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Makers Quotes - Page 3

Humility mainly becometh the converse of man with his Maker.

Martin Farquhar Tupper (1867). “Proverbial Philosophy: (the First and Second Series)”, p.57

If you're lucky, you go from being a movie fan to a movie maker.

"Kevin Smith Talks ‘Spoilers,’ Comic Book Movies And The Joy Of Being A Fan Instead Of A Filmmaker". Interview with Laura Prudom, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 6, 2012.

I suppose I like to think of myself as a film-maker.

"Kathryn Bigelow makes history as first woman to win best director Oscar". Article by Matthew Weaver, www.theguardian.com. March 8, 2010.

What counts isn't being able to do a thing, it's seeing what it is. Seeing is the decisive act, and ultimately it places the maker and the viewer on the same level.

Gerhard Richter, Dietmar Elger, Hans-Ulrich Obrist (2009). “Gerhard Richter: writings 1961-2007”, Distributed Art Pub Inc

Results alone should be appraised; the way in which these are achieved is of importance only to the maker.

Edward Weston, Peter C. Bunnell (1983). “Edward Weston on photography”, Gibbs Smith Publishers

There are no makers of peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent.

Daniel Berrigan (2009). “They Call Us Dead Men: Reflections on Life and Conscience”, p.7, Wipf and Stock Publishers

I'm a lawmaker, but I really don't like laws.

"What I've Learned: Senator Bob Corker (R, Tenn.)" by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. October 18, 2010.

writers are makers, not just transmitters, of myths. Literature offers not only myths but counter-myths, just as life offers counter-experiences - experiences that confound what you thought you thought, or felt, or believed.

Susan Sontag's Speech upon being awarded the "Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels" (Peace Prize of the German Book Trade), Frankfurt Book Fair, www.tomdispatch.com. October 12, 2003.

It is better to catch the idol-maker than to smash each idol.

Walter Lippmann (1914). “A Preface to Politics”