#portion

Poetry fettered, fetters the human race. Nations are destroyed or flourish in proportion as their poetry, painting, and music are destroyed or flourish. ↗

— William Blake

#fettered #fetters #flourish #human #human race

There's a difference between a failure and a fiasco... a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions. ↗

— Orlando Bloom

#difference #disaster #failure #fiasco #mythic

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

That body is most attractive which is well proportioned: a gangly right arm balanced by a left stump, a leg suffering from elephantitis by a meatless femur bone, a tapered waist by a bulbous head. One should be so ordered that all who see this person will say: ‘This is a figure ruled by harmony. ↗

— Bauvard

#bodies #funny #humor #proportion #funny

Judges ought to be more leaned than witty, more reverent than plausible, and more advised than confident. Above all things, integrity is their portion and proper virtue. ↗

— Francis Bacon

#advised #all things #confident #integrity #judges

Substantially fewer films will be produced over the next year or two. And a significant portion of the production costs of the reduced slate will be borne by hedge funds and other investment groups. ↗

— Peter Bart

#costs #fewer #films #funds #groups

You must be absolutely honest and true in the depicting of a totem for meaning is attached to every line. You must be most particular about detail and proportion. ↗

— Emily Carr

#absolutely #attached #depicting #detail #every

They just neglected a large portion of the front row. ↗

— Gary Cooper

#just #large #large portion #neglected #portion

If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check. ↗

— Grace Napolitano

#benefit #cannot #check #congress #forgoing

I have not only Arms but a large proportion of Armourers to make. ↗

— Eli Whitney

#i #large #large proportion #make #only