Function Quotes

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The function of government is to provide you with service; the function of the media is to supply the Vaseline. — L. Neil Smith
The secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every word that serves no function, every long word that could… — William Zinsser
The basic function of the government everywhere in all times, whatever title it adopts and whatever its origin and organisation may be, is always that… — Errico Malatesta
The function of high school, then, is not so much to communicate knowledge as to oblige children finally to accept the grading system as a… — Jules Henry
Whoever functions in an office or calling received from one who holds priesthood keys exercises priesthood authority in performing her or his assigned duties. — Dallin H. Oaks
Customer service will become the primary value added function of every business. — Bill Gates
Strategically, a major function of the CEO is to look for bad news and encourage the organization to respond to it. Employees must be encouraged… — Bill Gates
The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what… — June Jordan
Every function in the child's cultural development appears twice: first, on the social level, and later, on the individual level; first, between people (interpsychological) and… — Lev S. Vygotsky
Mastery is not a function of genius or talent. It is a function of time and intense focus applied to a particular field of knowledge. — Robert Greene
The sole function of Government is to bring about a condition of affairs favorable to the beneficial development of private enterprise. — Herbert Hoover
It makes me sad to hear girls constantly putting themselves down. We have these unbelievably high expectations of ourselves, when actually we're human beings and… — Emma Watson
The failure of market catallactics in no way denies the following truth: given sufficient knowledge the optimal decisions can always be found by scanning over… — Paul Samuelson
In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed. — John Rawls
True effectiveness is a function of two things: what is produced (the golden eggs) and the producing asset (the goose). — Stephen Covey
Priority is a function of context. — Stephen Covey
Frustration is a function of our expectations, and our expectations are often a reflection of the social mirror rather than our own values and priorities. — Stephen Covey
In a very real sense, there are only two roles in organisations: customers and suppliers. Everybody functions simultaneously in both roles, whether inside or outside… — Stephen Covey
Many who know something but not enough about dreams and their meaning...are liable to succumb to the prejudice that the dream actually has a moral… — Carl Jung
The essential thing is to spring forth, to express the bolt of lightning one senses upon contact with a thing. The function of the artist… — Henri Matisse

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