Functioning Quotes

241 quotes by 207 authors

The patterns of activity of neurons in sensory areas can be altered by patterns of attention. Experience coupled with attention leads to physical changes in… — Michael Merzenich
There is a spiritual capacity in carbon as there is a carbon component functioning in our highest spiritual experience. If some scientists consider that all… — Thomas Berry
Any smoothly functioning technology will have the appearance of magic. — Arthur C. Clarke
Well-functioning financial systems are important in achieving sustained economic growth. They play a crucial role in channeling household savings into the corporate sector and allocating… — Toshihiko Fukui
The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the… — Amy Goodman
If you think of the universe as a vast electrical sea in which you are immersed and from which you are formed, opening to your… — Julia Cameron
Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. — Edward Bernays
Exploring Feelings for Young Children with High-Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder: The STAMP Treatment Manual offers practical recommendations and creative practices that will certainly help… — Liane Holliday Willey
Affection is important because it counters anger, hatred and suspicion that can prevent our minds from functioning clearly. — Dalai Lama
I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories. — Zhang Yimou
I was also surprised by the alacrity and dedication we devote to the damaging exercise of remembering, which after all brings nothing good and serves… — Juan Gabriel
It is important to notice that these badly functioning designs were praised for 'elegance.' But elegance as theoretical scientists apply it is quite different. The… — Ralph Caplan
We are all functioning at a small fraction of our capacity. — Winston Churchill
Thyroid Panel (blood test)-Abnormal thyroid hormone levels are a common cause of anxiety, depression, forgetfulness, confusion, and lethargy. Having low thyroid levels decreases overall brain… — Daniel Amen
It is rare to find an established community of Christians that encourages radical expressions of following Jesus. The natural conservatism of institutions is deeply rooted… — Michael Spencer
Art functioning as propaganda is not art. — Leonard Nimoy
In Africa, you often see that the difference between a village where everybody eats and a village where people starve is government. One has a… — Barack Obama
The experienced, wise, energetic, intelligent individual functioning in a loose coalition with others in a wide network is far more effective than he is in… — John C. Lilly
There is an ultimate wildness in all this, for the universe, as existence itself, is a terrifying as well as a benign mode of being.… — Thomas Berry
'Environment' is not an abstract concern, or simply a matter of aesthetics, or of personal taste - although it can and should involve these as… — Richard M. Nixon

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