A Quote by Bill Veeck

I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats. — © Bill Veeck
I have discovered in 20 years of moving around a ballpark, that the knowledge of the game is usually in inverse proportion to the price of the seats.
Is it a stale remark to say that I have constantly found the interest excited at a playhouse to bear an exact inverse proportion to the price paid for admission?
There's an idea I came across a few years ago that I love: My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance and in inverse proportion to my expectations. That's the key for me. If I can accept the truth of 'This is what I'm facing - not what can I expect but what I am experiencing now' - then I have all this freedom to do other things.
My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.
I would suggest that excellence occurs in direct proportion to necessary suffering, but in inverse proportion to unnecessary suffering or toxic stress. Connection is the best antidote to unnecessary suffering.
The usefulness of a meeting is in inverse proportion to the attendance.
What is really desired, under the name of riches, is essentially, power over men ... this power ... is in direct proportion to the poverty of the men over whom it is exercised, and in inverse proportion to the number of persons who are as rich as ourselves.
The admiration of another writer’s work is almost in inverse proportion to similarities in style.
The ability to rebound is in inverse proportion to the distance your house is from the nearest railroad tracks.
At American weddings, the quality of the food is in inverse proportion to the social position of the bride and groom.
Time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved.
I don't burden myself too much with others' expectations - or even my own expectations. I think your happiness grows in direct proportion to your acceptance, and in inverse proportion to your expectations. It's just a matter of putting one foot in front of the other - or doing the next right thing, so to speak.
Why do people benefit in inverse proportion to their need? Well, market incentives make that happen.
A politicians willingness to listen to good advice rises in inverse proportion to how badly he thinks he is doing.
The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duty from the front line.
The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line.
Whenever I arrive on a real location, I have to move around and work out what the best angles are going to be. When I was moving around with the lens, I discovered things that the naked eye would not have.
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