Function Quotations | Page 6

I was on various anti-depressants, but not for long - I didn't function very well on them. I felt sort of flattened out.

he said, referring to the function hall down the street. ''We don't want people urinating in our yards.

The two previous raffles worked out great. Our first raffle was done in 2002 and the second in 2004. This is our main fundraiser, so the funds we raise go toward the main function of the company.

They bounce back pretty quickly. They're a pretty tough group. I do think it's a function of being young. You've got to even out. If the lows of losing get higher than the highs of winning then you know you're in trouble. You just move on and play the next game.

They have to have sufficient detail in their plan to both satisfy the court and get the funds they need to exit bankruptcy. They need to show that they have a plan that will function properly for the longer term.

It wasn't about the money and it wasn't about No. 600. It was a function of Sammy's expectation of his own performance. He didn't want to go out there and under-perform like he did last year because it was just too painful for him, and it's just something he doesn't want to go through again.

It takes really a long while for people to learn to take advantage of (democracy). So the legal framework of democracy can function everywhere. But as we say in Poland, it's hard to make a bull move unless it really wants to.

It's clear they had a big support network and one that has managed to function without creating any chatter that the security services picked up. And almost certainly, this is only the tip of the iceberg. They can strike again.

It was pretty clear to me it ought to have been canceled, so I did so, ... Even if it had been a brilliant idea, which I doubt, it would not have been able to function in the environment that it was created.

I remember one night, my parents were out at a function of some kind and I had just gotten cable in my room. That was a big deal, and I saw 'Blue Velvet' on HBO. It blew my mind in a way that I don't think children's minds are supposed to be blown, but they probably shouldn't be watching 'Blue Velvet.'

In a democracy -- even if it is a so-called democracy like our white-Tlitist one -- the greatest veneration one can show the rule of law is to keep a watch on it, and to reserve the right to judge unjust laws and the subversion of the function of the law by the power of the state. That vigilance is the most important proof of respect for the law.

In every phase of the automotive industry, certain factors have been more important than all others in relation to the way the automobile has looked. Phase One is really the Ford story. Function and production were the most important considerations. The automobile was an invention, and it looked like one.

If I don't have pressure, I don't function.

That’s why girls have boyfriends. So you have someone to take you to boring functions.

As far as we are aware, this is the first time that anyone has identified this association between lung function and vitamin D.

Aviation security is a function of national security and should be paid as such.

The broadest audience we can reach right now is going to be on Windows XP. What we do longer term is a function of where the market is.

The brace didn't function well in this environment and should have done better than it did, frankly.

The building itself could function forever. The real cutting issue is the ability to generate money.

A good part of this expansion is a direct function of the decline in real equity premiums. That cannot go on indefinitely.

The great thing about Darryl is that the guy carries a 5.0 GPA but does not try to talk over anybody's head. He's one of the guys. He can function in so many different levels of society, and that's such an advantage for him.

The county executive ought to make an example of this function and show that he is willing to save money where he can, given his rather outsized salary increase.

The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.

The function of combat is not merely to perpetrate violence, but to perpetrate violence on command, instantaneously and reflexively. The function of the service academies is to prepare men for leadership positions where they may someday exercise that command.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty years later.

The function of Make Someone Happy is to collect and distribute Christmas gifts for children.

The glorification of the ""'woman's role,"" then, seems to be in proportion to society's reluctance to treat women as complete human beings; for the less real function that role has, the more it is decorated with meaningless details to conceal its empt

You've damaged the nerves and arteries around the joint. They can't function normally when the knee is filled with fluid.

The highest function of the teacher consists not so much in imparting knowledge as in stimulating the pupil in its love and pursuit.

The IMF should work with capital markets, not against, ... It is not the function of the IMF to over-regulate but to ensure risks of capital flows from turbulence are contained.

The individual units are very cute and very adorable. But the function of them as an ensemble is where the real strategy lies.

This is a clear expansion of what we knew about the meaning and function of the sky disc.

The essential function of the universe, which is a machine for making gods

The holy grail of our research is to convince those cells to regenerate, but now, we need to first understand what the composition of hair cells are and how they develop. We believe that a molecular understanding of the function of hair cells is needed to ultimately prevent hearing loss, and stimulate the regeneration of hair cells in mammals.

The key component of Echelon is a computer function called 'dictionary,' which just does to text messages what (search engines) Yahoo or AltaVista do, it searches out words.

