Craftsmanship Quotes

"If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well." "What we do in our group is a mix of creativity, craftsmanship, and business. The three go together" "We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master" "A writer should be as objective as a chemist." "Art is making something out of nothing and selling it" "First he wrought, and afterward he taught" "Make good art" "I'm an engineer. I see myself as a toolmaker and the machines I build are tools." "I think of myself as a journeyman actor, and all I want to do is the best possible job that I can " "It takes a long time to write anything that’s worth reading" "Autograph your work with quality." "The lyf so short the craft so long to lerne" "I am a professional maker of things and a firm believer in art and science as important facets of our society" "Don't just learn the tricks of the trade. Learn the trade" "Visiting my mind is like visiting the Hermes factory"