
“It serves the purpose of not serving a purpose, surely quite a valid one.”
In an interview in Artforum, Nov. 83
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“It serves the purpose of not serving a purpose, surely quite a valid one.”
In an interview in Artforum, Nov. 83
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Source: (1776), Book IV, Chapter I, p. 471.
“Almost nothing in Perl serves a single purpose.”
[199712040054.QAA13811@wall.org, 1997]
Usenet postings, 1997
“But the real, tremendous truth is this: suffering serves no purpose whatever.”
This Business of Living (1935-1950)
“Wishing to dare serves no purpose at all, if it remains a wish.”
Examples of self-translation (c. 2004), Quotes - Zitate - Citations - Citazioni
“My one purpose in life is to serve as a warning to others.”
DNA Lounge blog http://www.dnalounge.com/backstage/log/2004/04.html#18
“The Shoshone did not wage war, because it served no purpose.”
Man's Rise to Civilization (1968), p. 31
“No purpose is served by making private suffering into a public event.”
Source: The Heritage Universe, Summertide (1990), Chapter 23 (p. 254)