Function Quotes

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The seat of the soul and the control of voluntary movement - in fact, of nervous functions in general, - are to be sought in… — Aristotle
There is a little gland in the brain in which the soul exercises its functions in a more particular way than in the other parts. — Rene Descartes
At birth, the child leaves a person - his mother's womb - and this makes him independent of her bodily functions. The baby is next… — Maria Montessori
Ministers of the Gospel are excluded [from serving as Visitors of the county Elementary Schools] to avoid jealousy from the other sects, were the public… — Thomas Jefferson
Woman was merely man's helpmate, a function which pertains to her alone. She is not the image of God but as far as man is… — Saint Augustine
Woman does not possess the image of God in herself but only when taken together with the male who is her head, so that the… — Saint Augustine
If the human intellect functions, it is actually in order to solve the problems which the man's inner destiny sets it. — Jose Ortega y Gasset
A thought functions only as a fragmentary part in the formulation of an idea. — Hans Hofmann
We believe we are hurt when we don't receive love. But that is not what hurts us. Our pain comes when we do not give… — Alan Cohen
Good, honest, hardheaded character is a function of the home. If the proper seed is sown there and properly nourished for a few years, it… — George Amos Dorsey
Democracy's ceremonial, its feast, it's great function, is the election. — H.G. Wells
The mother is the most precious possessions of the nation, so precious that society advances its highest well-being when it protects the functions of the… — Ellen Key
Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function. — Victor Borge
Cats didn't start as mousers. Weasels and snakes and dogs are more efficient as rodent-control agents. I postulate that cats started as psychic companions, as… — William S. Burroughs
Less than 7 hours of sleep at night causes lower overall brain function. — Daniel Amen
The most valuable function performed by the federal government is entertainment. — Dave Barry
Maybe it's the music that enables them to function like that, to always take everything as it comes and never complain about the misery, hardship… — Wim Wenders
Everything has its own place and function. That applies to people, although many don't seem to realize it, stuck as they are in the wrong… — Benjamin Hoff
The first question here, then, is not "What is best for my soul?" nor is it even "What is most useful to humanity?" But-transcending both… — Evelyn Underhill
If consciousness can function independently of the body during one's lifetime, it could be able to do the same after death. — Stanislav Grof

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