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I am not judged by the number of times I fail, but by the number of times I succeed; and the number of times I succeed is in direct proportion to the number of times I can fail and keep on trying. ↗

— Tom Hopkins

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Idealism increases in direct proportion to one's distance from the problem. ↗

— John Galsworthy

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The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. ↗

— Vince Lombardi

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There is a certain phase in the life of the aged when the warmth of the heart seems to increase in direct proportion with the years. ↗

— John Phillips Marquand

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The world changes in direct proportion to the number of people willing to be honest about their lives. ↗

— Armistead Maupin

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The disparity between a restaurant's price and food quality rises in direct proportion to the size of the pepper mill. ↗

— Bryan Miller

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Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality. ↗

— W. H. Auden

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There's evidence of a social decline in direct proportion to technology and the industrialization of the motion picture industry. ↗

— Mark Rydell

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The charms of the passing woman are generally in direct proportion to the swiftness of her passing. ↗

— Marcel Proust

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Change occurs in direct proportion to dissatisfaction, but dissatisfaction never changes. ↗

— Douglas Horton

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