Function Quotes

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Fashion is the playing area for individuals that lack interior autonomy and need more support points, but who nonetheless feel the need to stand out,… — Georg Simmel
Some writers say they cannot write in front of a window; many say they cannot function without almost perfect quiet. A writer with only two… — Gene Wolfe
If our democracy is to flourish, it must have criticism; if our government is to function it must have dissent. — Henry Steele Commager
As long as one does not call his own position into question but regards it as absolute, while interpreting his opponents' ideas as a mere… — Karl Mannheim
Objects and their functions no longer had any significance. All I perceived was perception itself, the hell of forms and figures devoid of human emotion… — Federico Fellini
True poetry is a function of awakening.Â It awakens us, but it must retain the memory of previous dreams. — Gaston Bachelard
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams. — Gaston Bachelard
The function of the brain is to reduce all the available information and lock us into a limited experience of the world. LSD frees us… — Stanislav Grof
The whole function of the life of prayer is, then, to enlighten and strengthen our conscience so that it not only knows and perceives the… — Thomas Merton
Why in God's name should a God be praised if he is only performing his Godly function? — Robert Sheckley
My greatest concern was what to call it. I thought of calling it â€˜informationâ€™, but the word was overly used, so I decided to call… — Claude Shannon
As with all catalysts, the manager's function is to speed up the reaction between two substances, thus creating the desired end product. Specifically, the manager… — Marcus Buckingham
Every employee must be essential to the functions of the organization. — Brian Tracy
Between beauty of expression and power of expression there is a difference of function. The first aims at pleasing the senses, the second has a… — Henry Moore
I even believe in helping an employer function more productively. For then, we will have a claim to higher wages, shorter hours, and greater participation… — Sidney Hillman
Wrath, unlike love, is not one of the intrinsic perfections of God. Rather, it is a function of God's holiness against sin. Where there is… — D. A. Carson
I just didn't have no edge for baseball. Once special coach Tony Oliva and former Twins coach Al Newman told me what happened, I couldn't… — Torii Hunter
Art, and, above all, music, has a fundamental function, which is to catalyze the sublimation that it can bring about through all means of expression.… — Iannis Xenakis
The function of art is to make that understood which in the form of argument would be incomprehensible. — Constantin Brancusi
If God be God and man a creature made in image of the divine intelligence, his noblest function is the search for truth. — Morris West

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