Orison Swett Marden Quotes

I'd like people to remember me for a diligent expert workman. I think a poet is a workman. I think Shakespeare was a workman. And God's a workman. I don't think there's anything better than a workman.

The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail.

What is an artist but a workman who is determined that, whatever else happens, his work shall be excellent?

It is just the little touches after the average man would quit that make the master's fame.

Anything worth doing is worth doing well.

Anything is an art if you do it at the level of an art.

Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or better.

I always try to write the best I can.

I wanted nothing else than to make the object as perfect as possible.

Commit yourself to quality from day one... it's better to do nothing at all than to do something badly.

What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.

You have to pay attention to the work on the page and make it as good as possible because it could be your last.

A man cannot make a pair of shoes rightly unless he do it in a devout manner.

The beauty of a finely worked object points to the beauty of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the craftsmanship points to the beauty of the name which was the source of the craftsmanship. The beauty of the name of the craftsman's art points to the beauty of the craftsman's attributes manifested in that art.

Quality is pride of workmanship.

I believe the target of anything in life should be to do it so well that it becomes an art.

Craft is everything.

You have to be a professional in every single thing you do.

I doubt Picasso ever painted a picture in an hour, he took his time, looked at every detail and made sure it was perfect.

The best stuff is done by people who love it, whether that's high art or low art, whatever that is.

You've got to perfect your craft.

Whatever I do, whether it's cooking shows, books or events, the details count and that's what sets me apart from other food TV personalities. If you take out the details what's left?

That's kind of how I see my workmanship: it's how many hours I put in that makes me better.

What is good work? You just know it when you see it. You just can't explain it.

I take my craft seriously.