Function Quotes

Clarinets, like lawyers, have cases, mouthpieces, and they need a constant supply of hot air in order to function.

The function of socialism is to raise suffering to a higher level.

Without commonly shared and widely entrenched moral values and obligations, neither the law, nor democratic government, nor even the market economy will function properly.

Style of the future is the convergence of function and fashion.

My function in life is not to be a politician in Parliament: it is to get something done.

Mental illness is a myth, whose function is to disguise and thus render more palatable the bitter pill of moral conflicts in human relations.

The Mirror Stage as formative in the function of the I as revealed in psychoanalytic experience.

Opinions about obviousness are to a certain extent a function of time.

You see there are people who believe the function of the police is to fight crime, and that's not true, the function of the police is social control and protection of property.

Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.

It reminded me of a meat grinder. From when I was a kid. Going to school it felt like you were in a meat grinder. It chews you up and pours out this mess that can't function

Stress is a function not of events, but of our view of those events.

Clichés, stock phrases, adherence to conventional, standardized codes of expression and conduct have the socially recognized function of protecting us against reality.

Success in battle is not a function of how many show up, but who they are.

The function of good software is to make the complex appear to be simple.

Between two products equal in price, function and quality, the one with the most attractive exterior will win.

Both dreams and neurotic dream-states have as their function the avoidance of displeasure, but the dream-states also serve to provide a positive pleasure gain.

If even dying is to be made a social function, then, grant me the favor of sneaking out on tiptoe without disturbing the party.

I'm a storyteller - that's the chief function of a director. And they're moving pictures, let's make 'em move!

If you analyse the function of an object, its form often becomes obvious.

The function of the creative artist consists of making laws, not in following laws already made.

We are similar to a museum. My function is to present old masterpieces in modern frames.

The function of the child is to live his own life - not the life that his anxious parents think he should live.

India must achieve the real goal?that is energy independence or an economy which will function well within total freedom from oil, gas or coal imports.

To look backward for a while is to refresh the eye, to restore it, and to render it the more fit for its prime function of looking forward.

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism.

The function of the photographer is to help people understand the world around them.

CMS has a track record of successfully overseeing the many contractors our programs depend on to function. Unfortunately, a subset of those contracts for HealthCare.gov have not met expectations.

Release from fear, worry, and doubt leaves us free to function normally, healthfully, and confidently.

When the machine grinds to a halt, the cogs themselves begin wondering about their function.

There are times when the simple dignity of movementcan fulfill the function of a volume of words.

There are no hierarchies in nature other than those imposed by hierarchical modes of human thought, but rather differences merely in function between and within living things.

I function better when things are going badly than when they're as smooth as whipped cream.

The only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.

Design is the organization of materials and processes in the most productive way, in a harmonious balance of all elements necessary for a certain function.

Marriage functions best when both partners remain somewhat unmarried.

Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is. The only function of a school is to make self-education easier; failing that, it does nothing.

Music's exclusive function is to structure the flow of time and keep order in it.

Only in time of fear is government thrown back to its primitive and sole function of self-defense and the many interests of which it is the guardian become subordinate to that.

No matter how closely we look, it is difficult to find a mental act that can take place without the support of some physical function.

The value of any investment is, and always must be, a function of the price you pay for it.

A function of a variable quantity is an analytic expression composed in any way whatsoever of the variable quantity and numbers or constant quantities.

The heart is the household divinity which, discharging its function, nourishes, cherishes, quickens the whole body, and is indeed the foundation of life, the source of all action.

Good design is probably 98% common sense. Above all, an object must function well and efficiently-and getting that part right requires a good deal of time and attention.

It would seem that more than function itself, simplicity is the deciding factor in the aesthetic equation. One might call the process beauty through function and simplification.

My own prejudices are exactly the opposite of the functionalists': "If you want to understand function, study structure".

The real function of art is to change mental patterns ... making new thought possible.

It is the function of art to carry us beyond speech to experience.

One of the big lessons from behavioral economics is that we make decisions as a function of the environment that we're in.

Well look, no one takes pleasure from people making money out of the misery of others, but that is a function of capitalist markets.