- Nov 07, 2020
Crafting Quotes
Words on care, precision, and the creative craft.
These crafting quotes explore the careful work behind creation, from honing a show idea in a meeting to writing that resists being too calculated while crafting a sentence, a craft shared with our Art quotes.
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- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020
I loved planning 'The Tyra Show' more than actually having to do it. I loved coming up with show ideas, honing each program and crafting it. I'm more excited being in a meeting than being on TV.
- Chains
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the U.K., we have a lot of independent traders, as well as the Hobbycraft chain, but the U.S. has four of five big chains, which makes crafting very accessible for people and makes it a totally different proposition.
- Assumes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone assumes America must play the leading role in crafting some settlement or compromise between the Israelis and the Palestinians. But Jefferson, Madison, and Washington explicitly warned against involving ourselves in foreign conflicts.
- Beauty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Competing in pageants made me hyper-aware of the unfair expectations society places on women in terms of youth and beauty. But it also gave me empathy for women who use beauty as a creative exploration. When expressed healthfully, dressing up, doing hair, crafting makeup, etc., is an art form.
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
The crafting of lyrics is really a task, and when it comes to street culture, I don't feel like anyone else articulates it better than me.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
The three touchstones that woke Buddha up - sickness, old age, and death - are a pretty good place to start when crafting a tragic tale. And if we need to get more specific: heartbreak, destruction, miscomprehension, natural disasters, betrayal, and the waste of human potential.
- Follow
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- Nov 07, 2020
Writing can't be too calculated. My best writing is when I set it aside, move on. It's not when I'm crafting a sentence, thinking about what word should follow another.
- Creation
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- Nov 07, 2020
North Carolina's approach in crafting its law ensured the creation of the best possible law and, consequently, North Carolina is now the acknowledged leader in addressing predatory lending.
- Humility
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- Nov 07, 2020
Charter hired me - which, to be honest, took some humility on its part, since I have helped lead public campaigns against cable companies like Charter - to advise it in crafting its commitment to network neutrality.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was around 12 or so, I saw 'The Shining.' I just remember that being a turning point for me, where I started to think about the fact that there was a hand behind the film. That it wasn't just this magical story being told - there were actual people crafting these films, and they were works of art.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
No corner of our society has been left unscathed by the horrors of gun violence. To end it, we'll need to bring together the best from each corner, taking what works from government, the private sector, and our local communities and crafting common-sense solutions to gun violence.
- Creation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.
- Immigration
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who sincerely wanted to use policy to reduce illegal immigration should start by crafting legislation based on changing actual behavior.
- Ensure
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- Nov 07, 2020
Congress has the responsibility to ensure that any international trade agreement entered into by the United States must serve the national interest, not merely the interests of those crafting the proposal in secret.
- Congress
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- Nov 07, 2020
If becoming a member of Congress is like going to college, then crafting legislation is our homework.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I just love crafting and shaping sounds. Actually, many of the sounds that I work with start off as organic instruments - guitar, piano, clarinet, etc. But I do love the rigidity of electronic drums.
- Little Things
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- Nov 07, 2020