Technique Quotations | Page 2

Oil-painting is a developed technique. Why go backwards?

I have no acting technique I act instinctively. That's why I can't play any role that isn't based on something in my life.

Traditionalists will have to master techniques of sustained activism formerly monopolized by the left.

Americans born since World War II have grown up in a media-saturated environment. From childhood, we have developed a sort of advertising literacy, which combines appreciation for technique with skepticism about motives. We respond to ads with at least as much rhetorical intelligence as we apply to any other form of persuasion.

The moment a man begins to talk about technique that's proof that he is fresh out of ideas.

Technique is the test of sincerity. If a thing isn't worth getting the technique to say, it is of inferior value.

Literature could be said to be a sort of disciplined technique for arousing certain emotions.

I don't stick to special techniques, conscious techniques.

When I am totally race fit, I don't worry about breathing or technique - they take care of themselves.

All I have to do is to work on transition and technique.

I don't have technique because I never learnt any.

I have played Dracula a thousand times on stage and I find I have become thoroughly settled in the technique of the stage and not of the screen.

One of the most misleading representational techniques in our language is the use of the word 'I.'

In order to make the novel into a polyhistorical illumination of existence, you need to master the technique of ellipsis, the art of condensation. Otherwise, you fall into the trap of endless length.

A lot of acting techniques are very self-oriented.

I am not influenced by the techniques or fashions of any other motion picture company.

It's not the music you hear in your head that other people are going to hear. You have to be able to make it true enough to the image in your head, and that's where technique and technology come in, for sure, and knowledge. It's not true and will never be true that someone who knows nothing can sit in a basement and make great music.

You can practice to learn a technique, but I'm more interested in conceiving of something in the moment.

Transcendental meditation is like a car, a vehicle that allows you to go within. It's a mental technique.

I'm for mechanical art. When I took up silk screening, it was to more fully exploit the preconceived image through the commercial techniques of multiple reproduction.

The more technique you have, the less you have to worry about it. The more technique there is, the less there is.

My tennis is aggressive, though I wouldn't say that it's more physical than technical. I rely more on technique than physique, but being physical is always a help to me.

I don't think there's a subject matter that can't absorb 3-D; that can't tolerate the addition of depth as a storytelling technique.

Most of the computer compromises that we hear about use a technique called spear phishing, which allows an attacker access to a key person's workstation. It's extremely difficult to defend against.

There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt.

I've discovered this new electronic technique that creates new speech out of stuff that's already there.

We applied for a patent ... for some specific reproductive processes in swine. Any pigs that would be produced using this reproductive technique would be covered by these patents.

We started all this research way back in the early 1990s, developing a technique that allows us to record the electrical signals produced by neurons simultaneously.

We're really excited about Renee joining our team. She's a great all-around player who will add experience to our outside hitters. I think she can have an immediate impact with her leadership as well as her competitive instincts and I think she is already a player with great technique and knowledge of the game.

We're real happy for her, especially for the shot put. (Gilson) threw real far in the first meet and is back up where she needs to be. The weight throw has some improving to do; she kind of declined on it and is real frustrated. She has been watching film on her technique and checking to see if there is anything visible to see if she has some kind of problem throwing it.

We believe we've got the skill base and the techniques to supply the chips that really enable the end manufacturers to develop exciting, innovative products themselves.

As far as current inspiration, I'm listenting to a lot of flamenco, because the techniques used for flamenco can be adapted to playing bass.

I don't feel that I have any great grasp of technique that I should pass along to people.

When France was the only reference for chefs to learn, you could go everywhere in the world, and they would copy dishes directly because they didn't have much expanded imagination or technique or knowledge.

Ballet technique never becomes easy, it becomes possible

Dancers aren't made of their technique, but their passion.

My technique is the outcome of thinking for myself, of my own logic and approach; it is not borrowed from what others are doing.

Often it is the means that justify the ends: goals advance technique and technique survives even when goal structures crumble.

If you obey the technique to perfection, that technique will become invisible.

So I used formal techniques to make the film more perceptive emotionally.

I like silent pictures and I always have ... I wanted to restore some of this beauty. I thought of it, I remember in this way: one of techniques of modern art is simplification, and that I must therefore simplify this film.

We can deceive ourselves into thinking we are developing spirituality when instead we are strengthening our egocentricity through spiritual techniques.

Meditation should not be regarded as a learning process. It should be regarded as an experiencing process. You should not try to learn from meditation but try to feel it. Meditation is an act of nonduality. The technique you are using should not be separate from you; it is you, you are the technique. Meditator and meditation are one. There is no relationship involved.

