Editor Quotes

317 quotes by 271 authors

Between you and me, I think that may be one of the things that will help with the collaboration, because there are things Eric thinks… — Robert Asprin
In my role as Wikileaks editor, I've been involved in fighting off many legal attacks. To do that, and keep our sources safe, we have… — Julian Assange
I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper. — Halle Berry
I wanted to be an editor or a journalist, I wasn't really interested in being an entrepreneur, but I soon found I had to become… — Richard Branson
I was sports editor for my high school newspaper, but I think I shied away from journalism. — Jenna Bush
I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half… — Candace Bushnell
Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor. — Meg Cabot
As any editor will tell you, startling newsroom revelations are generally met with queries about where the information came from and how the reporter got… — Graydon Carter
There are similarities between being an editor and a tailor. Tailors have a vast supply of fabrics, buttons and thread at their disposal and put… — Graydon Carter
It is unsound for an independent editor to be a financial contributor to any cause which would cause any type of special pleading. — Walter Annenberg
If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case. — Piers Anthony
He types his labored column - weary drudge! Senile fudge and solemn: spare, editor, to condemn these dry leaves of his autumn. — Robertson Davies
What's more important than who's going to be the first black manager is who's going to be the first black sports editor of the New… — Bill Russell
I called it ignose, not knowing which carbohydrate it was. This name was turned down by my editor. 'God-nose' was not more successful, so in… — Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
Part of what makes a language 'alive' is its constant evolution. I would hate to think Britain would ever emulate France, where they actually have… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
When accepting the American Film Institute Life Achievement award: I beg permission to mention by name only four people who have given me the most… — Alfred Hitchcock
For 10 years, I'd been working as a freelance writer and editor, making money but not a living. It was a good arrangement family-wise, allowing… — Will Allison
Whatever influence you have, it's only for a small amount of time. When Sir Frank (Packer) sold the Daily and Sunday Telegraph to Rupert Murdoch… — Ita Buttrose
Substitute "damn" every time you're inclined to write "very"; your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be. — Mark Twain
Learn punctuation; it is your little drum set, one of the few tools oyu have to signal the reader where the beats and emphases go.… — Annie Dillard

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