Crafted Quotes

80 quotes by 77 authors

An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an… — Daniel J. Boorstin
It is so inspiring to see a new group coming together not to focus on a particular war or weapons system, but on all war-everywhere.… — Medea Benjamin
What is striking is these things [patterns in nature, e.g. fish stripes] do look like something that has been crafted. We are conditioned to think… — Philip Ball
Words have to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care. — Norman Cousins
The more you know, the more unflinchingly you deny casual beliefs and Accepted Wisdom when it flies in the face of reality, the more carefully… — Harlan Ellison
With intent to neither idolize nor demonize the man [Barack Obama], it seems fair and evident enough to say that the current president of America… — Aberjhani
All those songs are totally timeless. They'll always stand up because they came from a real place. They weren't crafted songs. They were written from… — Shooter Jennings
The scientific analysis that is supposed to provide our Governor the facts and information he needs to make a crucial decision was crafted with the… — Sandra Steingraber
Zachary Jernigan can't write a bad story. He couldn't even if he tried. Each and every time I start one of his inventive, carefully crafted,… — David Anthony Durham
Hollywood is something imagined Acting is something crafted. — Laura Vandervoort
A Death at the White Camellia Orphanage tells of a young boy's travels through the black heart of Depression American and his search for light… — Lucius Shepard
As we survey all the evidence, the thought insistently arises that some supernatural agency-or, rather, Agency-must be involved. Is it possible that suddenly, without intending… — George Greenstein
The incomparable James Walvin has done it again: he has crafted a beautifully written and deeply informed single volume history of the Atlantic slave trade… — David W. Blight
Quiet, moving, masterfully crafted. Such are the nine stories in Venus in the Afternoon. Tehila Lieberman writes with precision, restraint, with a compassionate heart. She… — Miroslav Penkov
The picture is not a documentary, ... It's a drama that has to be crafted. Reality is not art. You have to make choices when… — Mark Rydell
Pace is crucial. Fine writing isn't enough. Writing students can be great at producing a single page of well-crafted prose; what they sometimes lack is… — Rose Tremain
Most literary critics agree that fiction cannot be reduced to mere falsehood. Well-crafted protagonists come to life, pornography causes orgasms, and the pretense that life… — William T. Vollmann
There is no reason to accept the doctrines crafted to sustain power and privilege, or to believe that we are constrained by mysterious and unknown… — Noam Chomsky
Joanna Priestleyâ€™s amazing body of animated films have deservedly earned their place in the pantheon of contemporary international animators. Inventively visioned, superbly crafted, and rich… — Bill Foster
Jerel Law has crafted a fantastic story that will leave every reader wanting more. Stop looking for the next great read in fantasy fiction for… — Robert Liparulo

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