Quotes About Craftsmanship

Things conceived by minds and made by hands can never be quite the same, even when they try their best to be identical, because we're never the same from day to day or even moment to moment.

The carpenter's rule is "measure twice, cut once.

Bit by bit, putting it together... Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution, Every little detail plays a part. Having just the vision's no solution, Everything depends on execution, Putting it together, that's what counts.

Subtlety is a lost art. - Ada

The glassmakers had brought a new source of wealth to Venice, but they had also brought the less appealing habit of burning down the neighborhood.

BALANCE SPRING WATCHES (1660)

In drawing a wall, he said, "the artist who must copy every small stone and each stroke of whitewash has missed his calling: he should have become a bricklayer.

Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one.

To a literate reader, a crisp sentence, an arresting metaphor, a witty aside, an elegant turn of phrase are among life's greatest pleasures. And

Savoring good prose is not just a more effective way to develop a writerly ear than obeying a set of commandments; it's a more inviting one.

Cualquier imbécil puede derribar un granero, pero para construirlo se necesita un carpintero

Every seam, every lace, every bead has been painstakingly, with love, corrected, perfected and mastered.

Actually, I have a lot of hobbies, but I've kept up with model-building the longest. In particular, I love military models.

I'm working on guitars for free, because I love working on guitars anyway.

It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud.

Love one another, make something with your hands, and exalt the farmer.

I believe that you must be madly in love with cinema to create films. You also need a huge cinematic baggage.

I think I'm a pretty creative person. I love building things. I love working on my house. Landscaping, stuff like that.

I try to find nice chord changes, that's how I love to start, and then I start trying to knock it into a song, knock it into shape.

I love editing. It's one of my favorite parts about filmmaking.

I love my blocks of marble, always piling up in the yard like a flock of sheep.

A story is like something you wind out of yourself. Like a spider, it is a web you weave, and you love your story like a child.

Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?

I love the idea of couture and its emphasis on creation. There's where I made my name - in design - and there's where I'd like to stay.