Functioning Quotes

241 quotes by 207 authors

The intellect is not the means of creation, and creation does not take place through the functioning of the intellect; on the contrary, there is… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
A just wage for the worker is the ultimate test of whether any economic system is functioning justly. — Pope John Paul II
Wisdom is not just knowing fundamental truths, if these are unconnected with the guidance of life or with a perspective on its meaning. If the… — Robert Nozick
The only person I ever hurt was myself and even that I did to the minimum. If you can do that and you're still functioning,… — Sammy Davis, Jr.
People who go to work every day and perform the services essential to keeping our economy functioning deserve to live above the poverty level. — Marcy Kaptur
America has no functioning democracy at this moment. — Jimmy Carter
Yoga is the study of the functioning of the body, the mind and the intellect in the process of attaining freedom. — Geeta Iyengar
An enlightened citizenry is indispensable for the proper functioning of a republic. Self-government is not possible unless the citizens are educated sufficiently to enable them… — Thomas Jefferson
Organizations should be built and managers should be functioning so people can be naturally empowered. If someone's doing their job, if someone's working in one… — Henry Mintzberg
You canâ€™t have meaningful political democracy without functioning economic democracy. — Noam Chomsky
The known unseen within becomes structural in what is seen: a being functioning as a self, in person, in this world. — John de Ruiter
Energy functioning in a pattern becomes matter. That is all life is ... Matter and energy are interrelated. — Jiddu Krishnamurti
To have a functioning body and not to use it is like having 20/20 vision and never opening your eyes. — Bill Phillips
Democracy depends on citizens being informed, and since our media, especially television (which is the most important source of news for most Americans) reports mostly… — Howard Zinn
Research has shown that a simple act of kindness directed toward another improves the functioning of the immune system and stimulates the production of serotonin… — Wayne Dyer
A properly functioning democracy depends on an informed electorate. — Thomas Jefferson
Why not assume that our humanity, including the self-control needed for livable societies, is built into us? Does anyone truly believe that our ancestors lacked… — Frans de Waal
Wilderness is a place where the wild potential is fully expressed, a diversity of living and nonliving beings flourishing according to their own sorts of… — Gary Snyder
Anybody whose mind is functioning at all can't be content with the way the world works. — Frederick Wiseman
Successfully functioning in a society with diverse values, traditions and lifestyles requires us to have a relationship to our own reactions rather than be captive… — Robert Kegan

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