Craftsman Quotes

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When a work lifts your spirits and inspires bold and noble thoughts in you, do not look for any other standard to judge by: the… — Jean de la Bruyere
Every one of us is, even from his mother's womb, a master craftsman of idols. — John Calvin
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
For, in truth, an image is only dead matter shaped by the craftsman's hand. But we have no sensible image of sensible matter, but an… — Clement of Alexandria
The field of scientific abstraction encompasses independent kingdoms of ideas and of experiments and within these, rulers whose fame outlasts the centuries. But they are… — Fritz Haber
Nevertheless, the Tenth Commandment-'Thou shalt not covet'-recognizes that making money and owning things could become selfish activities. But it is not the creation of wealth… — Margaret Thatcher
The movies today are too rich to have any room for genuine artists. They produce a few passable craftsmen, but no artists. Can you imagine… — H. L. Mencken
A doctor, like anyone else who has to deal with human beings, each of them unique, cannot be a scientist; he is either, like the… — Wystan Hugh Auden
The streets are full of admirable craftsmen, but so few practical dreamers. — Man Ray
The ultimate aim of all artistic activity is building! ... Architects, sculptors, painters, we must all get back to craft! ... The artist is a… — Walter Gropius
If America could be, once again, a nation of self-reliant farmers, craftsmen, hunters, ranchers, and artists, then the rich would have little power to dominate… — Edward Abbey
There are no bigger donkeys than these workers.... Look at our 'craftsmen'; Sad that world history should be be made with such people. — Karl Marx
An artist is waiting for the audience to understand the work. A craftsman is working to understand the audience. — Mo Willems
American parents, on the whole, do not want their sons to be artisans or craftsmen, but business or professional people. As a result, millions of… — Sydney J. Harris
For the mystic what is how. For the craftsman how is what. For the artist what and how are one. — William McElcheran
If you have a craftsman's command of the language and basic writing techniques you'll be able to write - as long as you know what… — Jeffery Deaver
Be a good craftsman; it won't stop you from being a genius. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir
We are more likely to fail as craftsmen due to our inability to organize obsession than because of our lack of ability. — Richard Sennett
My father was a very good craftsman. He made furniture, he made silverware and he had an incredible gift in terms of how you can… — Jonathan Ive
One succeeds in obtaining an equivalent production at a lower price by improving the arts, trades and agriculture and by developing the physical and moral… — Antoine Lavoisier

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