T Quotes
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“The art of conversation is to be prompt without being stubborn, to refute without argument, and to clothe great matters in a motley garb.”
Source: The works of Benjamin Disraeli, earl of Beaconsfield: embracing novels, romances, plays, poems, biography, short stories and great speeches
“The art of conversation lies in listening.”
“The art of cookery is the art of poisoning mankind, by rendering the appetite still importunate, when the wants of nature are supplied.”
“The Art of Cooking.
I think creating a dish is an art of seduction. You imagine a taste and you play with your taste buds as if you are touching a part of him that speaks of desire. Revelling in the strength of a taste or savouring the caress of an aroma. Your tongue bearing the experience while your eyes can only feast on envy.”
Source: Bared - Beneath a Myriad of Skies
“The art of cooking is among the most intimate things that we can do for another.”
“The art of creating is nothing without the vast ongoing participation and collaboration of the real world, nothing without the thousandfold harmonizing of things and beings; and the creator’s pleasure is thereby inexpressibly rich because it contains memories of the begetting and bearing of millions. In a single creative thought dwell a thousand forgotten nights of love, which infuse it with immensity. And those who come together in the night, locked in thrusting desire, are gathering nectar, generating power and sweetness for some future poetic utterance that will sing the rapture.”
“The art of creation is older than the art of killing.”
“The art of creation lies in the gift of perceiving the particular and generalizing it, thus creating the particular again. It is therefore a powerful transforming force and a generator of creative solutions in relation to a given problem.”
“The art of creation lies in the gift of perceiving the particular and generalizing it, thus creating the particular again. It is therefore a powerful transforming force and a generator of creative solutions in relation to a given problem. It is the currency of human exchanges, which enables the sharing of states of the soul and conscience, and the discovery of new fields of experience.”
“The art of cursing people seems to have lost its tang since the old days when a good malediction took four deep breaths to deliverand sent the outfielders scurrying toward the fence to field.”
Source: My Ten Years in a Quandary
“The art of decision making includes the art of questioning.”
Source: Decision Master: The Art and Science of Decision Making
“The art of declamation has been sinking in value from the moment that speakers were foolish enough to publish, and hearers wise enough to read.”
Source: Lord Chesterfield's advice to his son on men and manners. To which are added, selections from Colton's 'Lacon'.
“The art of decoration requires the most sophisticated and self-indulgent skills. Its aim has always been to sate the senses as gloriously as possible. ... ornament is not only a source of sensuous pleasure; it supplies a necessary kind of magic to people and places that lack it. More than just a dread of empty spaces has led to the urge to decorate; it is the fear of empty selves.”
Source: ARCHITECTURE, ANYONE?
“The art of detection is finding a common denominator for the fractions of a case.”
“The art of dharma practice requires commitment, technical accomplishment, and imagination. As with all arts, we will fail to realize its full potential if any of these three are lacking. The raw material of dharma practice is ourself and our world, which are to be understood and transformed according to the vision and values of the dharma itself. This is not a process of self- or world- transcendence, but one of self- and world- creation.”
“The art of dining well is no slight art, the pleasure not a slight pleasure; neither the greatest captains nor the greatest philosophers have disdained the use or science of eating well.”
“The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.”
“The art of discernment lies in recognizing the symphony of sincerity amidst the cacophony of deception.”
Source: Why Sell Lies When The Truth Is Free
“The art of discovering the causes of phenomena, or true hypotheses, is like the art of deciphering, in which an ingenious conjecture often greatly shortens the road.”
“The art of doing mathematics consists in finding that special case which contains all the germs of generality.”
“The art of drawing conclusions from experiments and observations consists in evaluating probabilities and in estimating whether they are sufficiently great or numerous enough to constitute proofs. This kind of calculation is more complicated and more difficult than it is commonly thought to be. . . .”
“The art of drawing is the art of omission.”
