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1 " While the primary function of formal Buddhist meditation is to create the possibility of the experience of " being," my work as a therapist has shown me that the demands of intimate life can be just as useful as meditation in moving people toward this capacity. Just as in formal meditation, intimate relationships teach us that the more we relate to each other as objects, the greater our disappointment. The trick, as in meditation, is to use this disappointment to change the way we relate. "
2 " What exactly does that expression even mean? An ass that won’t quit? Think about the primary function of an ass—I’d think that’s the sort of thing you might want to quit. "
― Nicki Elson , When It Hits You
3 " Phones with numerical keypads worked best for dialing phone calls. Incidentally, phone calls tend to be the primary function of a phone. 'Smartphones' completely ignore these basic facts, resulting in some of the least intelligent devices I've seen yet. Oh the irony. "
― Ashly Lorenzana
4 " Prediction is not just one of the things your brain does. It is the primary function of the neo-cortex, and the foundation of intelligence. "
