Gretchen Rubin

Sometimes, counter-intuitively, it's easier to make a major change than a minor change. When a habit is changing very gradually, we may lose interest, give way under stress, or dismiss the change as insignificant. There's an excitement and an energy that comes from a big transformation, and that helps to create a habit.

American Author

Gerry Cooney

I am involved in minor league baseball. I go around the country speaking to troubled youths, trying to help them understand that whatever path they choose, they'll need to really pay attention to it.

American Athlete

Joe Lonsdale

A true leader must strive towards a grand vision of human progress, but remember that the minor details of her everyday life really matter to those who look up to her as a role model.

American Businessman

Stephen Hawking

We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.

English Physicist

Kimberly Schlapman

It's so important in marriage to let the little things go and let the pride go. Forgiveness is so important, and communication. Don't major on the minors.

American Musician

Jane Gardam

If I've got one thing that I really believe about fiction and life, it's that there are no minor characters.

English Writer

Justin Long

So I made a request. I said to the writers, I have a minor request that I just want to play a loser.

American Actor

Gaston Bachelard

Even a minor event in the life of a child is an event of that child's world and thus a world event.

French Philosopher

Elizabeth Bowen

We are minor in everything but our passions.

Irish Novelist

Tony Wilson

British Journalist

Indicates something is less critical and can often be overlooked or given less attention.

Importance Level

Used to describe issues or aspects that are peripheral to the main topic or argument.

Not Central

Expresses a small effect or change in size, degree, or amount that's not considered substantial.

Scale of Effect

Suggests step-by-step improvement or slow development in a given area.

Gradual Progress

Refers exclusively to individuals below the age which confers adult legal status often 18 or 21.

Age Specific

Emphasizes that laws and restrictions apply to protect those who are not yet adults.

Protection Focus

Used in music to describe a sound or tone that can evoke a sad or reflective emotion.

Mood in Music

Explains a series of notes that differ from major scales through their specific intervals.

Musical Scales

A secondary focus of study, often complementing the major field.

Academic Specialization

A set of courses in a specific field required to complete the minor, which varies by institution.

Degree Requirement

Demands less coursework and time than a major but still shows a structured study of the subject.

Lower Commitment

Often chosen to complement the major, adding breadth or specific skills to a student's education.

Complementary Study

 main breakthrough didn't come up from this experiment actually it came up from an experiment that nobody thought to become big so we set up a laptop and a smartphone so I could live my normal life with one minor difference I would use my bio chip is the only form of my

Owning your digital DNA...

 obtained with the help of a friend's father. Working six days a week as a patent clerk, Einstein still managed to make some time for physics, discussing the latest work with a few close friends, and publishing a couple of minor papers. It came as a major surprise

Einstein's miracle year...

 because of a minor infraction, that could cost you the employee. If you're a college student who, say, is in a downward spiral, and you feel helpless and hopeless, unabated, that could cost you your life. So the stakes are very, very high.

Why you should define...

 workers compensated for the tower’s minor tilt by making the next few floors taller on the southern side. But the weight of the extra masonry made that side sink even deeper. By the time they completed the seventh floor and bell chamber,

Why doesn’t the Leaning...

 without paying royalties. Despite changes in character names and minor plot points, the parallels were obvious, and the studio was sued into bankruptcy. To prevent more plagiarism attempts, Stoker's widow decided to establish copyright

How did Dracula become...

 africa and australia water wheel plants are now endangered and rare in the wild favoring a narrow set of water conditions the plant is usually confined to small areas this means it can be easily eradicated in a region by fairly minor

The Fastest Carnivorous...

 different story he wanted it bad he wrote to every major minor any label will pay let us be on your label this desperate to be the biggest rock star in the world absolute aspirin but he made it look like it was a thrust upon him

Nirvana in the Nineties...

 helping digestion and immunity. But there are a few bad apples that can cause harmful infections, from minor inconveniences to deadly epidemics. Fortunately, there are amazing medicines designed to fight bacterial infections.

What causes antibiotic...

 without question. The second chord is C minor, a sour sonority that mirrors Tamino's sadness and doubt in the middle of the opera. That's when his world and notions of good and evil get turned on their heads.

The secrets of Mozart’s...

 Occasionally some of these giant migrants get lost in the forest. But what for them is a minor problem can mean life or death for the Leaellynasaura clan.

Minor