#function

It is the function of science to discover the existence of a general reign of order in nature and to find the causes governing this order. And this refers in equal measure to the relations of man - social and political - and to the entire universe as a whole. ↗

— Dmitri Mendeleev

#discover #entire #entire universe #equal #equal measure

Advertising is the modern substitute for argument; its function is to make the worse appear the better. ↗

— George Santayana

#appear #argument #better #function #make

We covered this around Year Three, Bill: that you're the Master of Space and Time and I'm a spastic Pomeranian. ↗

— Tracy Letts

#family

I've never attended any Tea Party functions. ↗

— John Bolton

#attended #functions #i #never #party

In Darwin's time all of biology was a black box: not only the cell, or the eye, or digestion, or immunity, but every biological structure and function because, ultimately, no one could explain how biological processes occurred. ↗

— Michael Behe

#biological #biology #black #box #cell

The media is absolutely essential to the functioning of a democracy. It's not our job to cozy up to power. We're supposed to be the check and balance on government. ↗

— Amy Goodman

#balance #check #cozy #democracy #essential

I know whenever it comes to be really dysfunctional and vile and base and hostile on screen, I'm good at that! ↗

— Werner Herzog

#comes #dysfunctional #good #hostile #i

To make us feel small in the right way is a function of art; men can only make us feel small in the wrong way. ↗

— E. M. Forster

#feel #function #make #men #only

To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best. ↗

— Margaret Thatcher

#best #functions #good #good plan #heart

The next major explosion is going to be when genetics and computers come together. I'm talking about an organic computer - about biological substances that can function like a semiconductor. ↗

— Alvin Toffler

#about #biological #come #computer #computers