As for techniques and processes, as seen in the works themselves, neither public nor artists will find anything about them here. Those things are learned in the studio and the public is interested only in the results.

Whenever I am on camera or doing anything on mic, I don't have any process at all. I just do it and, when I'm finished, it goes away. There is no process. I wish there were some techniques to it. I just turn it on and off, and then I go home.

We had some guys that abandoned their technique and abandoned some of the things that we just worked a month on,

We reject techniques like torture regardless of whether they're effective or ineffective because they are barbaric and harmful on a broad scale. It's the same thing with cyber warfare. We should never be attacking hospitals. We should never be taking down power plants unless that is absolutely necessary to ensure our continued existence as a free people.

Before even the technique, there is a dream. Chanel had it. The dream is everything.

I am no longer an advocate of elaborate techniques of security analysis in order to find superior value opportunities.

The world has not learned the technique of balanced expansion without the resultant commercial and financial congestion.

When I did A Doll's House I felt like I learnt so much, ... That's another reason to do this, I wanted to push myself and see what else I could learn from doing it. Because Robyn's an actress as well, I feel like I learn a lot of technique and things from her.

We use this technique more than some others we compete with and frankly, we think we use it to our competitive advantage, ... The fact that we are the only ones doing buyouts in Northern California, well frankly, we like that.

If we now seek the spiritual significance of the technique of Michelangelo we shall find that his sculpture expressed restless energy...

The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the unfailing assistance of God.

Techniques are not the most difficult to teach. The attitudes chefs take are much more important.

The writer concerned more with technique than truth becomes a technician, not an artist.

Coaches can teach you two things: confidence and technique.

Mack has tremendous technique and flawless execution. What is most impressive about Mack is that he's always in great position, which is an indication he'll be an outstanding collegiate wrestler.

She's really a boost for us. Whatever we need her to do she does. Her technique work is great in all four strokes.

Some dancers have technique they can swallow and spit out but have no idea why they're out there.

So many times, I've seen conductors that, every time they have a thought, they stop the orchestra and say it, and I can see the orchestra rolling their eyes and saying, 'Oh, God, he stopped again.' So there's a technique to rehearsing.

Mike isn't the quickest wrestler we've ever had, nor is he the strongest. With him, it is all about attitude, technique and conditioning. That gives him the edge. He also cares about this team so much. He will do everything in his power to help the team, whether it is getting a pin or being a strong leader on the bench when other guys are falling asleep.

My feeling about technique in art is that it has about the same value as technique in lovemaking. Heartfelt ineptitude has its appeal and so does heartless skill; but what you want is passionate virtuosity.

One method I messed with this fall is using a headlight, like a nightlight that coon hunters wear, that goes on your head or hat. What you do with this technique is scan back and forth with the headlight using a red lens. You can pick up the eyes quite a ways out there.

One can envision using similar technique to produce stacked thin slices of integrated circuits into 3-D systems.

My dad would just feed me balls before that. I kept pushing my parents to let me play in tournaments, but they didn't want me to play too early. They wanted me to focus on technique first.

Maybe they were just hungry. I really can't tell you why. As long as it's working, that's all that matters. Whatever technique they used, hopefully they'll bring it back.

Neither one of those guys had ever played there, but they both stepped up. And (tackle) Mark Crawford, prior to last week, he hadn't played since eighth grade, but he's 6-2, 295 (pounds) with good speed. The whole group is so raw, but the technique will come. There is great upside.

'Phantom' was for me an interesting technique of telling the story. You have one voice that it is in the present telling what is happening, and then there's one voice from the past that's also driving the story forward. And you know that the two story lines will meet eventually.

No. 1, he's that height and if he gets down lower that's less target space to hit on, ... It forces you to stay in that uncomfortable 90-degree squat stance while shuffling, while using your hands. Through the course of the game it wears on you and you start to get higher and higher by the end. At that point, he's able to run under guys or get good enough technique that he can get under their pads and push them backward.

On these slow wickets your technique has got to come to bear. The Indians use a lot of wrist in their technique. If you don't use your wrists you are going to struggle because of the adjustment in time of the ball reaching you - they use their wrists to create that power to beat the field.

One of the major advantages of using an anaerobic technique is it lets you remove MTBE at the source, before it has a chance to spread.

I wish this season were two weeks longer, as these men and women are getting better by the week. What's really pleasing is that, to a person on this squad, the technique improvements and the growth in speed and tempo are really on the upswing.

