Well Made Quotes

48 quotes by 44 authors

Since I would rather make of him an able man than a learned man, I would also urge that care be taken to choose a… — Michel de Montaigne
A well-made Martini or Gibson, correctly chilled and nicely served, has been more often my true friend than any two-legged creature. — M.F.K. Fisher
Even one well-made observation will be enough in many cases, just as one well-constructed experiment often suffices for the establishment of a law. — Emile Durkheim
A Ming vase can be well-designed and well-made and is beautiful for that reason alone. I don't think this can be true for photography. Unless… — John Loengard
Forever, and forever, farewell, Cassius! If we do meet again, why, we shall smile; If not, why then this parting was well made. — William Shakespeare
The first Halloween was very well made. The second one was also well made, though I didn't like it as well as the first one.… — Donald Pleasence
I long for the simplicity of theatre. I want lessons learned, comeuppances delivered, people sorted out, all before your bladder gets distractingly full. That's what… — John M. Ford
Weâ€™re surrounded by anonymous, poorly made objects. Itâ€™s tempting to think itâ€™s because the people who use them donâ€™t care-just like the people who make… — Jonathan Ive
We make and sell a very, very large number of (hopefully) beautiful, well-made things. Our success is a victory for purity, integrity - for giving… — Jonathan Ive
I have discovered that a screw-shaped device such as this, if it is well made from starched linen, will rise in the air if turned… — Leonardo da Vinci
A Roman divorced from his wife, being highly blamed by his friends, who demanded, "Was she not chaste? Was she not fair? Was she not… — Plutarch
But as Nature is the best guide, teaching must be the development of natural inclinations, for which purpose the teacher must watch his pupil and… — Michel de Montaigne
The difference between good and bad cookery can scarcely be more strikingly shown than in the manner in which sauces are prepared and served. If… — Eliza Acton
If the movie's well made and it's about things that count, people will ultimately see the depth in it. — Roland Joffe
What if this young woman, who writes such bad poems, in competition with her husband, whose poems are equally bad, should stretch her remarkably long… — Gilbert Sorrentino
A book is one of the most patient of all man's inventions. Centuries mean nothing to a well-made book. It awaits its destined reader, come… — Lawrence Clark Powell
A well-made salad must have a certain uniformity; it should make perfect sense for those ingredients to share a bowl. — Yotam Ottolenghi
I like poems that are daggers that sing. I like poems that for all the power of the sentiments expressed, and all the power to… — Frederick Seidel
Craft takes time, and therefore it is luxury. You cannot do an amazingly well-made garment without taking timeâ€”not just the time it takes to make… — Isabel Toledo
Cut in dressmaking is like grammar in language. A good design should be like a well made sentence and it should only express one idea… — Charles James

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