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title: "Great Crafts Wisdom"
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> [One of my pet peeves is that sometimes the talents of my band get overlooked because, and it was the same problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-yankovic/one-of-my-pet-peeves-is-that-sometimes-the-talents-of-my-band-get/)

[Al Yankovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-yankovic/)

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> [ There's a lot of hyperventilation that takes off before the \[Sundance Film\] Festival, a lot of buzz. Every year we hear, this… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-redford/there-s-a-lot-of-hyperventilation-that-takes-off-before-the-sundance/)

[Robert Redford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-redford/)

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> [Women under phallocratic rule are confined to the role of vessels/carriers, directed and controlled by men. Since that role is the basic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-daly/women-under-phallocratic-rule-are-confined-to-the-role-of-vessels/)

[Mary Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-daly/)

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> [ The ideal time for writing a \[television\] script is four days, though sometimes it has to be two or three days depending… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-e-kelley/the-ideal-time-for-writing-a-television-script-is-four-days-though/)

[David E. Kelley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-e-kelley/)

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> [I personally take cues directly from the script, then I like to surprise the other actors. But you must maintain control on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lusia-strus/i-personally-take-cues-directly-from-the-script-then-i-like-to/)

[Lusia Strus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lusia-strus/)

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> [I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-would-also-suggest-that-any-aspiring-writer-begin-with-short/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

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> [What I want to try to do is unify the two wings of the Democratic Party. What's considered the more progressive wing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/what-i-want-to-try-to-do-is-unify-the-two-wings-of-the-democratic/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

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> [I've been getting pretty focused about that recently, and even considered doing a masters degree to polish up the craft. I've been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-knopfler/i-ve-been-getting-pretty-focused-about-that-recently-and-even/)

[David Knopfler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-knopfler/)

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> [Patterns of these UFOs appearance and behavior suggest a limited range of sizes and shapes of unidentified craft, despite the often-desperate efforts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/don-berliner/patterns-of-these-ufos-appearance-and-behavior-suggest-a-limited/)

[Don Berliner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/don-berliner/)

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> [You know it's very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line, at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-nielsen/you-know-it-s-very-difficult-to-be-an-actor-and-to-have-people/)

[Leslie Nielsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-nielsen/)

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> [When you're socially awkward, you're isolated more than usual, and when you're isolated more than usual, your creativity is less compromised by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-jami/when-you-re-socially-awkward-you-re-isolated-more-than-usual-and-when/)

[Criss Jami](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-jami/)

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> [I am really inspired by writers, and weirdly - respect music journalists, which I think makes me the exception amongst most musicians.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-haines/i-am-really-inspired-by-writers-and-weirdly-respect-music-journalists/)

[Emily Haines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-haines/)

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> [The first several scenes are about sexual addiction. They're not specifically political at all. . . . I didn't sit down and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-durang/the-first-several-scenes-are-about-sexual-addiction-they-re-not/)

[Christopher Durang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-durang/)

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> [It's a group of men - Conor included - everyone is so collaborative and cooperative, kind, considerate, very professional. And they know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-mahon/it-s-a-group-of-men-conor-included-everyone-is-so-collaborative-and/)

[Sean Mahon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-mahon/)

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> [. . . I felt I was finally in a position to affect not only the artistic content of the American theatre,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-henry-hwang/i-felt-i-was-finally-in-a-position-to-affect-not-only-the-artistic/)

[David Henry Hwang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-henry-hwang/)

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> [“Creation from chaos is natural. We've come to a place where we've realized that we have this actual physical need to create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/renee-rigdon/creation-from-chaos-is-natural-we-ve-come-to-a-place-where-we-ve/)

[Renee Rigdon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/renee-rigdon/)

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> [I wasn't a smart kid and I still don't think I'm too smart when it comes to book smart, but I was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/criss-angel/i-wasn-t-a-smart-kid-and-i-still-don-t-think-i-m-too-smart-when-it/)

[Criss Angel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/criss-angel/)

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> [Whether we write lyrics or craft legislation, sell homes or teach classes, design spaces or open franchises, prayer is a critical part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-batterson/whether-we-write-lyrics-or-craft-legislation-sell-homes-or-teach/)

[Mark Batterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-batterson/)

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> [In America, where writers are preoccupied with the craft of writing, I always try to introduce this concept of the badly written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/in-america-where-writers-are-preoccupied-with-the-craft-of-writing-i/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

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> [I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing about craft. I just wanted to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-tan/i-wanted-to-write-stories-for-myself-at-first-it-was-purely-an/)

[Amy Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-tan/)

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> [Listening is like running down a mountain on a switchback trail, the sound of surprise generating its own momentum. There’s a punk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/greil-marcus/listening-is-like-running-down-a-mountain-on-a-switchback-trail-the/)

[Greil Marcus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/greil-marcus/)

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> [Though, as he was torn into a pink upper air, she was a good craft to ride in, for her belly was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-keneally/though-as-he-was-torn-into-a-pink-upper-air-she-was-a-good-craft-to/)

[Thomas Keneally](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-keneally/)

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> [Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The make-up of a human being - his physical, mental and emotional habits -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-strasberg/acting-is-the-most-personal-of-our-crafts-the-make-up-of-a-human/)

[Lee Strasberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-strasberg/)

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> [There’s always been this hocus-pocus or magical, mystical thing associated with the making of film that sort of psyches people out and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spike-lee/there-s-always-been-this-hocus-pocus-or-magical-mystical-thing/)

[Spike Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spike-lee/)

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> [Very early on in this process though I studied acting in high school and college, soon after graduation, I walked away from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aisha-hinds/very-early-on-in-this-process-though-i-studied-acting-in-high-school/)

[Aisha Hinds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aisha-hinds/)

