Revision Quotes

102 quotes by 89 authors

It takes a fearless, unflinching love and deep humility to accept the universe as it is. The most effective way he knew to accomplish that,… — Ann Druyan
All human plans [are] subject to ruthless revision by Nature, or Fate, or whatever one preferred to call the powers behind the Universe. — Arthur C. Clarke
And indeed there will be time for the yellow smoke that slides along the street rubbing its back upon the window-panes; there will be time… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Greeting to the final contestants of the Seventy-fourth Hunger Games. The earlier revision has been revoked. Closer examination of the rule book has disclosed that… — Suzanne Collins
In the eyes of others a man is a poet if he has written one good poem. In his own he is only a poet… — Wystan Hugh Auden
But I had to kill you, because the only other possible ending was us doing it, which I wasn't really emotionally ready to write about… — John Green
The contents of a house can trigger all sorts of revisions to family history. — Louise Erdrich
Constant work, constant writing and constant revision. The real writer learns nothing from life. He is more like an oyster or a sponge. What he… — Gore Vidal
If you start to revise before you've reached the end, you're likely to begin dawdling with the revisions and putting off the difficult task of… — Pearl S. Buck
Science reserves the highest reward for those of you who disprove our most cherished beliefs. At any moment someone from any walk of life could… — Ann Druyan
My reputation for writing quickly and effortlessly notwithstanding, I am strongly in favor of intelligent, even fastidious revision, which is, or certainly should be, an… — Joyce Carol Oates
The rise of capitalist practice and morality brought with it a radical revision of how the commons are treated, and also of how they are… — Noam Chomsky
The backbone of any improvement of governance, its development as well as its protection from any form of wastage or excessiveness, is a mechanism to… — Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Serbia will neither allow a revision of history, nor will it forget who are the main culprits in World War I. — Ivica Dacic
Obama promised a return to competence and confidence and asked the nation to believe again that the government could do big things well. In the… — Nancy Gibbs
Credit ratings and risk weightings must undergo a thorough process of review and revision. No security or instrument on the planet should have a zero… — Paul Singer
The upward revision of import duty, from 1 per cent to over 4 per cent on steam coal imports, will adversely impact the industry, as… — Gautam Adani
When I was about to turn 50, I went into a kind of personal revision and observed my own priorities and what led those priorities… — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
When you are dreaming of what is possible for your life, you should know that anything is possible. You may not always feel it or… — Ritu Ghatourey
This is not the end, this is not the beginning. Just a voice like a riot rocking every revision. But you listen to the tone… — Linkin Park

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