Function Quotes

It does not seem that the contradiction which exists between the aristocratic function of art and the democratic structure of modern society can ever be resolved.

The aim of all commentary on art now should be to make works of art - and, by analogy, our own experience - more, rather than less, real to us. The function of criticism should be to show how it is what it is, even that it is what it is, rather than to show what it means.

The function of the killer and watching him - whatever that says about the world in which we live - it was always more about that world than it was about the actual watching.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

To liberate words means first to shatter their function as vehicles of idea, memory, hope, or regret.

What the Who is all about is exactly that and it always has been. If it exists today for this concert, it's in response again to a function which is happening out there on the street.

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

In constant pursuit of money to finance campaigns, the political system is simply unable to function. Its deliberative powers are paralyzed.

Our aim, during our Presidency in the next six months will be to lead this challenge, to show that Europe can function in a mature and responsible way, to start delivering tangible results that show we are taking people's concerns seriously.

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

That work led to the emergence of the recombinant DNA technology thereby providing a major tool for analyzing mammalian gene structure and function and formed the basis for me receiving the 1980 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

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

Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius.

Human beings either function as individuals or as members of a pack. There's a switch inside us, deep in our spirit, that you can turn one way or the other. It's almost always the case that our worst behaviour comes out when we're switched to the mob setting. The problem with a lot of software designs is that they switch us to that setting.

But one way or another, judges perform a very vital function in our society. They have a risky job and they are entitled to security.

America should function as a Christian nation.

I know I stand visibly onstage, but my function is still unseen, because I rarely see the immediate results of what I am saying or doing or writing.

No one with a body full of aliments can have a luminous soul and other intellectual faculties. It is necessary to care for the body if we wish the spirit to function normally.

Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function.

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.

Sex is a natural function. You can't make it happen, but you can teach people to let it happen.

He was very much concerned with logic and function, he always worked his solos out before playing them.

The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.

I started writing when I had three kids under the age of 4. I used to write every ten minutes I got to sit in front of a computer. Now, when I have more time, I function the same way: if it's writing time, I write.

The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking.

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 play for people. But when you're playing for listening, you're free.

I don't function well in chaos, whether it be my sheets or the dishwasher.

The chief function of the city is to convert power into form, energy into culture, dead matter into the living symbols of art, biological reproduction into social creativity.

As has repeatedly been stated, the underlying hypothesis, which in a number of cases has been supported by direct experimental evidence, is that each gene controls the production, function, and specificity of a particular enzyme.

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