preference to all private and partial considerations... And that the desires of the majority of the people are often for injustice and inhumanity against the minority, is demonstrated by every page of history... To remedy the dangers attendant upon the arbitrary use of power, checks, however multiplied, will scarcely avail without an explicit admission some limitation of the right of the majority to exercise sovereign authority over the individual citizen... In popular governments [democracies], minorities [individuals] constantly run much greater risk of suffering from arbitrary power than in absolute monarchies...

– John Adams

added by Normando
3 years ago

I have a real problem when those people preferring to affirm an African or even a Spanish side to their history say that I can't affirm who I am as an indigenous person, as though everybody else is entitled to be who they are on our ancestral homeland, except us.

– Roberto Mukaro Borrero

added by oirrc
3 years ago

There will no doubt be cautionary announcements by various scientific bodies about the validity of a partial set of results from a tiny trial, markets, though, will likely do their very best to ignore those, preferring to concentrate on ... a potential treatment for COVID-19 symptoms.

– Jeffrey Halley

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

All I was expecting was a few of my followers to show him some encouragement and support, and that he wasn't' weird' or' sad' for preferring to read.

– Ellis Landreth

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The state may not establish a ‘religion of secularism’ in the sense of affirmatively opposing or showing hostility to religion, thus ‘preferring those who believe in no religion over those who do believe.

– Justice Potter Stewart

added by Normando
4 years ago

In some countries, subscription fatigue may also be setting in, with the majority preferring to spend their limited budget on entertainment (Netflix/Spotify) rather than news, not surprisingly, news comes low down the list when compared with other services such as Netflix and Spotify – especially for the younger half of the population.

– Nic Newman

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

The company has historically had rocky relations with other hardware makers, preferring to imagine a world in which everyone buys an Apple device, then powers it with Apple services, this was the model for the original iPod, as most people forget. You couldn't use iTunes on a PC originally. Eventually Apple got wise.

– James McQuivey

Found on CNN
5 years ago

The reasons is very simple, it’s not about preferring someone. It’s about whose ideas are more close to you and whose ideas are more welcome in Russian public opinion.

– Dmitry Peskov

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

More cruise lines are eliminating Istanbul as a port of disembarkation and reverting to Athens, Greece, as a result we are seeing a notable drop in pre - and post - cruise bookings for Istanbul. Additionally, we have seen that independent travelers are now preferring to err on the side of caution when it comes to Turkey. Is it safe to travel to Europe now ? For cautious travelers, canceling a trip to Turkey may provide temporary peace of mind. I have had a number of guests contact us to cancel their Istanbul segments opting instead for other European cities including Athens, Barcelona and Rome, says Mina Agnos. But until more is known about Tuesday incident, some travelers may just want to stay the course.

– Mina Agnos

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

(In India) the majority of the low-end, $100 phones have a five-inch display. The key reason being smartphone users are becoming more mature are preferring bigger screen size as many of them don't own a tablet or laptop.

– Neil Shah

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

It would be enough for me to have the system of a jury of twelve versus the system of one judge as a basis for preferring the U.S. to the Soviet Union. I would prefer the country you can leave to the country you cannot.

– Joseph Brodsky

added by anonymous
10 years ago

America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness to power and justice to glory.

– George W. Bush, speech, November 19, 1999

added by anonymous
13 years ago

A good man often appears gauche simply because he does not take advantage of the myriad mean little chances of making himself look stylish. Preferring truth to form, he is not constantly at work upon the faade of his appearance.

– Jean Iris Murdoch

added by anonymous
14 years ago

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