Revision Quotes
102 quotes by 90 authors
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While no man in his right mind would advocate sending our ground forces into continental China, and such was never given a thought, the new…
— Douglas MacArthur
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Freedom is whatever the president says it is, pending revision.
— James Bovard
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The influence of modern physics goes beyond technology. It extends to the realm of thought and culture where it has led to a deep revision…
— Fritjof Capra
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Science is uncertain. Theories are subject to revision; observations are open to a variety of interpretations, and scientists quarrel amongst themselves. This is disillusioning for…
— Isaac Asimov
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We would labor earnestly to raise a believer in salvation by free will into a believer in salvation by grace, for we long to see…
— Charles Spurgeon
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Today the strategies of many companies in the real estate industry are premised on low interest rates, an assumption that has resulted in the rapid…
— Akira Mori
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I am inspired by the professionalism of others. I believe there is an obligation to strive for excellence in what one is asked to do.…
— Densey Clyne
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Revision, once well done, becomes a sort of automatic itch which you scratch in the next work without thinking about it.
— Romulus Linney
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The common workshop goal is revision, not suicide.
— Hilma Wolitzer
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There are days when the result is so bad that no fewer than five revisions are required. In contrast, when I'm greatly inspired, only four…
— John Kenneth Galbraith
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I am inclined to think that as I grow older I will come to be infatuated with the art of revision, and there may come…
— Joyce Carol Oates
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The longer I write, the more important I believe it is to write the first draft as fast as possible. In drafting, I push myself…
— Donald Murray
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The best advice I can give on this is, once it's done, to put it away until you can read it with new eyes. Finish…
— Neil Gaiman
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I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can't wait to tell you…
— Amy Hempel
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In the wake of her indispensable textbook, Janet Burroway now offers a splendid and concise guide to the thorny task of revision. Writers, young and…
— Margot Livesey
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The Lord of the Rings is of course a fundamentally religious and Catholic work; unconsciously so at first, but consciously in the revision. That is…
— J.R.R. Tolkien
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Somewhere I put it this way: first drafts are for learning what one’s fiction wants him to say. Revision works with that knowledge to enlarge…
— Bernard Malamud
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Revision means throwing out the boring crap and making what’s left sound natural.
— Laurie Halse Anderson
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The great thing about revision is that it's your opportunity to fake being brilliant.
— Will Shetterly
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The company calls it 'downsizing' or 'rightsizing.' My own informal "Name the Layoff" contest produced some other euphemisms: Retroactive Hiring Freeze, Resume Revision Days, Amway…
— Dale Dauten
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90 authors contributed a total of 102 Revision Quotes, led by these top contributors: