Functional Quotes

177 quotes by 168 authors

All cultures have these feelings about non-functional areas of activity. And the more time people have on their hands, the more they commit it to… — Brian Eno
I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to… — Brian Eno
I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure… — Bobby Flay
I feel like, with myself, I ruined myself to the point where I wasn't functional enough to work for anybody, even myself. I wasn't working. — Corey Haim
Christian conservatives care about their families eating. They're concerned about energy independence. They're concerned about functional government. — Mike Huckabee
In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they… — Arne Jacobsen
In my own work, I'd say I'm a classicist, but I look everywhere for my solutions. I don't study the toilet-living habits of my clients,… — Philip Johnson
If you're functional, it doesn't matter if you're mad. — Alan Moore
I use a lot of balance training and functional training. Basically it's where you add an element of instability to a regular exercise. So whether… — Steve Nash
If I were the president of the United States, I would make unions illegal. They no longer serve a functional purpose in democracy, in my… — Kevin O'Leary
There's very little admirable about being a pirate. There's very little functional about a pirate. There's very little real about a pirate. — Will Oldham
I bought a pair of Birkenstocks today - let's be real. I wanted a chunky sandal that was functional. That should tell you where I… — Chloe Sevigny
I was a functional addict. — James Taylor
It is to be remembered that all art is magical in origin - music, sculpture, writing, painting - and by magical I mean intended to… — William S. Burroughs
Delusions are often functional. A mother's opinions about her children's beauty, intelligence, goodness, et cetera ad nauseam, keep her from drowning them at birth. — Robert A. Heinlein
In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony. — Harlan Ellison
I'm not sure if I know any 'functional' families, if functional means a family without difficult times and members who don't have a full range… — David Sheff
Julia's vocabulary was "chock-full" of strangely archaic words - "spiffing," "crumbs," "jeepers" - that seemed to have originated in some prewar girls' annual rather than… — Kate Atkinson
An artist is someone who can hold two opposing viewpoints and still remain fully functional. — F. Scott Fitzgerald
All men who read escape from something else into what lies behind the printed page; the quality of the dream may be argued, but its… — Raymond Chandler

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