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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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New York in a way functions as another character within the story, as it does within most of Woody Allen's stories. ↗

— Radha Mitchell

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The baritone can serve functions that the alto and tenor cannot, in orchestral voicing. ↗

— Gerry Mulligan

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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 keystone of the Fascist doctrine is its conception of the State, of its essence, its functions, and its aims. For Fascism the State is absolute, individuals and groups relative. ↗

— Benito Mussolini

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I believe the public's confidence would be increased if the federal government took over the functions of airport security screening for all passengers. ↗

— David Neeleman

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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. ↗

— Talcott Parsons

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My dad would give me $10, which is a lot of money when you're 9, to sing at church, on tables at restaurants, at family functions, just about anywhere. ↗

— Katy Perry

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