#function

I was elected to come to an incredibly dysfunctional capital and make the government work better, and that's what I'm doing. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#capital #come #doing #dysfunctional #elected

We judged that a sudden, disorderly failure of Bear would have brought with it unpredictable but severe consequences for the functioning of the broader financial system and the broader economy, with lower equity prices, further downward pressure on home values, and less access to credit for companies and households. ↗

— Timothy Geithner

#bear #broader #brought #companies #consequences

Traditionally, people have been adapting novels and short stories forever. Now, they're doing it simultaneously, with an eye towards writing the movie before the novel has even come out or been finished. It's a function of this hyper-accelerated society we live in, where everyone is trying to short circuit the process. ↗

— Howard Gordon

#been #before #circuit #come #doing

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

Few enjoy noisy overcrowded functions. But they are a gesture of goodwill on the part of host or hostess, and also on the part of guests who submit to them. ↗

— Fannie Hurst

#enjoy #few #functions #gesture #goodwill

Outside of the Constitution we have no legal authority more than private citizens, and within it we have only so much as that instrument gives us. This broad principle limits all our functions and applies to all subjects. ↗

— Andrew Johnson

#authority #broad #citizens #constitution #functions

Dawn cackles as she guides me through the all-glass porch. Thinner, paler Reina shuffles about behind Dawn, watching as I slip my boots off. Although she tries to hide her hands, her fingers flicker nervously. I place my boots neatly on the floor of the porch beside the other pairs in the shadows under the coats. Music drifts through to us from a distant room – it’s the Beach Boys’ California Dreamin’. Dawn looks at me and I smile – they’ve put the record on for me. Dawn nods along happily. ‘Hear you’re a surfer boy!’ she says and she mimics riding a wave. ↗

— Amaya Ellman

#dark #dysfunctional-family #fear-and-suspense #fiction #psychological

People who go to work every day and perform the services essential to keeping our economy functioning deserve to live above the poverty level. ↗

— Marcy Kaptur

#day #deserve #economy #essential #every

The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book. ↗

— Walter Kaufmann

#book #character #contents #first #function

Reading is more of a left-brain process, and listening to music is a right-brain function. ↗

— Maynard James Keenan

#listening #more #music #process #reading