Functioning Quotes

241 quotes by 207 authors

Man's health and well-being depends upon, among many things, the proper functioning of the myriad proteins that participate in the intricate synergisms of living systems. — Stanford Moore
Be as though you don't exist. Let the bodily functions unfold, let thoughts come and go but don't follow them. Be only the awareness. Something… — Mooji
Your mind should be in harmony with the functioning of the universe; your body should be in tune with the movement of the universe; body… — Morihei Ueshiba
Man's unconscious... contains all the patterns of life and behaviour inherited from his ancestors, so that every human child, prior to consciousness, is possessed of… — Carl Jung
When lack of funds prevents hospitals from functioning efficiently and fully, private philanthropy of all kinds must help. The difference it makes in terms of… — Henry Townley Heald
Each species on our planet plays a role in the healthy functioning of natural ecosystems, on which humans depend. — William H. Schlesinger
We find ourselves ethically destitute just when, for the first time, we are faced with ultimacy, the irreversible closing down of the earth's functioning in… — Thomas Berry
The ideal of a perfectly functioning democracy is one person, one vote; the ideal of a perfectly functioning market is one dollar, one vote.It's a… — Dorothy L. Sayers
If her functioning as a female is not enough to define woman, if we decline also to explain her through "the eternal feminine," and if… — Simone de Beauvoir
Virtue is simply happiness, and happiness is a by-product of function. You are happy when you are functioning. — William S. Burroughs
There are certain people who do not feel like they were raised by wolves, and they are the ones who make the world tick. They… — Sheila Heti
I'm a high-functioning sociopath, do your research. — Benedict Cumberbatch
Like it or not, we have to have a financial system that is healthy and functioning. — Barack Obama
At one time, the treatment for a certain kind of psychosis had been to push an ice pick up through the orbit of the eye,… — Alastair Reynolds
If you fall into poverty, live that way without grumbling - then your poverty will not burden you. Likewise, if you are rich, live with… — Philip Kapleau
When objects are presented within the context of art (and until recently objects always have been used) they are as eligible for aesthetic consideration as… — Joseph Kosuth
My family achieved success not in spite of, but because of the American system of taxation. After all, without reliable and safe roads thereâ€™d have… — Abigail Disney
At times inactivity is preferable to mindless functioning. — Jenny Holzer
Speaking of a future at most only decades away, an experimenter in intelligence control asserted, â€œI foresee a time when we shall have the means… — Zbigniew Brzezinski
Without total freedom, every perception, every objective regard, is twisted. It is only the man who is totally free who can look and understand immediately.… — Jiddu Krishnamurti

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