Function Quotes

What we can or cannot do, what we consider possible or impossible, is rarely a function of our true capability. It is more likely a function of our beliefs about who we are.

My own prejudices are exactly the opposite of the functionalists’: “If you want to understand function, study structure”.

Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the ‘wrong’ scenario occurs.

The Second Amendment is outdated in the sense that its function has become obsolete.

I believe that forgiving them is god’s function, our job is to arrange the meeting.

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

Every couple has ups and downs, every couple argues, and that’s the thing, you’re a couple, and couples can’t function without trust.

I’m suggesting that we abolish the social function of prisons.

The prime function of the children’s book writer is to write a book that is so absorbing, exciting, funny, fast and beautiful that the child will fall in love with it.

Marriage functions best when both partners remain somewhat unmarried.