My mom was sarcastic about men. She would tell me Adam was the rough draft and Eve was the final product. She was a feminist minister, an earth mom who wore a bra only on Sundays. Daphne Zuniga American Actress More Daphne Zuniga Quotes 1
During the time of the draft and all the workouts, it was a little hectic. It came to our family a little fast. It was a bit overwhelming. With the help of my parents, we sat down and didn't let things get over our heads. In the end, it came down to school. Education is the only thing you have for sure. I made the right decision. Pedro Alvarez More Pedro Alvarez Quotes 1
No one uses a ribbon typewriter any more, but your final draft is not the time to try to wring a few more sheets out of your inkjet cartridge. Lynn Abbey American Author More Lynn Abbey Quotes 1
I try to write everyday. I do that much better over here than when I'm teaching. I always rewrite, usually fairly close-on which is to say first draft, then put it aside for 24 hours then more drafts. Marilyn Hacker American Poet More Marilyn Hacker Quotes 0
After I've sent my revised draft to my agent and editor, they suggest more improvement sand again, this revision phase can take anywhere from a few hours to a few months. Margaret Haddix American Author More Margaret Haddix Quotes 0
Generally I finish a first draft in 2-6 months, then I set it aside for a while so that when I come back to it I can read it with fresh eyes and figure out how to improve it. Margaret Haddix American Author More Margaret Haddix Quotes 0
I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one. Dag Hammarskjold Swedish Diplomat More Dag Hammarskjold Quotes 0
Your generation and mine have had very little real experience; we've been severed from the direct experience of war by some very good things. By the end of the draft, and by the defeat in Vietnam. Michael Ignatieff Canadian Politician More Michael Ignatieff Quotes 0
I was a pitcher, shortstop and outfielder, and the Yankees tried to sign me out of high school as a first-round draft pick in 1981. I turned them down to go to college. Bo Jackson American Athlete More Bo Jackson Quotes 0
Literature that keeps employing new linguistic and formal modes of expression to draft a panorama of society as a whole while at the same time exposing it, tearing the masks from its face - for me that would be deserving of an award. Elfriede Jelinek American Playwright More Elfriede Jelinek Quotes 0
Back then I said to myself 'screw football.' Actually I just took part in this camp as there was nothing better for me to do. They also didn't draft me because they thought I was too wild and undisciplined. Ed O'Neill American Actor More Ed O'Neill Quotes 0
The following year, after I had prepared my draft, the Conference of the Interparliamentary Union at The Hague decided to set up a special commission to study the problem seriously. Ludwig Quidde German Critic More Ludwig Quidde Quotes 0
The draft is white people sending black people to fight yellow people to protect the country they stole from red people. James Rado American Actor More James Rado Quotes 0
Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible. Jalal Talabani Iraqi Politician More Jalal Talabani Quotes 0
Maybe the answer to Selective Service is to start everyone off in the army and draft them for civilian life as needed. Bill Vaughan American Journalist More Bill Vaughan Quotes 0
I'm against the draft. I believe we should have a professional military; it might be smaller, but it would be more effective. Jesse Ventura American Politician More Jesse Ventura Quotes 0
A peacetime draft is the most un-American thing I know. George Wald American Scientist More George Wald Quotes 0
By that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me. Jack Youngblood American Athlete More Jack Youngblood Quotes 0
We thought he was the best forward still available [in the draft]. He might have been the best forward available, period. Peter Wilt More Peter Wilt Quotes 0
The anti-war movement was started by people who were directly affected by the draft and by American over-involvement overseas. Phillip Gay More Phillip Gay Quotes 0
He may ultimately be the safest pick in the draft. This guy's a football player. I suspect he'll go very early, and the team that gets him will be fortunate. