"Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken……" — Johannes Brahms
"Without craftsmanship, inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind."
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19 Quotes by Johannes Brahms
Johannes Brahms has 19 quotes on this site.
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Those who enjoy their own emotionally bad health and who habitually fill their own minds with the rank poisons of…
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If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon.
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It is not hard to compose, but what is fabulously hard is to leave the superfluous notes under the table.
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Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven…
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A symphony is no joke.
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Straight-away the ideas flow in upon me, directly from God, and not only do I see distinct themes in my…
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We cling nervously to the melody, but we don't handle it freely, we don't really make anything new out of…
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One should never forget that by actually perfecting one piece one gains and learns more than by starting or half-finishing…
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Ah, that tastes nice. Thank you.
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The idea comes to me from outside of me - and is like a gift. I then take the idea…
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Study Bach. There you will find everything.
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The fact that most people do not understand and respect the very best things, such as Mozart's concertos, is what…
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More Craftsmanship Quotes
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What's important is the way we say it. Art is all about craftsmanship. Others can interpret craftsmanship as style if…
— Federico Fellini
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And if you can find out something about the laws of your own growth and vision as well as those…
— Paul Strand
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Quality is never an accident; it is always the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction and skillful execution;…
— John Ruskin
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I can draw with sound. That's the most useful thing I learned in terms of what my craft is...The arrangements…
— Linda Ronstadt
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Writing code is not production, it's not always craftsmanship though it can be, it's design.
— Joel Spolsky
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I have always been interested in conducting research that yielded new methods by which to make cloth, and in developing…
— Issey Miyake
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... I like the clubs because ... we have two or three acoustic guitars up there and we're not hard-core…
— Toby Keith
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If I can say one thing for my pictures, it is a certain craftsmanship. A thought which has gone into…
— Douglas Sirk
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I don’t shout the loudest, and I’m quite shy, which was why I was reluctant to throw myself into the…
— Sarah Burton
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I haven't played a more beautiful sounding mouthpiece. The sound and response that I get from the JodyJazz DV NY…
— Unknown Author
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Our appreciation of folk art will strengthen our identities, our pride in belonging to a community. People trained in the…
— F. Sionil José
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Art that submits to orthodoxy, to even the soundest doctrines, but lacks imagination and deep self-expression is lost leaving only…
— Andre Gide
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