Proportion Quotes

837 quotes by 618 authors

The 'deep' civic function of the humanities . . . is something understood very well by totalitarian societies, which tend to keep close tabs on… — Mark Slouka
From 1997 to 2003, there was a decline of 50 percent in the proportion of children nine to twelve who spent time in such outside… — Richard Louv
A person that much interested in science is going to neglect his social life somewhat, but not completely, because that isn't healthy either. So one… — Clyde Tombaugh
There can be no peace in the world so long as a large proportion of the population lack the necessities of life and believe that… — John Boyd Orr
You become uneasy with people in direct proportion to how many lies you have to keep track of in their presence. — Spider Robinson
Success is not the result of making money; earning money is the result of success â€” and success is in direct proportion to our service. — Earl Nightingale
Insignificant events can take on monumental proportions when your head is full of practically nothing. — Grace Slick
I'm 5 feet 7 but my legs weren't long enough to be a big-time model. From the knees up, everything is long but from ankle… — Grace Slick
That eminence of learning is not to be gained without labour, at least equal to that which any other kind of greatness can require, will… — Samuel Johnson
Vegetarianism can easily reach religious proportions. Refraining from meat on moral grounds serves to dignify feelings of guilt toward sad-eyed, furry creatures and substitutes righteousness… — Bill Griffith
Forgiveness isn't always a one-time thing. There are layers of it that need to be recognized in any situation -especially in a marriage. Sometimes we… — Stormie Omartian
To put yourself into a situation where a mistake cannot necessarily be recouped, where the life you lose may be your own, clears the head… — Al Alvarez
What vexes me most is, that my female friends, who could bear me very well a dozen years ago, have now forsaken me, although I… — Jonathan Swift
There is a gift available to all of us-the gift of looking to God for direction. Here is an avenue of strength, comfort, and guidance.… — Marvin J. Ashton
Negative thinking blows everything out of proportion. — John C. Maxwell
The identity cannot be compartmentalized; it cannot be split in halves or thirds, nor have any clearly defined set of boundaries. I do not have… — Amin Maalouf
If the US Government was a familyâ€”they would be making $58,000 a year, spending $75,000 a year, & are $327,000 in credit card debt. They… — Dave Ramsey
There is music wherever there is harmony, order, or proportion. — Thomas Chandler Haliburton
We want men and women who shall renovate life and our social state but we see that most natures are insolvent, cannot satisfy their own… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Between whom there is hearty truth, there is love; and in proportion to our truthfulness and confidence in one another, our lives are divine and… — Henry David Thoreau

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