“I have always been interested in conducting research that yielded new methods by which to make cloth, and in developing new materials that combine craftsmanship and new technology. But the most important thing for me is to show that, ultimately, technology is not the most important tool; it is our brains, our thoughts, our hands, our bodies, which express the most essential things.” ImportantShowsBodyHandsBrainTechnologyMaterialsEssentialsResearchToolsMethodImportant ThingsDevelopingOur ThoughtsNew TechnologyConductingCraftsmanship Author:Issey Miyake
“... I like the clubs because ... we have two or three acoustic guitars up there and we're not hard-core slamming or stomping through the music. We're singing it with intricate harmonies and really showing the craftsmanship.” TwoHardThreeMusicSingingHarmonyGuitarClubsCoreIntricateAcousticsCraftsmanshipAcoustic GuitarHard CoreStomping Author:Toby Keith
“I don’t shout the loudest, and I’m quite shy, which was why I was reluctant to throw myself into the public eye. I love beauty, craftsmanship, storytelling and romance, and I probably don’t have the armor to survive the relentless competition that exists in this particular world. But I have my own toughness.” WorldEyeRomanceMy OwnLove IsParticularCompetitionStorytellingShyRelentlessArmorReluctantToughnessPublic EyeCraftsmanship Author:Sarah Burton
“I haven't played a more beautiful sounding mouthpiece. The sound and response that I get from the JodyJazz DV NY is unlike any other. A very full, true, clear sound that can be commanded at any range or volume at will. JodyJazz has changed my opinion of finding quality craftsmanship in the modern day!!” BeautifulSoundQualityOpinionClearModernHavensChangedFindingsResponseRangeVolumeModern DayCraftsmanshipMouthpiece Author:Logan Richardson
“Our appreciation of folk art will strengthen our identities, our pride in belonging to a community. People trained in the creative use of their hands soon acquire skills, excellent craftsmanship which will be the most important measure of how well we can industrialize.” PeopleWellsArtImportantUseHandsCommunityCreativeIdentityPrideGratitudeSkillsFolksAppreciationExcellentAcquireBelongingCraftsmanshipFolk Art Author:F. Sionil José
“Art that submits to orthodoxy, to even the soundest doctrines, but lacks imagination and deep self-expression is lost leaving only the craftsmanship.” ArtSelfLostImaginationExpressionLeavingDoctrineSubmitOrthodoxySelf ExpressionCraftsmanship Author:Andre Gide
“I am very much interested in the so-called useless object. I mean, it takes perfect craftsmanship, beautiful material carefully measured and crafted, but at the same time it’s really useless.” MeanBeautifulPerfectObjectsMaterialsUselessCraftsmanship Author:Ai Weiwei
“If it's flipping hamburgers at McDonald's, be the best hamburger flipper in the world. Whatever it is you do you have to master your craft.” IfsWorldMastersCraftsBeing The BestRapperFlipMcdonaldsHamburgersCraftsmanshipJob Well Done Author:Snoop Dogg
“Develop craftsmanship through years of wide reading.” YearsReadingWideThrough The YearsCraftsmanship Author:Annie Proulx
“The most awkward means are adequate to the communication of authentic experience, and the finest words no compensation for lack of it. It is for this reason that we are moved by the true Primitives and that the most accomplished art craftsmanship leaves us cold.” MeanArtReasonCommunicationColdMovedAccomplishedAwkwardFinestAdequateCompensationCraftsmanship Author:Ananda Coomaraswamy
“He who works with his hands and his head and his heart is an artist” HeartHandsArtistLaborersCraftsmanGood DesignCraftsmanshipLabor DayArt And ArtistsHead And HeartGraphic ArtistHearts And Hands Author:Francis of Assisi
“Writing about real stuff that really concerned me brought out my craft. If you're writing a story about, 'Is Lois Lane gonna figure out that Superman is Clark Kent?' - it's really hard to get involved in that on anything other than a craft level. And I'm not gonna put down craftsmanship; it is a noble enough thing to have made a table that you can pound on and it doesn't fall down. But occasionally, we might have an assignment that engages some other parts of ourselves, and those tend to be the good stories.” IfsWritingMadeRealHardEnoughStoriesMightFallStuffLevelsFiguresInvolvedConcernedTablesNobleCraftsPoundsComic BookGet InvolvedFalling DownLanesGood StoryAssignmentsCraftsmanshipKentLois LaneReal Stuff Author:Dennis O'Neil
“My inspiration is always love and history, and my passion to a fault is craftsmanship and responsibility. Those are the simplest things. It goes beyond jewelry. It's every part of my life.” InspirationPassionResponsibilityFaultsSimplestMy PassionJewelryCraftsmanship Author:Waris Ahluwalia
“[Rewriting is] a whole other art form; it's about craftsmanship.” WritingArtWholeFormCraftsRewritingCraftsmanship Author:Sam Shepard
“Real craftsmanship, regardless of the skill involved, reflects real caring, and real caring reflects our attitude about ourselves, about our fellowmen, and about life.” RealAttitudeInvolvedSkillsCaringReflectingCraftsmanship Author:Spencer W. Kimball
“In pursuing a ‘way,’ Japanese typically move beyond an interest in craftsmanship to a kind of sacred search for the ultimate.” WayKindMovingInterestUltimateSacredCraftsmanship Author:Morinosuke Kawaguchi
“What is compelling with 'War Horse' is the jaw-dropping, awe-inspiring craftsmanship in this movie.” WarHorseAweCompellingDroppingCraftsmanshipAwe InspiringWar HorseJaw Dropping Author:Stacey Snider
“There is in Albert Camus’ literary craftsmanship a seductive intelligence that could almost make a reader dismiss his philosophical intentions if he had not insisted on making them so clear.” IfsClearReaderPhilosophicalIntentionSeductiveCraftsmanship Author:Aberjhani
“The wider the author's arsenal of tools and the better technically equipped the storyteller is, the better the tale will be.” WritingLiteratureToolsTalesStorytellingStorytellerArsenalCraftsmanship Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“A few hints as to the craft may be useful to budding historians. First and foremost, get writing!” WritingFirstsMayHistorianHintsCraftsmanship Author:Samuel Eliot Morison