Draft Quotes

289 quotes by 261 authors

Fox came to us with the concept for ICE AGE and they came to us with the first draft of the script. They also gave… — Chris Wedge
The EU Constitution is something new in human history. Though it is not as eloquent as the French and U.S. constitutions, it is the first… — Jeremy Rifkin
Think of what big governments have gotten up to in this century : not one, but two world wars, the gulag, the holocaust, aerial bombing… — P.J. O'Rourke
The privatization law draft was recently released and I believe that very soon we will start applying it, of course taking into consideration the provisions… — Ibrahim Rugova
I want to warn anyone who sees the Peace Corps as an alternative to the draft that life may well be easier at Fort Dix… — Sargent Shriver
By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me. — Jack Youngblood
...... an outlaw gulch, a haven for draft resisters, struggling artists, and drug addicts.....a camp for semi-demented adults.... Venice is like the legendary Phoenix -… — Sara Davidson
If they make the deadline because the Shiites and Kurds essentially rammed a draft through over Sunni Arab objections, there will be hell to pay. — Wayne White
The Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution. — Matt Lauer
I was so mad at my agent. I had polished and polished and polished [the play], and he referred to it as a draft. I… — Cynthia Ozick
I had a plot connection that nobody understood for this fourth character, and decided, Oh, nobody gets it, that's all. I'll write another draft to… — Richard Greenberg
I work sometimes from outlines, which are immediately abandoned. Sometimes, when I'm trying to find the characters, I'll sketch things out a bit. Sometimes, outlines… — Paul Rudnick
Yes, the first draft is the key. That's why I put so much energy, focus, and attention on the first draft, because I respect that… — Caridad Svich
A man's liberal and conservative phases seem to follow each other in a succession of waves from the time he is born. Children are radicals.… — Elwyn Brooks White
Every field has its taboos. In algebraic geometry the taboos are (1) writing a draft that can be followed by anyone but two or three… — Gian-Carlo Rota
Fundamentally a good author has his or her own sense of style. There is a natural, deep voice, and that voice is present from the… — Kenzaburo Oe
I wrote the first draft of my first novel at Michigan, and then I wrote the first draft of 'Salvage the Bones' at Stanford. So… — Jesmyn Ward
Our mission is to speak the truth to power. We send home that first rough draft of history. We can and do make a difference… — Marie Colvin
Oh! my friend, when you feel bursting on your lips the vow of eternal love, do not be afraid to yield, but do not confound… — Alfred de Musset
I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft… — Poppy Z. Brite

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