“For, what is order without common sense, but Bedlam's front parlor? What is imagination without common sense, but the aspiration to out-dandy Beau Brummell with nothing but a bit of faded muslin and a limp cravat? What is Creation without common sense, but a scandalous thing without form or function, like a matron with half a dozen unattached daughters? And God looked upon the Creation in all its delightful multiplicity, and saw that, all in all, it was quite Amiable.” FormOrderBitsImaginationCommonHalfSawsFrontsCreationDaughterFunctionCommon SenseAspirationDozenDelightfulFadedMultiplicityAmiableParlorScandalousDandy Author:Vera Nazarian
“In front of the world, all of a sudden I'm a great athlete and I'm put into an environment with 25 other women and I'm expected to go to team meals, team functions.” WorldEnvironmentTeamFrontsFunctionAthleteExpectedMealsGreat Athlete Author:Hope Solo
“It has a lot to do with just sort of trust in the relationship that builds between the filmmaker and the subject. There are some people who will never be relaxed in front of a camera, and in some ways that's my failing as a filmmaker to not put them at ease. It's also a function of time, and if you have that type of time.” PeopleIfsWayFailingSubjectsFrontsTypeFunctionCamerasEaseFilmmakerRelaxed Author:Liz Garbus
“People can only function at their best if they know that what they do actually matters beyond the corporate front door.” PeopleIfsKnowsMatterDoorsFrontsFunctionCorporateFront Doors Author:Mal Fletcher
“The only the way that you can live and function without seeing the facts in front of you is to put yourself in a constant state of denial.” WayStatesFactsSeeingFrontsFunctionConstantDenial Author:Bassem Youssef
“There is only one thing a writer can write about: what is in front of his senses at the moment of writing... I am a recording instrument... I do not presume to impose "story" "plot" "continuity"... Insofar as I succeed in Direct recording of certain areas of psychic process I may have limited function... I am not an entertainer.” WritingMayMomentsStoriesCertainProcessOne ThingFrontsSucceedAreasDirectFunctionInstrumentsSensesPlotPsychicsContinuityEntertainers Book:Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader Source: Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader
“I started writing when I had three kids under the age of 4. I used to write every ten minutes I got to sit in front of a computer. Now, when I have more time, I function the same way: if it's writing time, I write.” IfsWayWritingKidsAgeUsedThreeMinutesFrontsTenComputerFunctionMore Time Author:Jodi Picoult