#proportion

One out of every 100 American men is HIV positive. The rate of infection has reached epidemic proportions in 40 developing nations. ↗

— Philip Emeagwali

#american men #developing #epidemic #every #hiv

The increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our loss of freedom. ↗

— Oriana Fallaci

#directly proportional #europe #freedom #increased #italy

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

— Douglas Horton

#changes #direct #direct proportion #dissatisfaction #never

The results you achieve will be in direct proportion to the effort you apply. ↗

— Denis Waitley

#apply #direct #direct proportion #effort #proportion

Your chances of success are directly proportional to the degree of pleasure you desire from what you do. If you are in a job you hate, face the fact squarely and get out. ↗

— Michael Korda

#degree #desire #directly #directly proportional #face

I would argue that television and particularly the BBC were instrumental in puffing up the Royal Family to a level where they were inflated out of all, all proportion to their relevance on the national scene. ↗

— Andrew Morton

#bbc #family #i #inflated #instrumental

I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion. ↗

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

#humor #proportion #united-states #usa #humor

A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence. ↗

— David Hume

#evidence #his #man #proportions #wise

One of my primary objects is to form the tools so the tools themselves shall fashion the work and give to every part its just proportion. ↗

— Eli Whitney

#fashion #form #give #just #objects

Beauty: the adjustment of all parts proportionately so that one cannot add or subtract or change without impairing the harmony of the whole. ↗

— Leon Battista Alberti

#adjustment #beauty #cannot #change #harmony