Crafts Quotes

929 Crafts quotes by 710 unique authors

The progress of an artist is a continual self-sacrifice, a continual extinction of personality. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind. — Arthur Erickson
In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect. — Arthur Erickson
There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and then blasting it out with… — Ernest Hemingway
Never confuse movement with action. — Ernest Hemingway
All my life I've looked at words as though I were seeing them for the first time. — Ernest Hemingway
We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master. — Ernest Hemingway
A man's got to take a lot of punishment to write a really funny book. — Ernest Hemingway
Well you can't teach the poetry, but you can teach the craft. — David Hockney
I know some really great actors who are pretty judgmental people, pretty critical people. But they're great actors. When they're acting, that's the craft. — Philip Seymour Hoffman
The building of the architecture of a novel - the craft of it - is something I never tire of. — John Irving
I've got to see my movie to see how I'm acting, see what little things I can learn about my craft. — LL Cool J
Acting is something I love. It's a great craft that I have a lot of respect for. But I don't think it's any greater challenge… — Hugh Jackman
The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary, is that it be interesting. — Henry James
I've learned a lot about doing accessories and making shoes and handbags. I don't think my perspective has really changed. The subtlety of understanding yarns,… — Marc Jacobs
What is character but the determination of incident? What is incident but the illustration of character? — Henry James
He who knows best knows how little he knows. — Thomas Jefferson
Bands today have to learn their craft by putting the hard work in that we did when we were young performers. — Elton John
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with… — Carl Jung
I like to do designs on the side of my face, or cut out foil stickers from the crafts store and put them on my… — Khloe Kardashian
If one takes pride in one's craft, you won't let a good thing die. Risking it through not pushing hard enough is not a humility. — Paul Keating
I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies. — Ben Kingsley
The only way for me to be an artist is to be honest in my craft. If I veer from that, I'm not giving the… — Talib Kweli
A diva is someone who is a perfectionist, who does her best in her craft. — Patti LaBelle
My advice to an aspiring actor would be to never stop learning or working for what you want. Nothing comes easy, ever, if you want… — James Lafferty

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