#proportion

A man who cannot work without his hypodermic needle is a poor doctor. The amount of narcotic you use is inversely proportional to your skill. ↗

— Martin H. Fischer

#cannot #doctor #his #inversely #man

I represent Staten Island and Brooklyn, and not just that the financial services industry is important to the U.S., but is disproportionately important to New York City. ↗

— Vito Fossella

#city #disproportionately #financial #financial services #i

Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take. ↗

— Barney Frank

#based #broader #compensation #country #decisions

Only the dreamer shall understand realities, though in truth his dreaming must be not out of proportion to his waking. ↗

— Margaret Fuller

#dreamer #dreaming #his #must #only

Charter schools have a far higher proportion of teachers who are not certified. ↗

— Maggie Gallagher

#charter #charter schools #far #higher #proportion

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

— John Galsworthy

#direct proportion #distance #idealism #increases #problem

Commonsense is the realised sense of proportion. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#proportion #realised #sense

Right now the producers of 'Modern Family' have no idea how many people watch our show each week on all platforms, and nobody seems to want to tell us. If a disproportionate number of any show's viewers watch in alternative ways, then, under the current system, that show may not appear to be as strong as it actually is. ↗

— Steven Levitan

#alternative #any #appear #current #disproportionate

The concentration and reciprocal effect of industry and agriculture conjoin in a growth of productive powers, which increases more in geometrical than in arithmetical proportion. ↗

— Friedrich List

#arithmetical #concentration #effect #geometrical #growth

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

#commitment #direct #direct proportion #endeavor #excellence