Function Quotes

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If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party. — Dag Hammarskjold
I don't view myself as a musician anymore - I view myself as a human being that functions as a musician when I'm functioning as… — Herbie Hancock
Breathing in, I am aware of my heart. Breathing out, I smile to my heart and know that my heart still functions normally. I feel… — Nhat Hanh
First comes an idea. Then, characters begin to evolve out of the landscape of that idea. And then, finally, characters dominate: plot is simply a… — Robert Harris
Healthful whole foods improve our brain function as well. — Marilu Henner
I'm always the cousin that can't make it to the family functions because I'm busy. — Taraji P. Henson
My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people. — Patricia Highsmith
The functions of these elders, therefore, determine the power of the people; for a representative is one chosen by others to do in their name… — Charles Hodge
If I spent all my time criticising myself, I wouldn't be able to function. There are actors who theorise till the cows come home. I… — Anthony Hopkins
Science has fulfilled her function when she has ascertained and enunciated truth. — Thomas Huxley
Indeed, in view of its function, religion stands in greater need of a rational foundation of its ultimate principles than even the dogmas of science. — Muhammad Iqbal
Pointing is a metaphor we all know. We've done a lot of studies and tests on that, and it's much faster to do all kinds… — Steve Jobs
Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives… — Andrew Johnson
Companies used to be able to function with autocratic bosses. We don't live in that world anymore. — Rosabeth Moss Kanter
Cats are intended to teach us that not everything in nature has a function. — Garrison Keillor
One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future, so that those relationships can persist over time. — Kevin Kelly
The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays. — Soren Kierkegaard
I just don't think I've ever been comfortable at public functions and selling myself as an entity. — Val Kilmer
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
The knowledge that there is a part of the psychic functions that are out of conscious reach, we did not need to wait for Freud… — Jacques Lacan

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