Quotes About Craftsmanship

But she was not of those who believe in the sanctity of handwork, however crude. There is no particular point in doing by hand what can be done as well and better by machine.

The forger was too exacting, too superficial. Only the real artist has the false beginning.

Monsieur de Villaine at Romanée-Conti, who believed that the winemaker was no more than an intermediary between the soil and the wine and that he should interfere as little as possible.

Romanée-Conti, who believed that the winemaker was no more than an intermediary between the soil and the wine and that he should interfere as little as possible.

I enjoy doing layoutproblems of design. I could very cheerfully be a typographer.

Art is not difficult because it wishes to be difficult, but because it wishes to be art.

A sculptor can tap-tap-tap all day and night, he often said, and remain lazy.

Because of multiple drafts I have been accused of self-discipline. Really I am self-indulgent, I cherish revising so much.

For me that's one of the great indulgences in life - a hand-tailored suit, and a great pair of handmade shoes.

Typography is a minor technicality of civilized life.

When a man's home is born out of his heart and developed through his labor and perfected through his sense of beauty, it is the very cornerstone of life.

If books were Persian carpets, one would not look only at the outer side. because it is the stitch that makes a carpet wear, gives it its life and bloom.

I want to be able to work a piece of wood into an object that contributes something beautiful and useful to everyday life.

Then marble, soften'd into life, grew warm.

My mission in life is to preserve craftsmanship.

My friendship with the Steinway piano is one of the most important and beautiful things in my life.

Designs are a revelation to me. It's like taking something that is not alive and giving it form, shape, substance, and life.

It was funny about writing. It was like flying or driving or playing an instrument. When you were doing it like you were supposed to be doing it, you knew it right inside of you. You could feel that this was the way it should be. But when you wrote a word that you didn't believe in, that didn't fit, it stuck out just like a bumpy landing or a bad turn or a false note.

For your information, cocoa is my specialty.

If it looks like computer graphics, it is not good computer graphics.

Graphic is a expression of the impression. So make the best of it!

Distinguí a un lado de la aldea a un grupo de artesanos, que con destreza y sentido innato de la estética y la armonía de las formas, elaboraban hermosas vasijas de barro.

Estando allí, me encaminé hasta donde una vendedora de ollas de barro, sentada en el piso y rodeada de sus objetos en arcilla cocida.

Good actors, never use the script unless it's amazing writing. All the good actors I've worked with, they all say whatever they want to say.