The film of tomorrow will resemble the person who made it, and the number of spectators will be proportional to the number of friends the director has.
- François TruffautIf income was directly proportional to technical proficiency and education, classical and jazz musicians would be some of the most affluent people in the world
- Robert ColemanBureaucracy and social harmony are inversely proportional to each other.
- Leon TrotskyThe budget never looks proportional until the end of the year.
- Tim JonesI`m suggesting there be a proportional fee tied to the use of the system.
- Jim MayThe increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our loss of freedom.
- Oriana FallaciYour 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 KordaIt`s not a tax. It`s a utility. It is a fee proportional to their usage. If the utility is doing the job right, (taxpayers) should pay less.
- Eric ThompsonTime is a resource whose supply is inversely proportional to its demand.
- Alan McGladeA man who cannot work without his hypodermic needle is a poor doctor. The amount of narcotic you use is inversely proportional to your skill.
- Amanda Bradley(Date rape is a major alcohol-related problem that schools don`t advertise and U.S. News & World Report doesn`t mention in its annual college issue. But administrators and counselors deal with it every year. The University of Colorado advised female students,) When you`re drunk, you`ll have sex with someone you wouldn`t have lunch with, so bring a condom. ... The quality of men`s manners seems to be directly proportional to how drunk I am.
- Asaf SharivThe rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate.
- Douglas Engelbart