“The art of drawing which is of more real importance to the human race than that of writing...should be taught to every child just as writing is.”
“The art of dressing is the art we all practice”
“The art of dying bravely and with honour does not need any special training, save a living faith in God.”
Source: Gandhi: Selected Writings
“The art of dying graciously is nowhere advertised, in spite of the fact that its market potential is great.”
Source: If Men Were Angels
“The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate but at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups.”
“The art of effective listening is essential to clear communication, and clear communication is necessary to management success.”
“The Art of Elysium is a program I've volunteered with for close to ten years, and I work with Unicef and Young Storytellers. My passion is really working with children since they are the future.”
“THE ART OF EVERYONE
And autumn died long before the sun touched the last leaf;
for death forgets every winter for as long as summer blossoms for itself;
For the art of everyone is close to the idea and dwells in thoughts.
For every thought rises in the morning - and every beginning
is the closest to us in the end, and eventually takes
a lifetime to complete itself.”
“The art of falling so deep and understanding how a bee can sting and die so suddenly.”
“The art of feeding, it turns out, is not about pushing ‘one more bite’ into someone’s mouth, however healthy the food. Nor is it about authoritarian demands to abstain from all treats. It is about creating a mealtime environment where those eating are free to develop their own tastes, because all the choices on the table are real, whole food.”
Source: First Bite: How We Learn to Eat
“The art of femto-photography, or light in flight, had recently been patched in. The technique recorded video at such high speeds that it could reveal the very movement of light through three-dimensional space. Software slowed the footage so that humans could watch light fill a room as its wavefront rippled through the space.
Through femto, light took its time, modulating the physics of illumination to make space for tenderness. Femto framed light as a lover – delicate, lingering, sensorial – intimacy slowed to the speed of longing.
Light became sculpture. Time became texture.”
“The art of fiction is freedom of will for your characters.”
“The art of fiction is one of constant seduction. You must persuade the reader on page 1 to start reading - on page 50, or page 150 and yes, on page 850.”
“The art of filmmaking is the most influential form of art that has ever existed throughout the history of human artistic endeavors.”
Source: The Film Testament
“The art of flatterers is to take advantage of the foibles of the great, to foster their errors, and never to give advice which may annoy.”
“The art of flirtation is dying. A man and woman are either in love these days or just friends. In the realm of love, reticence and sophistication should go hand in hand, for one of the joys of life is discovery. Nowadays, instead of progressing from vous to tu, from Mister to Jim, it's 'darling' and 'come to my place' in the first hour.”
“The Art of Flying is but newly invented, twill improve by degrees, and in time grow perfect; then we may fly as far as the Moon.”
“The art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb' (Andre Breton qtd. p. 55)”
Source: Frida Kahlo: Painting Her Own Reality
“The art of Frida Kahlo is a ribbon around a bomb.”
“The art of friendship has been little cultivated in our society.”
“The Art of Fulfillment is the ability to experience not only the thrill of the chase, but also the magic of the moment, the unbridled joy of feeling truly alive.”
“The art of genius is knowing how far out is too far.”
“The art of getting riches consists very much in thrift. All men are not equally qualified for getting money, but it is in the power of every one alike to practice this virtue.”
“The art of giving can exist in different forms for different people. For some, the giving of their time acts as a gift to others who need themselves to be heard. Others might find their way in providing knowledge and help to unprivileged. Yet others can make monetary donations to help fund scientific projects and experiments to improve treatments in the medical field. That’s how it works.”
Source: Aman Mehndiratta
“The art of giving is perfected through anonymity.”
“The art of giving orders is not to try to rectify the minor blunders and not be swayed by petty doubts.”
Source: The Art of War
“The art of good decision making is looking forward to and celebrating the tradeoffs, not pretending they don't exist.”
“The art of Good Eating has two essential points: one must eat only when one is hungry, and one must take small bites.”
Source: I Await the Devil's Coming: The Story of Mary MacLane