Function Quotes

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These groups within a society can he distinguished according as to whether, like an army or an orchestra, they function as a single body; or… — Herbert Read
My work was fairly theoretical. It was in recursive function theory. And in particular, hierarchies of functions in terms of computational complexity. I got involved… — Dennis Ritchie
The highest function of love is that it makes the loved one a unique and irreplacable being. — Tom Robbins
The trickster's function is to break taboos, create mischief, stir things up. In the end, the trickster gives people what they really want, some sort… — Tom Robbins
I suspect that many corporations have begun to understand that they have an important role to play in the lives of their communities, and that… — David Rockefeller
A currency serves three functions: providing a means of payment, a unit of account and a store of value. Gold may be a store of… — Nouriel Roubini
Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. — George Santayana
The body is an instrument, the mind its function, the witness and reward of its operation. — George Santayana
The poor don't know that their function in life is to exercise our generosity. — Jean-Paul Sartre
Know the function of a fuse box and the appearance of a tripped circuit breaker. — Marilyn vos Savant
After you have wept and grieved for your physical losses, cherish the functions and the life you have left. — Morrie Schwartz
With spectacular events taking up so much of the available anxiety quotient, we need to be constantly reminded of the more workaday threats to our… — Will Self
A primary function of art and thought is to liberate the individual from the tyranny of his culture in the environmental sense and to permit… — Beverly Sills
The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain… — Herbert Simon
This House cannot function without an open, accountable, and independent ethics process; and the molestation of that process by the majority is an abuse of… — Louise Slaughter
The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience - more, rather… — Susan Sontag
Both free speech rights and property rights belong legally to individuals, but their real function is social, to benefit vast numbers of people who do… — Thomas Sowell
But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security. — Arlen Specter
Separation of power says the judiciary committee is supposed to confirm qualified judges and then what the Supreme Court does, that is their function, not… — Arlen Specter
I like to put on hardcore when I have to clean my apartment, which I hate to do, but it's motivational. I like old heavy… — Peter Steele

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