“It's no easy matter to paint a background. I venture to say that the old painters had more difficulty with their grounds than with their figures. You know the story of Vandyke brought to Rubens with this recommendation: 'He already knows how to paint a background.' 'That is more than I can do!' was the reply.” KnowsI CanMatterStoriesEasyCan DoKnow HowFiguresDifficultyPaintBackgroundsPainterVentureRecommendationsRubens Book:William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing Source: William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing
“Enlightened teachers can do certain miracles, but they are not really miracles. They just know how to use energy on other levels of consciousness. A miracle is in the eye of the beholder, as is all of life.” KnowsUseEyeCertainEnergyCan DoLevelsConsciousnessKnow HowTeacherMiracleEnlightenedBeholderEye Of The Beholder Author:Frederick Lenz
“Until I test the limits to what I can achieve, I won't really know how well I can do.” KnowsWellsI CanCan DoKnow HowAchieveLimitsAchievementTests Author:Price Pritchett
“Anyone who has ever accomplished anything of any consequence, didn't know how to get what they want, they only knew that they were going to get it. You don't know how to do something, until after you've done it. Our problem is, we set goals to do what we think we can do or what we've already done. There's no inspiration in that.” ThinkingKnowsWantDoneProblemInspirationGoalCan DoKnow HowConsequenceAccomplishedSetting Goals Author:Bob Proctor
“I want to be able to challenge myself. And do things that are away from what I usually do. Stand-up is safe for me. I can do stand-up in front of twenty-five thousand people, and I'm like, "I know how to do this. This is what I do." I want to be a little scared.” PeopleKnowsWantLittlesI CanAbleCan DoChallengesKnow HowFiveFrontsThousandSafeTwentiesScaredTwenty Five Author:Dane Cook
“It's really wonderful to come to work and have each episode be different, in a way. They have similar structure sometimes with the villain, but we can go in any direction we want. If we want to do an episode set in the circus, we can do that. You know how precious that is. That doesn't come around a lot.” IfsKnowsWayWantDifferentSometimesCan DoKnow HowWonderfulStructureVillainEpisodesCircus Author:Benjamin McKenzie
“How can you claim infallibility and claim that in these 114 [drone] strikes there was just one mistake -- one person killed that was a civilian -- and at the same time say, 'Well, we don't really know how many people were killed or who they were, but we know they weren't civilians'? I don't know how you can do that.” PeopleKnowsWellsPersonsCan DoMistakeKnow HowClaimsStrikesJust OneCiviliansDronesInfallibilityOne Mistake Author:Richard Engel
“People just don't know how to write down a simple easy line. It's difficult for them; it's like trying to keep a hard-on while drowning - not many can do it.” PeopleKnowsWritingTryingHardEasyDifficultCan DoLinesSimpleKnow HowDrowning Author:Charles Bukowski
“Usually, I'm the kind of actor where you show me once or twice, I can do it. I don't do it creatively, but I know how to do the process.” KnowsKindI CanShowsActorsProcessCan DoKnow HowShow MeI Can Do It Author:James Cromwell
“Some people say that it's so hard with the Internet, but I know for a fact that the Internet has made it easier for someone to establish themselves. There's so much you can do online. If you know how to use it right, the web serves as the great equalizer for someone that's just getting into business.” PeopleIfsKnowsMadeHardFactsUseCan DoKnow HowInternetEasierMade ItOnlineEqualizer Author:Jordan Belfort
“When I look back at experience [with my father], all I can do is feel pity. You know, how torn he was about how to act, what to say. And it seems an important story to me.” KnowsFeelsLooksI CanImportantStoriesSeemsFatherCan DoKnow HowPityTorn Author:Paul Auster
“As a people, we know what we can do, we know how to do it, and we just want to get on with it. How? By ensuring that Canada's place in the world is one of influence and pride.” PeopleKnowsWorldWantCan DoKnow HowInfluencePrideCanadaPlaces In The World Author:Paul Martin
“I like taking parts where I'm like: "I don't know how I'm going to do this exactly but I know I can do it." As opposed to doing something where you go: "There's nothing that I can contribute to this."” KnowsI CanCan DoKnow HowI Can Do It Author:Scarlett Johansson