Inverse Proportion Quotes

18 quotes by 16 authors

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
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
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
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
At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom. — Calvin Trillin
My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. — Michael J. Fox
The Law of Triviality... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the… — C. Northcote Parkinson
I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price… — Bill Veeck
I have long held the opinion that the amount of noise that anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity and… — Arthur Schopenhauer
What is really desired, under the name of riches, is essentially, power over men ... this power ... is in direct proportion to the poverty… — John Ruskin
Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. — C. Northcote Parkinson
The quality of food is in inverse proportion to a dining room's altitude, especially atop bank and hotel buildings (airplanes are an extreme example). — Bryan Miller
The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line. — Charles Edward Montague

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16 authors contributed a total of 18 Inverse Proportion Quotes as follows: