Function Quotes

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In the old days when people invented a new function they had something useful in mind. — Henri Poincare
Both dreams and neurotic dream-states have as their function the avoidance of displeasure, but the dream-states also serve to provide a positive pleasure gain. — Karl Abraham
A thing in itself never expresses anything. It is the relation between things that gives meaning to them and that formulates a thought. A thought… — Hans Hofmann
America is the world's living myth. There's no sense of wrong when you kill an American or blame America for some local disaster. This is… — Don DeLillo
I was on various anti-depressants, but not for long - I didn't function very well on them. I felt sort of flattened out. — Jack Dee
Now, the vicissitudes that afflict the individual have their source in society. It is this situation that has given currency to the phrase social forces.… — Aneurin Bevan
New York in a way functions as another character within the story, as it does within most of Woody Allen's stories. — Radha Mitchell
The one thing I have learned as a CEO is that leadership at various levels is vastly different. When I was leading a function or… — Indra Nooyi
The founders understood that democracy would inevitably evolve into a system of legalized plunder unless the plundered were given numerous escape routes and constitutional protections… — Thomas DiLorenzo
Complete knowledge of the nature of an analytic function must also include insight into its behavior for imaginary values of the arguments. Often the latter… — Carl Friedrich Gauss
It is well known that the central problem of the whole of modern mathematics is the study of transcendental functions defined by differential equations. — Felix Klein
It's a very valuable function and requirement that you're performing, so have a great day and keep a stiff upper lip. — Dan Quayle
Militarism is basically a way of thinking, a certain interpretation of the function of the state; this manner of thinking is, moreover, revealed by its… — Christian Lous Lange
I'm a people person, very approachable. I go out every night, tons of functions. I love all facets of this industry... Music, film, TV, books,… — Guy Oseary
If a catastrophic event wipes out a large portion of House members, America needs to know this body, elected by the people, will be quickly… — Charles W. Pickering
This is a basic function of Congress to keep the government running. And so, what we ought not to do is play politics with those… — David Plouffe
All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove your ego from… — Garth Stein
Being a professional woman, I function the best when I don't distinguish between work and play. — Cristina Saralegui
For some in Washington, it's become sport to pick on the federal workforce. I think they do so unjustly. The very foundation of a stable… — Ken Salazar
The Mirror Stage as formative in the function of the I as revealed in psychoanalytic experience. — Jacques Lacan

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