Carving Quotes

72 Carving quotes by 63 unique authors

There is a legend of an artist who long sought for a piece of sandalwood, out of which to carve a Madonna. He was about… — Orison Swett Marden
A parable: A man was examining the construction of a cathedral. He asked a stone mason what he was doing chipping the stones, and the… — Richard Hamming
I didn't know that there was such a thing as butter carving. But then, I poked around a little bit. A quick Google search will… — Ty Burrell
I know electric knives are excellent for carving turkeys that have had their bones removed and been forced into a mold to shape them. Please… — John Hodgman
With Gnaw I was thinking about traditional sculpture, about carving. I was also interested in figurative sculpture. I put those two ideas together and decided… — Janine Antoni
Cooking is just as creative and imaginative an activity as drawing, or wood carving, or music. And cooking draws upon your every talent--science, mathematics, energy,… — Julia Child
Hunting is the noblest sport yet devised by the hand of man. There were mighty hunters in the Bible, and all the caves where the… — Robert Ruark
Perhaps we should wait until his second term begins before carving Barack Obama's face in Mount Rushmore. Is that asking too much? — Ron Fournier
I just finished 'Butter' for Weinstein, a comedy with this incredible cast - Hugh Jackman, Olivia Wilde, Alicia Silverstone - all-star cast and it was… — Ashley Greene
I'm always interested in looking forward toward the future. Carving out new ways of looking at things. — Herbie Hancock
I need to stop carving out four-hour chunks to do random things and go home and watch my children grow up. — Neil Patrick Harris
A lot of Thanksgiving days have been ruined by not carving the turkey in the kitchen. — Kin Hubbard
Wars are poor chisels for carving out peaceful tomorrows. — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Should you shield the canyons from the windstorms you would never see the true beauty of their carvings. — Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Carving out an identity for yourself is important so I'm trying to do that as well. — Adam Lambert
Cutting into color reminds me of the sculptor's direct carving. — Henri Matisse
Carving is easy, you just go down to the skin and stop. — Michelangelo
Ageism works in both directions. As a teenager in the public eye, people would talk condescendingly to me. When you get older there's this feeling… — Alanis Morissette
I did not lose myself all at once. I rubbed out my face over the years washing away my pain, the same way carvings on… — Amy Tan
For many in the modern world, carving out time for both traditional seated meditation and exercise has become close to impossible. — Andrew Weil
There was a desert wind blowing that night. It was one of those hot dry Santa Anas that come down through the mountain passes and… — Raymond Chandler
We are like sculptors, constantly carving out of others the image we long for, need, love or desire, often against reality, against their benefit, and… — Anais Nin
Stephanie,' Valerie said. 'She's going to have a baby, and she's getting married.' My father was confused. He looked around the room. No Joe. No… — Janet Evanovich
Besides, if there were no dragons of flesh and blood and fire, whence would come the idea for these stone carvings? — Robin Hobb
I believe I am becoming pathetic. I'll go further, I believe that I am in love with a flower-growing, wood-carving quarryman/carpenter/pig farmer. In fact, I… — Mary Ann Shaffer

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