(388 quotes found)
“Happiness is a byproduct of function, purpose, and conflict; those who seek happiness for itself seek victory without war.”
William S. Burroughs
“It is the function of creative man to perceive and to connect the seemingly unconnected.”
William Plomer
“A fully functional multiracial society cannot be achieved without a sense of history and open, honest dialogue.”
Cornel West
“The de facto censorship which leaves so many Americans functionally illiterate about the history of US foreign affairs may be all the more effective because it is not official, heavy-handed or conspiratorial, but woven artlessly into the fabric of education and media. No conspiracy is needed.”
William Blum
“I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.”
Barber B. Conable Jr.
“The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers.”
Ralph Nader
“The smaller the function, the greater the management.”
C. Northcote Parkinson
“Mere access to the courthouse doors does not by itself assure a proper functioning of the adversary process.”
Thurgood Marshall
“Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better.”
George Santayana
“Form follows function - that has been misunderstood. Form and function should be one, joined in a spiritual union.”
Frank Lloyd Wright
