#function

In addressing a task, one almost always has several possible options, sometimes only a few, and they may all be practical and functional. But they lack the aesthetic aspect that raises it to architecture. ↗

— Arne Jacobsen

#aesthetic #almost #always #architecture #aspect

Did I end up finding a little blue pill to cure America's electoral dysfunction? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. ↗

— Mo Rocca

#blue #cure #did #dysfunction #electoral

People at .08 are too impaired to drive. Studies show that at .08, the ability to perform critical driving functions is decreased by as much as 60 percent. ↗

— Frank Lautenberg

#critical #decreased #drive #driving #functions

The function of the novelist... is to comment upon life as he sees it. ↗

— Frank Norris

#function #life #novelist #sees #upon

‎"Broken does not mean non-functioning, or incapacitated, it does however mean ready for repair. ↗

— Shawn Boreta

#incapacitated #inspirational #non-functioning #repaired #inspirational

If a catastrophic event wipes out a large portion of House members, America needs to know this body, elected by the people, will be quickly and legally reconstituted and will continue to function. ↗

— Charles W. Pickering

#body #by the people #catastrophic #continue #elected

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

— Joseph Rotblat

#deter #exist #function #means #nuclear

The function of the killer and watching him - whatever that says about the world in which we live - it was always more about that world than it was about the actual watching. ↗

— Aaron Yoo

#actual #always #function #him #killer

There exits within the ecclesia and among its citizens a phenomena I refer to as 'Spiritual Correctness'. Essentially it says: 'Don't say anything that could offend anyone, focus on what is right with the 'church' and its leadership, don't be critical, speak the truth in 'love', promote the status quo, don't make 'waves', don't call anyone 'out', respect 'authority', don't expose 'wrong-doing', cover those who 'spiritually abuse' others, keep it 'secret' within our family; don't ask any hard questions. Sounds exactly like the textbook definition of a highly dysfunctional family system. The only 'system' and its enablers that Jesus spoke out against vehemently was the religious system of His day and its leadership." ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#ecclesiastical #pharisees #r-alan-woods #spiritual-correctness #family

The health of a democratic society may be measured by the quality of functions performed by private citizens. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

#democratic #democratic society #functions #health #may