Function Quotes - page 9

We live increasingly in a system in which little direct attention is paid to the object, the function, the program, the task, the need; but immense attention to the role, the procedure, prestige, and profit. (Paul Goodman)
The essence of religion is inertia; the essence of science is change. It is the function of the one to preserve, it is the function of the other to improve. If, as in Egypt, they are firmly chained together, either science will advance, in which case the religion will be altered, or the religion will preserve its purity, and science will congeal. View quote
William Winwood Reade
Men seek for vocabularies that are reflections of reality. To this end, they must develop vocabularies that are selections of reality. And any selection of reality must, in certain circumstances, function as a deflection of reality. View quote
Kenneth Burke
Systems at each level of integration function as wholes with respect to their parts and parts with respect to higher level wholes. View quote
Ervin László
A new level of organization means a simplification of system function, and of the corresponding system structure, it also means the initiation of a process of progressive structural and functional complexification. View quote
Ervin László
Words are good for saying what things are, but sometimes they don't function for what things aren't. View quote
Colum McCann
It is the University's function to turn out well-balanced persons with an understanding of themselves and of their place in life. View quote
Vincent Massey
To contribute to the emergence of a society in which development will supplant stagnation, in which growth will take the place of decay, and in which culture will put an end to barbarism is the noblest, and, indeed, the only true function of intellectual endeavor. View quote
Paul A. Baran
Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity. The relationship between the soundness of the body and the activities of the mind is subtle and complex. Much is not yet understood. But we do know what the Greeks knew: that intelligence and skill can only function at the peak of their capacity when the body is healthy and strong; that hardy spirits and tough minds usually inhabit sound gods. View quote
John F. Kennedy
[O]ur élite is primarily and increasingly managerial. A managerial élite manages. A crisis, unfortunately, requires thought. Thought is not a management function. View quote
John Ralston Saul
The function of music is to liberate in the soul those feelings which normally we keep locked up in the heart. (Sebastian Faulks)
To understand how black projects began, and how they continue to function today, one must start with the creation of the atomic bomb. The men who ran the Manhattan Project wrote the rules about black operations. The atomic bomb was the mother of all black projects, and it is the parent from which all black operations have sprung. View quote
Annie Jacobsen
At the end of the day, there is still one function of journalism that cannot be computerized, and that is reporters. You're always going to need reporters. View quote
Stephen Kinzer
There is a role and function for beauty in our time. View quote
Tadao Ando
A key function of a publishing brand is the bestowal of status by who and what you pay attention to. View quote
Tim O'Reilly
The first and most optimistic response was complete rational expectations econometrics. A rational expectations equilibrium is a likelihood function. Maximize it. View quote
Thomas J. Sargent
Without a function, we cease to be. So, I will write till I die. View quote
Farley Mowat
Odd that the brain could function on its own, without acquainting him with its purposes, its reasons. But the brain was an organ, like the spleen, heart, kidneys. And they went about their private activities. So why not the brain? View quote
Philip K. Dick
Skill is a function of chance. It's an intuitive best-use of chance situations. View quote
Philip K. Dick
The function of the novelist... is to comment upon life as he sees it. View quote
Frank Norris
When my body gets to the point where I can no longer function or feel gratitude, then I'll leave it and become grateful again. But until then, I will appreciate what I have and not whine about what I don't have. I will feel blessed by life and the opportunity to help others see that they are blessed, too. (Bernie Siegel)
All athletes speak about the mental element of athletics, and it usually boils down to the same thing: if you can remove your ego from the game, you can function with much more clarity and you are more likely to succeed. Wouldn't it be interesting if we all began speaking about the mental element of our lives in this way? View quote
Garth Stein
The plants that produce visions can function- for those of us who have inherited the New World Order of barren materialism, cut off from our spiritual heritage by a spiteful culture that gives us nothing but ashes- as the talismans of recognition that awaken our minds to reality. View quote
Daniel Pinchbeck
Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way? View quote
Jonathan Carroll
I don't know if you ever say to yourself that you want to be an actress. It eventually becomes a social function - you are an actress and you make a living out of it, but at the beginning it's more a matter of how to survive, or how to exist in a certain way. View quote
Isabelle Huppert