The National Popular Vote is about getting states to convert from the winner-take-all rule. The states that pass the legislation will assign all their electoral votes to the candidate that got the most votes in the country, not just in the state. – Tom Golisano
At the Hong Kong festival, we were co-producers of the opening film, ‘Aberdeen,’ which is the third part in a popular movie series. – Victor Koo
I might be popular, but that is not sufficient in a parliamentary democracy set-up. One has to assess every chief minister, his success and rating in terms of how far he has succeeded in developing his colleagues. – Sharad Pawar
Presidents are elected not by direct popular vote but by 538 members of the Electoral College. – Thomas E. Mann
The concept that an artist would be revered by popular culture is an immediate dismissal of his relevance as an artist. – Thomas Kinkade
Every now and again, the alternative culture is cherished by the mainstream for what it is, rather than how it should be, like the mainstream popular music. – Thurston Moore
One reason why Shakespeare’s plays remain so popular is that they’re now regularly presented in updated stagings with a contemporary flavor. – Terry Teachout
George W. Bush broke a mold four years ago: Even though he lost the popular vote, he governed as if he had won by acclamation. – Tony Snow
In the Rodgers and Hammerstein generation, popular hits came out of shows and movies. – Stephen Sondheim
An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft. – Walter Bagehot
The United States created the best popular songs that were ever written, and from the 1920s to the 1940s, it was a renaissance period. It stopped in 1950. – Tony Bennett
Where I grew up, Bob Wills and his western swing was very popular. And western swing is not that far from jazz and blues. – Willie Nelson
A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something. – Wilson Mizner
So I’m not very popular here with those inside the system, as you might guess. I never wanted to be. – Waylon Jennings
I grew up surrounded by tennis, so I was obviously more interested in it than football – particularly as it’s the most popular sport. – Stanislas Wawrinka