Function Quotes

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I wonder whether art has a higher function than to make me feel, appreciate, and enjoy natural objects for their art value? — Bernard Berenson
A man of meditation functions differently. Whatever profession he chooses, it does not matter. He will bring to his profession some quality of sacredness. He… — Rajneesh
[T]hat is the true function of meditation: to create a space in you where you can be rich, infinitely rich, utterly peaceful, absolutely ecstatic. — Rajneesh
A motorcycle functions entirely in accordance with the laws of reason, and a study of the art of motorcycle maintenance is really a miniature study… — Robert M. Pirsig
It is the artist's function not to copy but to synthesise: to eliminate from that gross confusion of actuality which is his raw material whatever… — William Ernest Henley
The function of Government must be to favor no small group at the expense of its duty to protect the rights of personal freedom and… — Franklin D. Roosevelt
The courage of children and beasts is a function of innocence. — Annie Dillard
Much more than our other needs and endeavors, it is sexuality that puts us on an even footing with our kind: the more we practice… — Emile M. Cioran
Mental illness is a myth, whose function is to disguise and thus render more palatable the bitter pill of moral conflicts in human relations. — Thomas Szasz
It is the sign of a dull mind to dwell upon the cares of the body, to prolong exercise, eating and drinking and other bodily… — Epictetus
The function of the society is to cultivate the individual. It is not the function of the individual to support society. — Joseph Campbell
A great society is a society in which its men of business think greatly of their functions. — Alfred North Whitehead
This idea that clumsy, stumbling people are real bright is ridiculous, because intelligence is related to neurologic function, and really intelligent people are very well-coordinated. — Robert Jarvik
To take an analogy: if we say that a democratic government is the best kind of government, we mean that it most completely fulfills the… — John Drinkwater
Leisure was the sine qua non of the full Renaissance. The feudal nobility, having lost its martial function, sought diversion all over Europe in cultivated… — Mary McCarthy
Culture, with its processes and functions, is a subject upon which we need all the enlightenment we can achieve, and there is no direction in… — Ruth Benedict
Use harms and even destroys beauty. The noblest function of an object is to be contemplated. — Miguel de Unamuno
My function as a writer is to provide an atmosphere in which people can think wisely about what we're doing on this planet. — Barry Lopez
Well, you know, News Corp is the only real media global - that has a global presence that's involved in TV production, in movies, in… — Al-Waleed bin Talal
Mothers born on relief have their babies on relief. Nothingness, truly, seems to be the condition of these New York people. They are nomads going… — Elizabeth Hardwick

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