The Endangered Species Act (ESA) was originally enacted in 1973 with the primary function being recovery of endangered and threatened species.

The woman's function is to fascinate men.

The market function in technology is undergoing fundamental change.

The marketing function in tech is undergoing significant fundamental change. All tech marketers need to improve their effectiveness and IDC research demonstrates that a number of leaders are emerging. IDC will identify and then analyze the marketing management practices of these leaders, with the objective of sharing their techniques with others in the industry.

The challenge from Day 1 has always been: how do you accommodate both the sacred and the everyday on this site. The memorial needs to function as a solemn and sacred kind of place, while the whole site needs to become part of the city again.

It is not God's function to create or uncreate the circumstances of your life. God created You, in the image and likeness of God. You have created the rest.

The supreme function of statesmanship is to provide against preventable evils.

You can't expect us to send each other hundreds of different tapes. Think of the postage cost alone! No, we only function when we are sitting next to each other in a studio. The result is well known by now!

You can't govern in Haiti alone. You need sufficient cooperation from the losers so that parliament can function and the government can deal with the fundamental problems that makes Haiti the last on every list of human security issues in the hemisphere.

These products are sold on function more than taste.

These kids, so many of them always think bigger in football is better. It's not. It's quickness. It's the ability to perform your position. You've got a function you have to perform. If you can't do that function very quick, you can't be good at it.

In terms of other functions, we are making a mistake about insisting on a public school monopoly.

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

And, more importantly, the cognitive function of these mice -- which had already been impaired -- has now recovered.

And part of a patient's perception that he's beaten this disease, are with the return of normal bladder function and normal sexual function. That's what makes them feel whole, like they're back on track. Their cancer's defeated and they can get on with their life.

Beware of thinkers whose minds function only when they are fueled by a quotation.

I want color and form to have contradictorily functions.

The true scientist no longer attempts to disprove the pull of gravity, or the rotation of the earth, or the motion of heavenly bodies, or the sequence of the seasons, or man's need of food and water, or the function of the heart.

The truth is that while men, in our society, are encouraged to have strong egos and to function in competitive, aggressive, intellectualized modes that may indeed cause them pain, for most women the ego is like a fragile African Violet, grown in secret from a seed, carefully nursed and fertilized and sheltered from too much sun.

You can still function as a living ruin.

Any participation, even in the smallest public function, is useful.

Teaching is a function, not a profession. Anything with something to offer can teach.

It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really work hard for it and give it and it's just going to matter to people.' You really have to believe it all on your own.

It's only a matter of time. He'll have plenty of 40-plus yards runs on the record by the end of the year. I know he's anxious to get some, and he will. It's a function of persistence, holding to the integrity of the landmarks, trusting your speed, and maybe somebody holding a block downfield for a split second longer. It will happen.

It's the whole function of how you get your money back. You don't just get it from the gate. You get it through extended stays in hotel rooms. People who plan to come when something is new, they'll get them. Now it'll take an extra half-day to see everything, and they'll get that extra night in the hotel.

It's like basketball players being told not to use their arms. Right now all the judge did is he put up a wall. I don't know how they can function with this. I don't know who they're going to turn to because these people are not qualified to do what they're doing and now they lost their support systems.

It's not the function of the court to correct omissions or failures on the part of the Legislature. One Supreme Court case after another is just pointing out the fact that we need reform.

At least one way of measuring the freedom of any society is the amount of comedy that is permitted, and clearly a healthy society permits more satirical comment than a repressive, so that if comedy is to function in some way as a safety release then it must obviously deal with these taboo areas. This is part of the responsibility we accord our licensed jesters, that nothing be excused the searching light of comedy. If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.

There's a need to do this as a means of increasing citizen participation in our budget process. Obviously, what the township spends and what we're taking in are issues that are near and dear to all of us since we all pay taxes and no one wants to pay more taxes. And we all want to find the most economic way to function in the township while providing a high level of service.

It's not like you're handing over the security function to the terminal operator. Some time ago, we looked at the major terminal operators in the country, based on the number of containers they handle, and it's interesting that, of the top 20 that show up on the list, of those, only a few of the major ones are American companies.

It's not really a function of how fast it is, because a lot of guys can serve it 135-plus, ... The trajectory is the main issue, because you are lunging, but then it's (bounced) up in the air. You're sort of diving, but then you can't reach it, even if you dive perfectly on cue.

