Functions Quotes

Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions.

It's not important to how the band functions or to what we do. That's just many people's opinions on what they see. A lot of people project stuff on you, but that's okay.

I started at Pillsbury as a manager in one of their analysis functions, then worked my way up the corporate ladder to become vice president. Moving to Burger King was an important moment in my career.

Birth-control is effecting, and promising to effect, many functions in our social life.

As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then be supported by the next generation of workers paying into the same system.

In recognising the global problem posed by osteoporosis, WHO sees the need for a global strategy for prevention and control of osteoporosis, focusing on three major functions: prevention, management and surveillance.

I have had the occasion to meet child actors from the '60s and '70s at various functions, and everyone's gone on to various different lives - they're real-estate agents or surfers.

Therefore God is one, if that which admits of so great power can be nothing else: and yet those who deem that there are many gods, say that they have divided their functions among themselves; but we will discuss all these matters at their proper places.

So, I have the responsibility of making sure that HUD functions and runs well.

I am inclined to think that eating is a private thing and should be done alone, like other bodily functions.

Divine fires do not blaze each day, but an artist functions in their afterglow hoping for their recurrence.

After you have wept and grieved for your physical losses, cherish the functions and the life you have left.

The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants.

Defining OO as based on the use of class hierarchies and virtual functions is also practical in that it provides some guidance as to where OO is likely to be successful.

People feel that decisions about their jobs, the way their children are educated, how their church functions, and products they buy are made by someone and some place so distant that they can't find anybody to talk to that has any influence over them.

The office has oversight of people who do analysis and oversight of people who do operations, but it is not charged with doing either. That is an important point to make. Those functions are performed by the CIA, DIA and other agencies.

Clearly, as a CEO, you have other functions that are managed by other people.

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.

I think we need to significantly reduce the regulatory burden on the private sector. The Obama administration is doing the opposite. They're loading on more and more regulation on the private respect to how the economy functions.

One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

We now consider as fundamental economic functions of the state, many duties that were left a generation ago to chance.

I think there is a difference between Slate and Salon. I think we both serve important functions on the Internet. As more and more Websites disappear, I'm thankful Slate is still around because it makes things less lonely.

I recognized that teaching and research institutions vitally depend on the involvement of active scientists also in management functions.

Pointing is a metaphor we all know. We've done a lot of studies and tests on that, and it's much faster to do all kinds of functions, such as cutting and pasting, with a mouse, so it's not only easier to use but more efficient.

One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future, so that those relationships can persist over time.

We worked out a lot of bugs and figured out who was working and who wasn't and how this beast functions. It was a lot bigger than we actually thought, and now we have a well-run ship where it feels I can actually have time to imagine and not just stress out about everything.

I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers.

My imagination functions much better when I don't have to speak to people.

There's a real separation between actors and all the other functions of Hollywood. If you're an actor you're somehow not a member of the crew. You're somehow more special. I hate that.

To understand how any society functions you must understand the relationship between the men and the women.