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Literature does not exist in a vacuum. Writers as such have a definite social function exactly proportional to their ability as writers. This is their main use. ↗

— Ezra Pound

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The importance of information is directly proportional to its improbability. ↗

— Jerry Pournelle

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The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate. ↗

— Douglas Engelbart

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The lasting sweetness of the wealth obtained is directly proportional to the honesty of its source. Dishonest wealth does not last. ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

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

— Oriana Fallaci

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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

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Immigration should be enforced in a proportional and humane manner. ↗

— Roger Mahony

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Eccentricity has always abounded when and where strength of character had abounded; and the amount of eccentricity in a society has generally been proportional to the amount of genius, mental vigor, and courage which it contained. ↗

— John Stuart Mill

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I used to be a fan of proportional representation, but I am not at all now I have seen it in action. ↗

— Helen Suzman

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Our work is directly proportional to the distances our dreams travel across, as force (power) is a constant factor ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

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