Our primary function is to create an emotion and our secondary function is to sustain that emotions.

And I am a weapon of massive consumption And it's not my fault, it's how I'm programmed to function.

Words are good for saying what things are, but sometimes they don't function for what things aren't.

To me, at its best, that's what art should do, perform both the emotional and intellectual function.

The function of (heroic) symbols is to give you a sense of Aha! Yes, I know what it is, it's myself.

I like to write about the solitary things people do. Humans seem to function best when they're alone.

Everyone has his own conscience, and there should be no rules about how a conscience should function.

The function of muscle is to pull and not to push, except in the case of the genitals and the tongue.

The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.

Between two products equal in price, function and quality, the better looking will outsell the other.

A library's ideal function is to be a little bit like a bouquiniste's stall, a place for trouvailles.

I'm against high taxes. But we certainly cannot be so anorexic in government that we cannot function.

This means that the only function of nuclear weapons, while they exist, is to deter a nuclear attack.

I could barely function as an adult; I slept through alarm clocks and lost train tickets mid-journey.

The function of the censor is to censor. He has a professional interest in finding things to suppress.

One of the functions of government is to act as a safeguard not just of property but of our liberties.

Form follows function, as the architects say. With words and pictures, you can do just about anything.

We are thinking beings, and we cannot exclude the intellect from participating in any of our functions.

I do sometimes feel like I function within an echo chamber and I'm just kind of preaching to the choir.

Warranty – A notice telling the buyer when the product that was just purchased will no longer function.

Is still fulfilling its social function in supplying the consumers with more, better and cheaper goods.

In many cases, change is not a function of life's cruelty but instead a function of God's graciousness.

I find award functions laughable. To me, it is just like an extension of a college annual day function.

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

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

I tend to be a bit of a workaholic, but I also can't function without some sort of domesticity as well.

It is the function of the Church to oppose all original experience, because this can only be unorthodox.

In order to say that some function is understood, every relevant step in the process must be elucidated.

Suppression of impulses that would put you in danger is obviously an important neurobiological function.

The function of the novel is the exploration of the human condition. Really, that's what it's all about.

If structure does not tell us anything about function, it means that we have not looked at it correctly.

Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart.

I start with the premise that the function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.

Without a possibility of change in meanings human communication could not perform its present functions.

The military is diverse and large, and it's public: it serves a public function; it serves a public duty.

Foreign aid, especially when there is a lot of it, affects how institutions function and how they change.

Everything on this planet has something to do with music. Music functions in the realm of sculptured air.

Emotional function and cognitive function aren't unrelated to each other. They're completely intertwined.

I know how things function in showbiz and how much hard work is required to make a mark in this industry.

My bookshelves chiefly function as a snapshot of what I was reading prior to the invention of the Kindle.

A child's learning is a function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher.

The function of a guideline isn't to tell you what kids have actually experienced; it's to provide goals.

One of the main functions of formalized religion is to protect people against a direct experience of God.

Outside of its legitimate function, government does nothing as well or economically as the private sector.

I was dancing when I was acting as well. Actors generally dance in performances like in an award function.

. . . to know the order of nature, and regard the universe as orderly is the highest function of the mind.

The subject matter of art is life, life as it actually is; but the function of art is to make life better.

Art can excite, titillate, please, entertain, and sometimes shock; but its ultimate function is to ennoble.

The most important function of a bibliographic entry is to help the reader obtain a copy of the cited work.

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

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