Technique Quotes

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Film and television is just a different technique in terms of how to approach the camera but basically the job is the same; but what… — Joe Morton
The best conducting technique is that which achieves the maximum musical result with the minimum effort. The only general rule is to infuse all gestures… — Fritz Reiner
Technique is nothing more than failed style. — John Waters
I can show you how to box. I can teach you every technique and trick I know, but I can never make you a fighter.… — Joe Louis
She went right down into her own personal experience for everything, reached down and pulled something out of herself that was unique and extraordinary. She… — John Huston
I think acting is a mixture of instinct, imagination and inventiveness. All you can learn as an actor is basic technique. — Christopher Lee
I remember John walking on and starting to play, and my mouth sort of dropped open in disbelief at the power of the playing coming… — Cozy Powell
I've had a number of opportunities to hear Andrei Ryabov perform and I am amazed at the high level of creativity, technique and freshness in… — Gene Bertoncini
Itâ€™s fascinating how the fundamentals of business-to-business marketing are the same today as they were 50 years ago. Itâ€™s still about relationships although today we… — David Meerman Scott
In my world, the first thing I reach for is the sound. Technique is Ok, but if you got the technique and I got a… — Dewey Redman
A student well versed in even one technique will naturally see corresponding points in other techniques. A upper level punch, a lower punch, a front… — Gichin Funakoshi
When you are learning a new technique, practice it wholeheartedly until you truly understand it. — Gichin Funakoshi
When there are no avenues of escape or one is caught even before any attempt to escape can be made, then for the first time… — Gichin Funakoshi
Karate is a technique that permits one to defend himself with his bare hands and fists without weapons. — Gichin Funakoshi
Karate-do strives internally to train the mind to develop a clear conscience, enabling one to face the world honestly, while externally developing strength to the… — Gichin Funakoshi
In karate, hitting, thrusting, and kicking are not the only methods, throwing techniques and pressure against joints are included â€¦ all these techniques should be… — Gichin Funakoshi
I don't really think that the technique really determines the veracity of the image. It's what the image does to the viewer that determines whether… — Roy DeCarava
The most difficult thing in music is still to write a melody of several bars which can be self-sufficient. That is the secret of music.… — Darius Milhaud
Forget the technique. Hit the guy across from you. Don't let somebody come in your space. — Karl Malone
In short, [Coltrane's] tone is beautiful because it is functional. In other words, it is always involved in saying something. You can't separate the means… — Cecil Taylor

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