It might be possible to host a whole operating environment and a complete stack of software that performs some needed function in a virtual machine that runs on another operating environment. While this is workable, it may not perform well, be reliable, or be supportable for some other reason.

It?s a great space. It?s a function hall that can be used for community events.

Each object had to transcend the outcome of the equation of its form and function by displaying meaning -- to an individual, to a community, to the world at large -- and last but not least, ingenious beauty.

It's such a natural fit for us. After all, that's our job in any accident: to function as the physician's eyes, ears and hands.

Eating less, if it is a high-quality diet, will improve your health, delay aging, and increase your chance of living a long, healthy and happy life. This is the first paper to show that long-term calorie restriction with optimal nutrition has cardiac-specific effects that ameliorate the age-associated decline in diastolic function in humans. In other words, this is the first report ever to show that calorie restriction with optimal nutrition may delay primary aging in human beings.

It's not a function of how fast it is because a lot of guys can serve it 135-plus, ... The trajectory is the main issue because you're lunging, but then it's up. You're sort of diving, but then you can't reach it, even if you dive perfectly and on cue.

That's primarily a function of the boxed-beef prices, which are today above five-year averages. Overall, I think it shows that demand domestically for U.S. beef is still high.

It's like if you bought a brand new car and five days later you had to bring it back to the shop because it didn't function day after day after day. It makes no sense, you'd find a different manufacturer.

It's like if you took the back of your computer off and started snipping wires -- you can't expect it to function normally if you start removing pieces and parts.

that somehow the inability of a woman to pursue a normal function due to health reasons isn't an illness.

It's mostly a function of the aging population, the increased spending of people over 55 on health, the whole skew in society toward litigation and the need for extra tests. If you happen to be the company that's doing the tests, well that's good for your revenue.

That just a forcing function though. To really understand the carbon cycle, you have to look at the circulation, biology and chemistry of the oceans where the carbon dioxide goes, the photosynthesis of plants as they breath carbon dioxide, the decomposition of plants, and many other forces.

That's a function of companies wanting to feel confident that the economy is up and running again before they hire back. If they do want to ramp up activities, they do it by grinding more out of existing people.

As a function of us wanting to believe we can cheer our team on to victory, we feel much closer to those individuals.

As a chaplain he would be required to administer to all of our people, and his expressed views make it clear to me that he would not be able to perform that function with any credibility,

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

This paper is interesting and provocative, and if the value of this technique is validated in other studies, from other centres, this imaging approach may be a valuable surrogate marker of brain function in HIV infection.

There was no reason that anyone couldn't bring style and function and quality into their own home, and it was affordable.

They do love the president, but they have seen a Congress that doesn't seem to function well and they wonder what the heck is going on.

There's a lot more attention being given to board leadership than there was a couple of years ago. We've seen with the corporate scandals and crisis in investor confidence an increased attention to the monitoring function of the board.

There is no way for the American economic system to function without advertising. There is no other way to communicate enough information about enough products to enough people with enough speed.

It's encouraging to see it, now that it appears the new US Airways is going to make it and be a good low-cost carrier. I hope they expand their service in Pittsburgh, along with a continuation of the maintenance function that has served US Airways so well.

It serves as a rude awakening when they show up and they realize 'Boy, it never occurred to me this might not be the right place.' ... In my mind, that is the function of really bad counseling.

It seems logical that age-related deficits in behavior and brain function could be retarded by consuming foods high in antioxidants and anti-inflammatory compounds. It seems that those with very intense color, like berry fruits and Concord grapes, are the most efficacious.

What that does is allow us to have end-to-end control over product quality. It allows us to function more efficiently as a business servicing the needs of our customers.

What the fringe does is essentially function as a large-scale co-op.

We will not be able to function as competitively in the worldwide economy if we are not a diverse legal team. It's not optional in my view.

We will try to increase our presence in the southern provinces in the course of this year to support the government to function and to improve its function.

We Chileans have to be able to understand that in a democracy institutions must function freely and with sovereignty.

We chose the latter as we felt that large groups can only function when there are major issues, they need bylaws, etc..

We expect him to function as governor (today) even though he is still in the hospital.

It's a good result. It's what we aim for all the time. It's our main function as well as taking in all the stray cats and dogs of Plymouth.

It's a function of anxiety on the part of investors. People are saying that capital spending is weakening and the commitment to longer-term capital has waned a bit.

It's a function of dollars generated, so if they generate more money, they could be paid back more quickly.