I'd like to keep up my intensity and technique a little better. Today, I felt like I kind of took a step backwards.

I have an assistant coach and we're just trying to build technique on some of the short game stuff.

I feel like he is developing a different technique and I wish I had a little more time with him. He has great potential this year and he is developing quickly. I am working with him on a new style of diving and his technique when he goes off the diving board.

He's grown and he's gotten a lot stronger. He's gotten a lot better technique wise. He got into the weight room and worked hard. He's also a smart kid. He's always kept his grades up. He's a good athlete and a good student.

He was a magician. He could teach technique like no one I've ever seen.

He went to some camps and got some additional technique this summer, and he's really started to blossom. I think it finally hit him what we had been telling him. He got some input from college coaches that he has a chance to be really special.

He looks as if he is in need of a rest. I think there is hardly any problem in his technique and the problem rather lies in mental strength. When he plays he looks like any other great batsman in the world but then he fails to live up to the expectation. And everybody should mind that he is just 21 years old.

He never misses practice and he works hard on the technique we show him. I always tell him we're marketing you as the type of wrestler we want. If you listen then good things will happen like this.

We transferred 1,095 embryos and got one dog, ... If I were an investor and someone came in and said we have a technique that works at 0.09%, I'd say that doesn't sound like a good investment.

Here's a child that was laughing at a comedy. His way of expressing delight and joy at this movie was laughing, but because his communication technique got in the way of someone else's space, he had to leave.

Having the casts helped me focus. I had to be perfect with my technique or I was in trouble.

Gustav is a true master of the traditional repertoire; it's a real inspiration to work with someone who knows the repertoire with such intimacy. He's such a skilled communicator, and his conducting technique is unparalleled.

He's got nine Division I offers right now. Honestly, it's not for his speed as much as it is based on his technique and his ability to cover the pass as well as help on the run. He's got good size at around 6-foot-2 and 200 pounds. The only true time I have on him, from the Nike Combine, is in the 4.5 neighborhood. In talking to college coaches, they're very impressed with his footwork and in that he has a great nose for the football.

He's got good technique and he works like crazy. I wrote on the board sometime maybe before Christmas two questions: 'Who do you guys think is the best shooter on the team?' and Who do you think works hardest at it?' It's a pretty easy deal.

His technique is flawless. He's short, quick. His head does not move. He stays behind the baseball. If you were teaching a swing, I would start by showing the kid Bonds' swing.

He's, by far, the most improved player from spring. The new coaching and the new technique and all those things combined tend to make for a tough transition (for a junior transfer) in the first four weeks of spring ball. But now the kid has just completely dedicated himself to the weight room. He put on 15-20 pounds of muscle, got after it and did an incredible job of doing what Bryce did when he was here. He's not necessarily walking in Bryce's footsteps, but he's got something to uphold here. He's coachable, he listens and he really works hard. I think that combination is going to make him successful.

He's full of desire. Besides, his soccer depends more on technique than physique.

He's been healthier this year, ... He's been out there every day. He's got a lot of reps so his technique and timing are better. Tom's a smart guy. He's worked hard to improve his overall body strength since we got him. And he's pretty athletic.

He's been healthier this year. He's been out there every day. He's been durable. He's gotten a lot of reps, so his technique and his timing are better.

There is always something to learn every time you paint. Watercolor is a series of techniques. You don't paint a leaf, you learn the technique of using water and paint to make a leaf. You learn how to make the paint and the water work together.

When they saw me wrestle, that's when they moved me to defense, ... Wrestling is kind of the same technique you'd use on the defensive line, where you have to stay low and use your hands.

Modern sociology is virtually an attempt to take up the larger program of social analysis and interpretation which was implicit in Adam Smith's moral philosophy, but which was suppressed for a century by prevailing interest in the technique of the production of wealth.

Well you know, Woody doesn't rehearse, as opposed to my own method of directing where I really work with actors around a round table for weeks, examining the values of the material, so his technique is very different.

He was one of the most physical wrestlers I have ever faced. He had good technique and very strong hips.

He didn't just played catch with me, he taught me technique and even some plays when I was like 5 years old. By the time I started playing football on a team around 8 years old, I was way ahead of everyone else. I kept pushing myself to get better because I loved the game and loved winning, so I pretty much always stayed one step ahead of everyone else.

He didn't have enough technique to hang with me. I knew if I took him to the third (period), the match was mine.

He just said that I had bad technique and I was going to get hurt. There's no fine. If I do it again, there will be a fine.