Fiction shows the external effects of internal conditions. Be aware of the tension between internal and external movement. — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
There is no iron that can enter the human heart with such stupefying effect, as a period placed at just the right… — Isaac Babel Copy Share Image
[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring… — Aisha Hinds Copy Share Image
For me, my craft is sailing on,Through mists to-day, clear seas anon.Whate'er the final harbor be'T is good to sail upon the… — John Kendrick Bangs Copy Share Image
We all can be masters at our craft, but you have to make sacrifices that come along with making that decision. — Kobe Bryant Copy Share Image
A producer is someone who actually calls the shots. An executive producer is just a guy that eats more food at craft… — Ryan Reynolds Copy Share Image
Art is rare and sacred and hard work, and there ought to be a wall of fire around it. — Anthony Burgess Copy Share Image
I don't consciously start writing a play that involves issues. After it's done, I sit back like everyone else and think about… — Suzan-Lori Parks Copy Share Image
You can’t learn your craft by copying me or anyone else. I hope what I do can do is in some way… — Roger Deakins Copy Share Image
In the Craft, we do not believe in the Goddess ~~ we connect with her; through the moon, the stars, the ocean,… — Starhawk Copy Share Image
I describe management as arts, crafts and science. It is a practice that draws on arts, craft and science and there is… — Henry Mintzberg Copy Share Image
I just feel like bands always need to work harder than the hardest working band. You need to constantly be one-upping yourself… — Hayley Williams Copy Share Image
Gather knowledge... Visit galleries, museums, art and craft fairs... Read books and magazines. Take workshops. Use your senses. Experience stimulates your memory… — Nita Leland Copy Share Image
Everyone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they… — Derek Sivers Copy Share Image
Some weigh their pleasure by their lust, Their wisdom by their rage of will, Their treasure is their only trust; And cloake'… — Edward Dyer Copy Share Image
THE DYING GAUL is a Hollywood satire. But Hollywood is not the real subject matter here. My play uses that world of… — Craig Lucas Copy Share Image
The actor has to have some degree of craft, along with the talent. No one tries to laugh except bad actors. No… — Martin Landau Copy Share Image
Speaking of myself, I was made to realize long ago that the old trade union was utterly incompetent to deal successfully with… — Eugene V. Debs Copy Share Image
My writing isn't actually guided by issues. I know it seems that way, but I don't sit down and think, Oh, there's… — Paula Vogel Copy Share Image
I write in order to understand the images. Being what my agent . . . somewhat ruefully calls a language playwright, is… — Ellen McLaughlin Copy Share Image
Coaches and players at the start must think their way through problems where a more experienced person would react out of habit… — John Kessel Copy Share Image
Among the greatest of all great services is the education of children, and promotion of the various sciences, crafts and arts. Praised… — Abdu'l-Bahá Copy Share Image
The profession of magician, is one of the most perilous and arduous specializations of the imagination. On the one hand there is… — William Bolitho Copy Share Image
[Action's] a Western thing. We think of the hero going into battle, rebelling against a government or an oppressor, but [in KUNDUN]… — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
There's something about a parenthesis in fiction that puts one off, saying, "It's me, moi, jumping in now." — John L'Heureux Copy Share Image
The more wisdom we know the more we may earn. Those who seek to learn more of their craft shall be richly… — George S. Clason Copy Share Image
Writing a first novel was an arduous crash course. I learned so much in the six years it took me to write… — Rachel Kushner Copy Share Image
I'm a slow reader, but I usually get through seventy or eighty books a year, most fiction. I don't read in order… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I love hearing details of writers' craft, as cannibals eat the brains of clever men to get cleverer. — Antonia Fraser Copy Share Image
A true pilot must of necessity pay attention to the seasons, the heavens, the stars, the winds, and everything proper to the… — William Shatner Copy Share Image
To be an artist you have to be as much a businessman to succeed, you have to spend an equal amount of… — Debbie Harry Copy Share Image
Plot does not simply move with time, but spreads out conceptually in metaphorical space. — John L'Heureux Copy Share Image
People enquire as to the craft behind our art and we reply by making references to a patently childish notion. — Jay Sankey Copy Share Image
Clarity precedes mastery. Craft clear and precise plans/goals/deliverables. And then block out all else. — Robin Sharma Copy Share Image
You can't be afraid to deal with your demons. You've got to go there to be able to write. — Lucinda Williams Copy Share Image
Laurie Lewis' songs combine passion and sheer craft in a way you don't hear very often. Whatever country music is supposed to… — Utah Phillips Copy Share Image
To the pilot of a deep sea submersible, upon finding out what would happen if the craft sprung a leak while submerged.… — Dan Rather Copy Share Image
I wrote several screenplays over the years to really polish my craft and learn from my mistakes. — Gabriel Campisi Copy Share Image
...after a few days at the desk, telling the truth in an interesting way turns out to be as easy and pleasurable… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
Craft is not a category; it's a means. The folks running the museum [Museum of Arts and Design]are sharp, and they know… — Jerry Saltz Copy Share Image
![“[Harriet Tubman] lived such a full, complex, and irrefutably-dynamic life that all the craft in the world would be insufficient in honoring her legacy.” quote by Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/84a/aisha-hinds-19362_complexes_harriet-tubman-lived-such-a-full-complex_1979948.jpg)
![“[Action's] a Western thing. We think of the hero going into battle, rebelling against a government or an oppressor, but [in KUNDUN] action is nonaction or what appears to be nonaction. That's a hard concept for Western audiences. . . . We wanted to show a kind of moral action, a spiritual action…” quote by Martin Scorsese](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/77e/martin-scorsese-1663_action_action-s-a-western-thing-we-think-of-the_2942348.jpg)
![“Craft is not a category; it's a means. The folks running the museum [Museum of Arts and Design]are sharp, and they know this, but they are in a bind.” quote by Jerry Saltz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/2ca/jerry-saltz-1712_art_craft-is-not-a-category-it-s-a-means-the_3137051.png)
