Inverse Quotes

54 quotes by 49 authors

There is an inverse relationship between reliance on the state and self-reliance. — William F. Buckley, Jr.
The necessity for external government to man is in an inverse ratio to the vigor of his self-government. Where the last is most complete, the… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In any given society the authority of man over man runs in inverse proportion to the intellectual development of that society. — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks. — Don Meyer
There's an idea I came across a few years ago that I love: My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance and in inverse… — Michael J. Fox
One thing I will say - my job gets harder and harder. The more you understand about what you are capable of, the less the… — Alan Rickman
You know, you're a classic example of the inverse ratio between the size of the mouth and the size of the brain. — Tom Baker
The compulsion to take ourselves seriously is in inverse proportion to our creative capacity. When the creative flow dries up, all we have left is… — Eric Hoffer
The admiration of another writerâ€™s work is almost in inverse proportion to similarities in style. — Ann Beattie
Clearly, sustained low inflation implies less uncertainty about the future, and lower risk premiums imply higher prices of stocks and other earning assets. We can… — Alan Greenspan
In no sense other than an utterly trivial one is reproduction the inverse of chemical disintegration. It is a misunderstanding of genetics to suppose that… — Peter Medawar
There is usually an inverse proportion between how much something is on your mind and how much itÂ´s getting done! — David Allen
People's intelligence tends to be in inverse proportion to their number. People don't tend to get smarter as they get into bigger groups. — Robyn Hitchcock
Four circles to the kissing come, The smaller are the benter. The bend is just the inverse of The distance from the centre. Though their… — Frederick Soddy
The value of an ad is in inverse ratio to the number of times it has been used. — Raymond Rubicam
Marriage is like a series of opposing reflections, inverse images getting ever smaller like nesting dolls, each one of your trying to squeeze yourself smaller… — Jacob M. Appel
There's an inverse relationship between my temper and my ability to control my accent. If you hear me say 'Fiddledeedee', run for the hills, because… — Molly Harper
The influence of the senses have in men overpowered the thought to the degree that the walls of time and space have come to look… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I think I should not go far wrong if I asserted that the amount of genuine leisure available in a society is generally in inverse… — E F Schumacher
The strength to kill is not essential for self-defense; one ought to have the strength to die. When a man is fully ready to die,… — Mahatma Gandhi

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