Honed Quotes

28 quotes by 27 authors

I try to remember that the job - as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy - of the artist is to embrace uncertainty,… — Dani Shapiro
Someone who wants to write should make an effort to write a little something every day. Writing in this sense is the same as athletes… — Anita Desai
The knives of jealousy are honed on details. — Ruth Rendell
Yet in our enthusiasm for the idea that everyone should be able to read and write fluently, we may be missing a crucial point: in… — Hugh Mackay
I hunt deer because I love the entire process; the preparation, the excitement, and sustained suspense of trying to match my woods lore against the… — Fred Bear
I hunt because I love the entire process: the preparations, the excitement, and sustained suspense of trying to match my woodslore against the finely honed… — Fred Bear
One of the few graces of getting old-and God knows there are few graces-is that if you've worked hard and kept your nose to the… — Maurice Sendak
Mitch McConnell, 72, is second only to Henry Clay as the state'Â€Â™s most consequential public servant. McConnell's skills have been honed through five terms. He… — George Will
The Academy for Guided Imagery has created and finely honed an exquisite training program. Years of development and feedback has resulted in a creative program… — Jeanne Achterberg
I have an ability that I've already honed in on to get better. — Terrell Owens
All in all, I am not surprised that the people who want to unravel the social contract start with young adults. Those who are urged… — Ellen Goodman
I've been touring for so long, I've kind of honed into exactly what I am, I'm an artist so if you like it, you like… — Paul McDonald
A cold, calculating nightmare. Sharp as a finely honed blade. 'The Lucid Dreaming' cuts, separating the flesh before you even know you've been injured. It… — Del Howison
Receptivity requires a nimbleness, a fine-honed sensitivity in order to let one's self be the vehicle of whatever vision may emerge. — Rollo May
Richard Lewis has this incredible ability to look like he's just... you know it's an act that's been honed. What you have to do in… — Artie Lange
I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing. — Clive Owen
A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living. — Charles R. Swindoll
In prehistoric times, Homo sapiens was deeply endangered. Early humans were less fleet of foot, with fewer natural weapons and less well-honed senses than all… — Robert Winston
You're afraid of making mistakes. Don't be. Mistakes can be profited by. Man, when I was young I shoved my ignorance in people's faces. They… — Ray Bradbury
She couldn't take her eyes off the boxers. Mostly, she had a view of the back, but he turned halfway when he looked over. She… — Maureen Johnson

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