Functional Quotes

Cage's Music of Changes was a further indication that the arts in general were beginning to consciously deal with the "given" material and, to varying degrees, liberating them from the inherited, functional concepts of control.

In my own mind, we are a much happier and much more functional family and a much more well balanced group of individual s both off and on the stage - in the current incarnation.

I like decorative, functional things that I feel comfortable in.

Who ever said that pleasure wasn't functional?

Exact information about the functional significance of the deep sections of the brain is only obtained by working through the brain histologically in serial section.

I bought a pair of Birkenstocks today - let's be real. I wanted a chunky sandal that was functional. That should tell you where I am at as far as fashion.

Truthfully, this is how I approach my workout: I want to be the best athlete I can possibly be. If I can out-perform some of the better athletes then I'm happy. When I look at the NFL or the NBA, these guys look how I want to look - it's useable, functional muscle.

Our bodies are machines and have to be functional, and to do that they have to be fed properly.

There's very little admirable about being a pirate. There's very little functional about a pirate. There's very little real about a pirate.

Frank Lloyd Wright... his things were beautiful but not very functional.

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture.

I definitely have managed to overcome dyslexia now to become a fully functional human being but things were a lot more difficult when I was younger.

I had a lot of trouble with engineers, because their whole background is learning from a functional point of view, and then learning how to perform that function.

I think a lot of times people design restaurants with flash in mind. I think you should design restaurants with function in mind. Make sure it's functional and works with what you're trying to accomplish. Design can come later.

Christian conservatives care about their families eating. They're concerned about energy independence. They're concerned about functional government.

We've been blessed with four beautiful children. Michael, he doesn't have much of a problem anymore. He is high functional, probably because of early intervention.

The most important consideration I have is I want my legislative shop to have a functional office suite that is conducive to getting their work accomplished.

We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus on fighting communism driven in large part by the American occupation.

The first duty of a human being is to assume the right functional relationship to society - more briefly, to find your real job, and do it.

The goal of physiological research is functional nature.

I was a functional addict.

African art is functional, it serves a purpose. It's not a dormant. It's not a means to collect the largest cheering section. It should be healing, a source a joy. Spreading positive vibrations.

I think that the climate within the band has changed, it's now in a more functional situation.