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The functions of the family in a highly differentiated society are not to be interpreted as functions directly on behalf of the society, but on behalf of personality.

Quote by Talcott Parsons about family, society, personality

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

Worrying is the most natural and spontaneous of all human functions. It is time to aknowledge this, perhaps even to learn to do it better.

Quote by Lewis Thomas about feelings, human imperfections, time

I think they find that it calls their status and function much more into question than they can bear... the supposed positivistic basis for their activity is put into question, and their humility is exposed as a self-deception.

Quote by Lester Bangs about deception, question, humility, activity, self-control

But... the old Hollywood, they worked all the time. I...

But... the old Hollywood, they worked all the time. I don't, I can't function that way. I've never made very many movies.

Quote by Warren Beatty about old, olderness, time

Criticism may not be agreeable, but it is necessary. It fulfils the same function as pain in the human body. It calls attention to an unhealthy state of things.

Quote by Winston Churchill about criticism, attention, pain, body, state, human imperfections, things

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good...

The function of wisdom is to discriminate between good and evil.

Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about wisdom, good, good luck

I recognized that teaching and research institutions...

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

Quote by Richard Ernst about teaching, research

I had a very bad torn groin, my abdomen right through my legs. I was finding it really hard to get in the ring and run around and function at a decent rate. Then they had the idea that it might be better to do a retirement thing.

Quote by Owen Hart about idea, bad luck, rightness, bad, things

Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always...

Cowardice, as distinguished from panic, is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about cowardice, ability, imagination

Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to...

Cowardice... is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend functioning of the imagination.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about cowardice, ability, imagination

Availability is a function of time. The minute you get...

Availability is a function of time. The minute you get interested is the minute they find someone else.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about love, time

The primary function of the design engineer is to make...

The primary function of the design engineer is to make things difficult for the fabricator and impossible for the serviceman.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about technology, impossible, things

Having all your body parts intact and functioning at the...

Having all your body parts intact and functioning at the end of the day beats the alternative.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about war, body, end, day

The authority of a person is inversely proportional to...

The authority of a person is inversely proportional to the number of functions in his pocket calculator.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about authority, numbers, people

The greater the number of people involved in a social...

The greater the number of people involved in a social function, the less intelligent each of the participants becomes.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about numbers, people

I've never been one that thinks that the function of an...

I've never been one that thinks that the function of an instrument is to approach the purity of voice or the structure of a beautifully sung line.

Quote by Evan Parker about opinion, voice

The smaller the function, the greater the management.

The smaller the function, the greater the management.

Quote by C. Northcote Parkinson

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some...

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about reason, things, man

It varies from role to role and the type of the piece and...

It varies from role to role and the type of the piece and the people you're working with. All those factors contribute to how you function on a movie.

Quote by Sean Penn about film, people

Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they...

Minds are like parachutes, they only function when they are open.

Quote by James Dewar about opinion

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