#function

The principal task of a conductor is not to put himself in evidence but to disappear behind his functions as much as possible. We are pilots, not servants. ↗

— Franz Liszt

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I find little in the works of Beethoven, Berlioz, Wagner and others when they are led by a conductor who functions like a windmill. ↗

— Franz Liszt

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I coach my daughter's softball and basketball team. We go to all the school functions. We go out to eat at night and take the kids to the movies. We try to be as normal as we can. ↗

— Tim McGraw

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I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

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I'm surprised that I've survived my own dysfunction, really. ↗

— George Michael

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I don't know if I would qualify as mainstream. I think I have managed to function pretty successfully on the fringes of the music world and have been able to play exactly what I have wanted the way I have wanted. ↗

— Pat Metheny

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Success is more a function of consistent common sense than it is of genius. ↗

— An Wang

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We see portability in electronics being a continuing requirement, higher functionality, better battery life, requiring lower power for the actual electronics. ↗

— David Milne

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One of the functions of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence. ↗

— Lewis Mumford

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The function of a citizen and a soldier are inseparable. ↗

— Benito Mussolini

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