Function Quotes

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To create architecture is to put in order. Put what in order? Function and objects. — Le Corbusier
Design acknowledges change. Its meaning encompasses change in our times. To design is to 'create order and to function according to a plan.' The notion… — Sara Little Turnbull
Good design is probably 98% common sense. Above all, an object must function well and efficiently-and getting that part right requires a good deal of… — Terence Conran
There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues. — J. William Fulbright
I had a very bad torn groin, my abdomen right through my legs. I was finding it really hard to get in the ring and… — Owen Hart
Music's staying power is a function of how timeless the lyrics, song and production are. — Gary Wright
We seem to have lost contact with the earlier, more profound functions of art, which have always had to do with personal and collective empowerment,… — Peter London
The first goal and primary function of the U.S. public school is not to educate good people, but good citizens. It is the function which… — Jonathan Kozol
The state does not function as we desired. A man is at the wheel and seems to lead it, but the car does not drive… — Vladimir Lenin
I love what you might call brutal elegance. Where form and function are really obvious. There is nothing easily broken in this house. — Meg Ryan
That which is useless dies. Animals that fail to serve some useful purpose in the scheme of things slowly but surely become extinct. Let any… — B. C. Forbes
Justice in the individual is now defined analogously to justice in the state. The individual is wise and brave in virtue of his reason and… — Plato
The principles are important. First, the interest of the state or society counts for everything, that of the individual for nothing. Second, the only difference… — Plato
"For even the most childish intoxication with progress will soon be forced to recognize that writing and books have a function that is eternal. It… — Hermann Hesse
The fate of the physiology of the brain is independent of the truth and falsity of my assertions relative to the laws of the organization… — Franz Joseph Gall
Whoever would not remain in complete ignorance of the resources which cause him to act; whoever would seize, at a single philosophical glance, the nature… — Franz Joseph Gall
The hypothalamus is one of the most important parts of the brain, involved in many kinds of motivation, among other functions. The hypothalamus controls the… — Marvin Dunnette
Polish the heart, free the six senses and let them function without obstruction, and your entire body will glow. — Morihei Ueshiba
Faith is the function of the heart. — Mahatma Gandhi
People need immediate places to refresh, reinvent themselves. Our surroundings built and natural alike, have an immediate and a continuing effect on the way we… — Tony Hiss

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