Their Craft Quotes
43 quotes by 41 authors
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Like Molière's M. Jourdain, who spoke prose all his life without knowing it, mathematicians have been reasoning for at least two millennia without being aware…
— Ernest Nagel
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Writers learn their craft, above all, from the work of other writers. From reading.
— Marie Arana
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Too many photographers try too hard. They try to lift photography into the realm of Art, because they have an inferiority complex about their craft.…
— Jessie Tarbox Beals
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It has been my firm belief, based on my research and investigations over the past half century, that UFOs and their occupants, which I have…
— George Fawcett
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Movie actors earn their living and learn their craft through listening and reacting.
— Michael Caine
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Hardboiled crime fiction came of age in Black Mask magazine during the Twenties and Thirties. Writers like Dashiell Hammett and Raymond Chandler learnt their craft…
— Charles Frazier
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I'm quite sure that all true professional artists, of every description, in all walks of life, whether their craft is painting, music, sculpture, medicine or…
— Chico Hamilton
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Many young web designers view their craft the way I used to view pop culture. It's cool or it's crap. They mistake Style for Design,…
— Jeffrey Zeldman
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Everyone who became great at something has a similar story: For years, they worked on their craft every day, even if they weren’t in the…
— Derek Sivers
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Trade book publishing is by nature a cottage industry, decentralized, improvisational, personal; best performed by small groups of like-minded people, devoted to their craft, jealous…
— Jason Epstein
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Their spirits and their visions are embodied in their craft. And so is mine. It's not Jane Saw Puff. But the clarity of Jane Saw…
— Sharon Olds
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Artists shouldn't be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money.…
— Kate Bush
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Always work with people that are better at their craft than you are.
— Tony Vincent
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Your greatest asset is your learning ability. The ordinary stroke their egos - the exceptional polishes their craft
— Robin Sharma
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You need to understand that a skilled professional songwriter can accelerate your success as an already talented musician. These people are writing every single day,…
— Kara DioGuardi
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I think the most important thing any artist can do is to constantly push themselves and improve their craft.
— Ami Vitale
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All of them - my father, mother, step-mother, and grandmother - were all wonderful actors and performers and they are an inspiration to me, both…
— James Cromwell
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All novelists must form their personal pacts in some way with the slowness of their craft. There are some who demand of themselves a 'rate…
— Graham Swift
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Invented languages have often been created in tandem with entire invented universes, and most conlangers come to their craft by way of fantasy and science…
— Joshua Foer
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I think that we live in a time where it's easier to be suspicious of dedicated men and women, people dedicated to their craft, because…
— Ryan Adams
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