Utility Quotes

191 quotes by 174 authors

The fishes are also employed for the same purpose on any yard, which happens to be sprung or fractured. Thus their form, application, and utility… — William Falconer
Finally, gentleman, from the considerations above mentioned, as I cannot consistently with my own honor, nor with utility to my country, considering the manner in… — Henry Laurens
To remove this obstacle I repeat or refer to such knowledge as has come under my notice, my own previously expressed views, and also describe… — Lawrence Hargrave
I rank myself no higher in the scheme of things than a policeman - whose utility would disappear if there were no criminals. — Lord Salisbury
Art indeed is a term referring to the social source and to the social utility of creative acts. — Laura Riding
Has the great art and mystery of politics no apparent utility? Does it appear to be unqualifiedly ratty, raffish, sordid, obscene and low down, and… — Henry Louis Mencken
Lawyers as a group are no more dedicated to justice or public service than a private public utility is dedicated to giving light. — David Melinkoff
Whenever you play dance music, it serves a function. It becomes a utility; you have to worry about the tempos and what you're going to… — Stan Kenton
Only for the phony is commercialism-the bending of creativity to common utility-a naughty word. To the truly creative, it is a bridge to the great… — Ernest A Jones
Every innovation occasions more harm and and derangement of order by its novelty, than benefit by its abstract utility — Legal Maxim
Science has a simple faith, which transcends utility. Nearly all men of science, all men of learning for that matter, and men of simple ways… — Vannevar Bush

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