We have neglected the truth that a good farmer is a craftsman of the highest order, a kind of artist. — Wendell Berry Copy Share Image
Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols. — John Calvin Copy Share Image
“Every man is the craftsman of his future, whether he hone it himself or allow fate do it.” — Ogwo David Emenike Copy Share Image
Artists should imprint their handwriting on the work, because if they give a piece to a fabrication studio, the craftsmen there may… — Grayson Perry Copy Share Image
The judges of England have rarely been original thinkers or great jurists. Many have been craftsmen rather than creators. — Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin Copy Share Image
We want to be in control of our lives. Whether we are jungle fighters, craftsmen, company men, gamesmen, we want to be… — Barbara Jordan Copy Share Image
One of the things he liked about playwriting as to any other kind of writing is that a playwright is a w-r-i-g-h-t,… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
Of all the things I've done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It's the most exciting and the… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I wanted to be considered a good craftsman. I wanted my dresses to be constructed like buildings, molded to the curves of… — Christian Dior Copy Share Image
The artist had captured a moment that went on suggesting other moments in the mind of the beholder. This, Timmon told me,… — Jim Grimsley Copy Share Image
I’m so thrilled to manufacture in LA and to support the finely skilled craftsmen and women. Making it in America ensures that… — Nanette Lepore Copy Share Image
Cultures that may seem as durable as stone can break like glass, leaving all the things that held them together unattended. I… — Anthony Shadid Copy Share Image
[N]othing about a book is so unmistakable and so irreplaceable as the stamp of the cultured mind. I don't care what the… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
When I write, I fall into the zone many writers, painters, musicians, athletes, and craftsmen of all sorts seem to share: In… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
Most of the methods of training the conscious side of the writer-the craftsman and the critic in him- are actually hostile to… — Dorothea Brande Copy Share Image
It looks glamorous and wonderful, but it's a job like any other. And I think that's their humility coming through, Joel [Coen]… — David Krumholtz Copy Share Image
Keep me up till five because all your stars are out, and for no other reason…Oh dare to do it Buddy! Trust… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I'm against the picture of the artist as a starry-eyed visionary not really in control or knowing what he does. I'd almost… — William Golding Copy Share Image
If you're really a good writer and deserve that honored position, then by God, you'll write, and you'll be read, and you'll… — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
I grew up in a craftsman's home, where things were done with our own hands. I did cabinetmaking for four years and… — Peter Zumthor Copy Share Image
The fact is that the creative person is a disciplined craftsman whose 'gift' is a reaching out toward his most profound personal… — Joseph C Zinker Copy Share Image
If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers, and artists, then the rich would have little… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Look, Matisse I ain't. You know how they have on the invitations, a reception for the artist will be held at... And… — Phil Stern Copy Share Image
That's the real endeavor: to try to create that direct conduit from the pure consciousness of your creative voice to the person… — Billy Corgan Copy Share Image
“What if, as an act of worship, creating something meant healing and restoration took place instead of pain and frustration?” — Michelle Dennis Evans Copy Share Image
There's an old saying,'It's a poor craftsman who blames his tools.' It's usually the player who misses those three-footers, not the putter. — Kathy Whitworth Copy Share Image
Just because something isn't a lie does not mean that it isn't deceptive. A liar knows that he is a liar, but… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
A craftsman knows in advance what the finished result will be, while the artist knows only what it will be when he… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
For, in truth, an image is only dead matter shaped by the craftsman's hand. But we have no sensible image of sensible… — Clement of Alexandria Copy Share Image
“The man who uses his hands is a laborer. The man who uses his mind is a master. But the man who… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The skills of the modern artist are the opposite of those of the craftsman: instead of acquiring techniques for producing classes of… — Harold Rosenberg Copy Share Image
My father was a very good craftsman. He made furniture, he made silverware and he had an incredible gift in terms of… — Jonathan Ive Copy Share Image
One is always seeking the touchstone that will dissolve one's deficiencies as a person and as a craftsman. And one is always… — Paul Gallico Copy Share Image
Studies of the people named and described in earliest Christian texts show that, right from the earliest years, they included craftsmen, merchants,… — Larry Hurtado Copy Share Image
If theory is the role of the architect, then such beautiful proofs are the role of the craftsman. Of course, as with… — Michael Atiyah Copy Share Image
If then, as we say, good craftsmen look to the mean as they work, and if virtue, like nature, is more accurate… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Why are poets so apt to choose their mates, not for any similarity of poetic endowment, but for qualities which might make… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
As for 'story' I never yet did enjoy a novel or play in which someone didn't tell me afterward that there was… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
An Actor is an interpreter of other men's words, often a soul which wishes to reveal itself to the world but dare… — Alec Guinness Copy Share Image
![“[N]othing about a book is so unmistakable and so irreplaceable as the stamp of the cultured mind. I don't care what the story is about or what may be the momentary craze for books that appear to have been hammered out by the village blacksmith in a state of intoxication; the minute you get the…” quote by Dorothy L. Sayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/14d/dorothy-l-sayers-738_behinds_n-othing-about-a-book-is-so-unmistakable_1468808.jpg)
![“It looks glamorous and wonderful, but it's a job like any other. And I think that's their humility coming through, Joel [Coen] and Ethan's [Coen] humility. I think they really believe they are tradesmen, craftsmen, and they're just pursuing their trade, their craft, and doing the best they can…” quote by David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/351/david-krumholtz-7751_believe_it-looks-glamorous-and-wonderful-but-it_1777512.jpg)
![“If then, as we say, good craftsmen look to the mean as they work, and if virtue, like nature, is more accurate and better than any form of art, it will follow that virtue has the quality of hitting the mean. I refer to moral virtue [not intellectual], for this is concerned with emotions and…” quote by Aristotle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/796/aristotle-78_accurate_if-then-as-we-say-good-craftsmen-look-to_695282.jpg)
