Draft Quotes

289 quotes by 261 authors

But it isnâ€™t a rough draft either. The one I turned in several months ago was rough. There were some bad plot holes, some logical… — Patrick Rothfuss
Why was man created before woman? Because you always need a rough draft before the final copy.â€ â€“ Chloe Traeger — Jill Shalvis
This, more than anything else, is what I have never understood about your people. You can roll dice, and understand that the whole game may… — Robin Hobb
The first draft is just you telling yourself the story. — Terry Pratchett
Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist. — Jane Smiley
Journalism is merely history's first draft. — Geoffrey Ward
I oppose registration for the draft... because I believe the security of freedom can best be achieved by security through freedom. — Ronald Reagan
If journalism is the first draft of history, then talk radio provides an early glimpse into how the meaning of political events will be spun… — Jackson Katz
I write very quickly; I rewrite very slowly. It takes me nearly as long to rewrite a book as it does to get the first… — John Irving
While the web is very much the first draft of history, a rough-cut, it still has to be good journalism, well-sourced, reliable. Clearly, the printed… — Lionel Barber
Since January 2003, at the height of the debate on the possible unilateral strike against Iraq, I have advocated for a reinstatement of the military… — Charles B. Rangel
Since we replaced the compulsory military draft with an all-volunteer force in 1973, our nation has been making decisions about wars without worry over who… — Charles B. Rangel
Some writers sit down without a thought of what they are going to say, and they go through draft after draft. — Alice Walker
I had expected that at some point during the first draft a light would go on, and I would understand, finally, how to write a… — Hannah Kent
To summarize, draft resistance can make use of the inegalitarian nature of American society as a technique for increasing the cost of American aggression, and… — Noam Chomsky
My own feeling is that one should refuse to participate in any activity that implements American aggression - thus tax refusal, draft refusal, avoidance of… — Noam Chomsky
I have never had a problem with national service. I am not sure the draft is the way to go about it, but I am… — Montel Williams
There are a lot of people, who want to be writers, who stumble at a blank page. You could imagine an algorithm that could give… — Philip M. Parker
If I wanted to be Rimbaud, what was I doing in graduate school? Trying to stay out of the army, of course. Graduate study gave… — Richard Elman
First of all, I want to thank the Buccaneers for giving me the opportunity and for picking me in the draft. This is the nature… — Gaines Adams

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