Craftsmanship is that without which inspiration is a mere reed shaken in the wind.

Craftsmanship is skill without imagination, giving us such things as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill, on the other hand, gives us modern art.

Curiosity is the kernel of the forbidden fruit.

Curiosity is the direct incontinency of the spirit.

Curiosity is, as neugierig, an avarice (gier) of the new (neu), an everyday tendency of Dasein to let itself be restlessly carried along solely by the way the world appears.

Curiosity is a search for novelty and endless stimulation rather than belonging or dwelling.

Diplomacy is lying in state.

Diplomacy is doing just what you said you wouldn't.

Diplomacy is the art of winning without having the other guy lose.

Diplomacy is to do and say The nastiest things in the nicest way.

Expertise is to be taken seriously — A blind man is no judge of colors.

Expertise requires skill and practice — A pair of light shoes is not all that is needed for dancing.

Expertise is unappreciated by the rabble — Only an owl knows the worth of an owl.

Expertise is less valuabel in times of utter catastrophe — Even the best pilots are willing to take advice from their passengers in bad weather.