“To draw around the whole nation the strength of the General Government as a barrier against foreign foes... is [one of the] functions of the General Government on which [our citizens] have a right to call.” WholeGovernmentNationsCitizensDrawsFunctionBarriersFoe Author:Thomas Jefferson
“Now that we are recognizing more fully the value of the individual, now that management is defining more exactly the function of each, many are coming to regard the leader as the man who can energize his group, who knows how to encourage initiative, how to draw from all what each has to give.” KnowsMenGivingValuesIndividualLeadershipLeaderKnow HowGroupsHe ManDrawsFunctionRegardManagementInitiativeRecognizingDefining Author:Mary Parker Follett
“I am biased towards the belief that every painter must be grounded in strong and faultless drawing skills, and until one has not experimented with all styles of painting and has not comprehended their potentialities one's work is not complete. Even an abstract painter must know how to draw as well as a figurative artist. As for me, drawing has never created any problem, since I know how to draw anatomy correctly if I had to, I understand the function of muscle groups and sculpture.” IfsKnowsWellsProblemArtistBeliefStrongKnow HowGroupsStylePaintingSkillsDrawsFunctionDrawingPainterAbstractMusclesGroundedSculptureAnatomyBiased Author:Guity Novin
“Sneezing absorbs all the functions of the soul just as much as the [sexual] act, but we do not draw from it the same conclusions against the greatness of man, because it is involuntary; although we bring it about, we do so involuntarily. It is not for the sake of the thing in itself but for another end, and is therefore not a sign of man's weakness, or his subjection to this act.” MenSoulEndsSexGreatnessDrawsWeaknessFunctionSakeConclusionInvoluntarySubjectionGreatness Of ManSneezing Book:Pascal Pensées Source: Pascal Pensées
“Well, God doesn't intervene in many of the situations we would like Him to because He would have to intervene in everything that we say and do that is wrong right the way through to some of the most terrible things happening in nations. What He does is He gives us signs that He is with us and that we can draw help from Him. Jesus changed water into wine. That had no function really. They had already run out of wine in the party so he was only aiding and abetting more drinking.” WayGivingWellsDoeHelpingRunningJesusNationsWaterPartySituationChangedTerribleDrawsHappeningsFunctionWineDrinkingThings HappenTerrible Things Author:Gerald Coates
“The family exists for many reasons, but its most basic function may be to draw together after a member dies.” MayReasonTogetherDiesMembersDrawsFunction Book:Just After Sunset: Stories Source: Just After Sunset: Stories
“Although all the good arts serve to draw man's mind away from vices and lead it toward better things, this function can be more fully performed by this art, which also provides extraordinary intellectual pleasure.” MenMindArtPleasureIntellectualDrawsFunctionExtraordinaryVicesGood Art Book:Nicholas Copernicus on the revolutions Source: Nicholas Copernicus on the revolutions