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> [This is not a legitimate congressional exercise. This is not a fact-finding hearing. This is theater. This is a charade. This is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hakeem-jeffries/this-is-not-a-legitimate-congressional-exercise-this-is-not-a-fact/)

[Hakeem Jeffries](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hakeem-jeffries/)

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> [Crafts make us feel rooted, give us a sense of belonging and connect us with our history. Our ancestors used to create…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phyllis-george/crafts-make-us-feel-rooted-give-us-a-sense-of-belonging-and-connect/)

[Phyllis George](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phyllis-george/)

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> [I don't want to be disrespectful to people who are incredible at their craft, but the truth is, if I didn't get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paddy-considine/i-don-t-want-to-be-disrespectful-to-people-who-are-incredible-at/)

[Paddy Considine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paddy-considine/)

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> [You should let dialogue get as nearly out of control as you can. Characters should say what they say to each other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-stone/you-should-let-dialogue-get-as-nearly-out-of-control-as-you-can/)

[Robert Stone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-stone/)

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> [It's right to trust in God; but, if you don't stand to your halliards your craft'll miss stays, and your faith'll be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-macdonald/it-s-right-to-trust-in-god-but-if-you-don-t-stand-to-your-halliards/)

[George MacDonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-macdonald/)

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> [I'm less confident now than I've ever been. In this peculiar craft, confidence is something you spend a lifetime losing. I used…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenda-jackson/i-m-less-confident-now-than-i-ve-ever-been-in-this-peculiar-craft/)

[Glenda Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenda-jackson/)

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> [Real life has always let me down. That's why I do the monologues. I have always said I would rather tell a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/spalding-gray/real-life-has-always-let-me-down-that-s-why-i-do-the-monologues-i/)

[Spalding Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/spalding-gray/)

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> [The craft, the writing of a song, is about creating a story, a life story, a world within three minutes, but that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pj-harvey/the-craft-the-writing-of-a-song-is-about-creating-a-story-a-life/)

[PJ Harvey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pj-harvey/)

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> [Writing a first draft is like groping one's way into a dark room, or overhearing a faint conversation, or telling a joke…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-solotaroff/writing-a-first-draft-is-like-groping-one-s-way-into-a-dark-room-or/)

[Ted Solotaroff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-solotaroff/)

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> [I had tried painting, mostly to give myself a greater appreciation of the craft and to inform how I looked at paintings.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-gonzalez/i-had-tried-painting-mostly-to-give-myself-a-greater-appreciation-of/)

[Matt Gonzalez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-gonzalez/)

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> [I've always felt very convicted that I didn't want to work in kind of the Christian film-making ghetto. My calling was always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-bird/i-ve-always-felt-very-convicted-that-i-didn-t-want-to-work-in-kind-of/)

[Brian Bird](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-bird/)

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> [You need not expect to get your book right the first time. Go to work and revamp or rewrite it. God only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-twain/you-need-not-expect-to-get-your-book-right-the-first-time-go-to-work/)

[Mark Twain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-twain/)

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> [Good preparation is key for me. Nowadays everyone is an actor slash writer, slash this, slash that, its cool; and you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jaime-zevallos/good-preparation-is-key-for-me-nowadays-everyone-is-an-actor-slash/)

[Jaime Zevallos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jaime-zevallos/)

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> [The last of the lonely places is the sky, a trackless void where nothing lives or grows, and above it, space itself.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-forsyth/the-last-of-the-lonely-places-is-the-sky-a-trackless-void-where/)

[Frederick Forsyth](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-forsyth/)

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> [The strange power of art is sometimes it can show that what people have in common is more urgent than what differentiates…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-berger/the-strange-power-of-art-is-sometimes-it-can-show-that-what-people/)

[John Berger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-berger/)

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                        "text": "Patterns of these UFOs appearance and behavior suggest a limited range of sizes and shapes of unidentified craft, despite the often-desperate efforts on the part of the American and other governments to discount them as nothing more substantial than mistakes made by naïve individuals. Their performance, observed repeatedly by expert witnesses, remains as far off the scale today as it was in the 1940s.",
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                        "text": "I am really inspired by writers, and weirdly - respect music journalists, which I think makes me the exception amongst most musicians. I think it's a craft. I think it's been really neglected - sadly. I think about the days of the great legendary rock critics. Who's going to become that when magazines and newspapers don't pay anyone properly or don't seem to respect the history or research that is required?",
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                        "text": "The first several scenes are about sexual addiction. They're not specifically political at all. . . . I didn't sit down and think, I am going to write something about the religious right. I started out by writing something about sexual addiction, and it evolved. . . . I don't look at a calendar and say, Oh! There's going to be an election in 1996. I think now, in 1993, I'll start writing a play that will be ready for it.",
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                        "text": "It's a group of men - Conor included - everyone is so collaborative and cooperative, kind, considerate, very professional. And they know their craft. They know it very very well. There's no room for messing around. It's not messy at all. When I go in at this level, when I get the opportunity to play and work at this level, it's at the top of the game. I think, in life, we rise to whatever the bar is. I've been fortunate to rise with them.",
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                        "text": ". . . I felt I was finally in a position to affect not only the artistic content of the American theatre, but also its institutional structures. This has been an important goal of mine, as there have always been a variety of issues - artistic freedom, author's rights, access by minority groups - which have concerned me and even influenced my decision to become a playwright in the first place.",
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                        "text": "“Creation from chaos is natural. We've come to a place where we've realized that we have this actual physical need to create things. We've discovered that we hate people en masse, we're sick of homogenized culture, and these realizations have left holes in our hearts. We create to fill those holes, to be able to sleep at night knowing we've done something, even a small something, to confront the manufactured culture that is currently being churned out.”",
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