Revision Quotes

102 Revision quotes by 89 unique authors

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
Freedom is whatever the president says it is, pending revision. — James Bovard
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
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
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
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
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
Revision, once well done, becomes a sort of automatic itch which you scratch in the next work without thinking about it. — Romulus Linney
The common workshop goal is revision, not suicide. — Hilma Wolitzer
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Revision means throwing out the boring crap and making what’s left sound natural. — Laurie Halse Anderson
The great thing about revision is that it's your opportunity to fake being brilliant. — Will Shetterly
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
The writer’s life is a life of revisions. — Jonathan Franzen
Martin Luther King's 1963 'I have a dream' speech was a thrilling milestone in the civil rights movement, so enduring that we tend to attribute… — Patricia J. Williams
But Blake's voices returned to dictate revisions. — Donald Hall
Every issue of the paper presents an opportunity and a duty to say something courageous and true; to rise above the mediocre and conventional; to… — Joseph Pulitzer
The psyche of the individual is commensurate with the totality of creative energy. This requires a most radical revision of Western psychology. — Stanislav Grof

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