Technique Quotes

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Play is the taproot from which original art springs. It is the raw stuff that the artist channels with all his learning and technique. — Stephen Nachmanovitch
Through spontaneity we are re-formed into ourselves. It creates an explosion that for the moment frees us from handed-down frames of reference, memory choked with… — Viola Spolin
Add the hippie-rock-drugs atmosphere circa 1970, and you get Clinton's rechristened group Parliament, decked out in weird costumes, singing cosmic lyrics and laying down amazing… — Eddie Griffin
When seriously explored, the short story seems to me the most difficult and disciplining form of prose writing extant. Whatever control and technique I may… — Truman Capote
Bravura has nothing to do with technique. It's all about timing and oozing life. — Kevin McKenzie
The noble entitlement bespeaks an Ã©lan, a certain type of relationship with your partner. It means formidable technique not displayed lightly. The excitement comes from… — Kevin McKenzie
I've always been obsessed with drums. They fascinate me. Any other instrument - nothing. I play acoustic guitar a bit. But it's always been drums… — John Bonham
The first really important book I read about filmmaking was The Film Technique by Pudovkin. This was some time before I had ever touched a… — Stanley Kubrick
I am often dishonest in my techniques ... I happily admit to cheating, it's all part of the game. I hope some of the fun… — Derren Brown
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
Jazz is musical humor. The noun jazz describes a modern American technique for the playing of any music, accompanied by noise called harmony, and interpolated… — Bix Beiderbecke
The immortal photographers will be straightforward photographers, those who do not rely on tricks or special techniques. — Philippe Halsman
I don't know what the hell I'm doing up there half the time. These performers that go on about their technique and craft - oh,… — Elaine Stritch
No matter the specific techniques involved, historically mass surveillance has had several constant attributes. Initially, it is always the countryâ€™s dissidents and marginalized who bear… — Glenn Greenwald
The Alexander Technique keeps the body alive, at ages when many people have resigned themselves to irreversible decline. — Robertson Davies
Never worry that rote exercises aimed at developing skills will suffocate creativity. At the same time, it's important to recognize that demonstrating great technique is… — Twyla Tharp
I do support enhanced interrogation techniques. Obviously their value is shining through with respect to the bin Laden killing. — Tim Pawlenty
There are players that try to imitate others, but at free-kick time it is a personal thing. Every person has their own technique and routine… — Neymar
Perhaps the most extraordinary characteristic of current America is the attempt to reduce life to buying and selling. Life is not love unless love is… — W. E. B. Du Bois
Hillary does nothing without careful calculation. She knows that politicians - provided they have real power - who bash entire industries tend to raise huge… — Donald Luskin

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