Nonfunctional Quotes & Sayings

I was always just smart enough to get a good grade without actually learning anything. I was an expert in the nonfunctional accumulation of knowledge. — Erich Wurster

When I was going through menopause, I didn't sleep. I didn't sleep for two years and ended up blowing out my thyroid, and I became nonfunctional. It's difficult to remain fully present if I'm not getting enough sleep, so I work at getting enough. — Oprah Winfrey

It was decorated with Japanese fans and Chinese lanterns, which gave it a very Old English effect. — Saki

I was in a convenience store, reading a magazine. The clerk told me, "this is not a library!" "OK! I will talk louder, then!" — Mitch Hedberg

Ugly design should be rejected, just like nonfunctional design is rejected, just like nonenvironmentally conscious design should be rejected. It's a value. — Paola Antonelli

I believe social responsibility begins with a strong, competitive company. Only a healthy enterprise can improve and enrich the lives of people and their communities. — Jack Welch

The God which cannot give me food in this world, cannot give me Heaven in the other world — Swami Vivekananda

My religion is very important to me. — Rick Scott

And he was my friend. Not that he wouldn't kill me if things turned out that way, but he wouldn't like doing it. With humans, what more could you ask for a friend? — Stephenie Meyer

After you fail, which I have, you can either choose to crumble and retreat and become nonfunctional, which I've seen happen, or you can just become a lone wolf, forget about the cool kids and just continue to do your own thing. — Diablo Cody

I like money, but it's never been about the money. — Jerry Seinfeld

There's no reason for any warlock to be interested in her unless he's in the market for nonfunctional crystal balls. — Cassandra Clare

It was worth it, Lia," He said. "Every mile, every day. I'd do it all again. I'd chase you across three continents if that's what it took to be with you. — Mary E. Pearson

A study of the San Francisco Beat enclave by psychiatrist Dr. Francis Rigney in the late 1950's showed 60 percent "were so psychotic or crippled by tensions, anxiety and neurosis as to be nonfunctional in the competitive world." In contrast, the several studies released so far made of the student radicals at Berkeley show them to be stable, serious, and of above-average intelligence. The point is that the Beats had to "cop out" of the Rat Race because they couldn't perform; the New Left chooses to reject a society it could easily be successful in. — Jack Newfield

Don't invite the friend in distress to call; just show up - and don't forget the mop and broom. — David P. Ingerson

There was a time when the United States government earned the trust of its people. There was a time when most people believed that the United States government was protecting them. — Rush Limbaugh

I've been accused of being a shell designer - you start with a machine and enclose it. But in many cases, the shell is essential. A locomotive without a shell would be nonfunctional. — Raymond Loewy