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Quotes About Function

I thought the function of the government was to promote the general welfare, not to provide it.
~ Ronald Reagan
It is a seldom proffered argument as to the advantages of a free press that it has a major function in keeping the government itself informed as to what the government is doing.
~ Walter Cronkite
The sole function of Government is to bring about a condition of affairs favorable to the beneficial development of private enterprise.
~ Herbert Hoover
Any participation, even in the smallest public function, is useful.
~ John Stuart Mill
It is an in, a grave evil and a disturbance of the right order, for a larger and higher organisation, to arrogate to itself functions which can be performed efficiently by smaller and lower bodies.
~ Pope Leo XIII
It is the function of God Rama to destroy evil, wherever it occurs and it is equally the function of God Rama to give to his devotees like Bibhishana a free charter of irrevocable self-government.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
Britain cherishes her eccentrics and wisely holds that the function of government is to build a walled garden in which anarchy can flourish.
~ Quentin Crisp
Truly great architecture always transcends its stated function, sometimes in unanticipated ways.
~ Martin Filler
Our minds simply don't function in some sort of narrative chronology. I think that one of the great gifts of writing fiction is being able to think about that.
~ Dani Shapiro
An important function of the Supreme Court is to provide guidance, .. As a lower court judge, I appreciate clear guidance from the Supreme Court.
~ John Roberts
Happiness Is Dependent Upon Choosing To Function Within The Laws And Principles Of Kingdom Of God
~ Sunday Adelaja
Less than 7 hours of sleep at night causes lower overall brain function.
~ Daniel Amen
Our body is a machine for living.
~ Leo Tolstoy
This I regard as history's highest function, to let no worthy action be uncommemorated, and to hold out the reprobation of posterity as a terror to evil words and deeds.
~ Tacitus
Beauty connotes humanity. We call a natural object beautiful because we see that its form expresses fitness, the perfect fulfillment of function.
~ Moshe Safdie
Men have two outstanding features--their brains and their genitalia. Unfortunately, both rarely function simultaneously.
~ Lois Greiman, Unplugged
Through imagination, thanks to the subtleties of the irreality function, we re-enter the world of confidence, the world of the confident being, which is the proper world for reverie.
~ Gaston Bachelard
A dying organism is often observed to be capable of extraordinary endurance and strength. .. When any living organism is attacked, its whole function seems to aim towards reproduction.
~ John Steinbeck
You cannot function in an unction you don't take action on.
~ Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha
Products shouldn't just work well, they must unfold well.
~ Laura Busche, Lean Branding
This is the essence of codebreaking, finding patterns, and because it's such a basic human function, codebreakers have always emerged from unexpected places. They pop up from strange corners. Codebreakers tend to be oddballs, outsiders. The most important trait is not pure math skill but a deeper ability to pay attention.
~ Jason Fagone
Accounting is a department. Marketing isn't.
~ Jason Fried
Labels do serve some useful functions in feedback. Like the soup label, they give us a general idea of the topic, and they can act as shorthand when we return to that topic later. But the label is not the meal.
~ Douglas Stone
The vital function that pets fulfill in this world hasn't been fully recognized. They keep millions of people sane. They have become Guardians of Being.
~ Eckhart Tolle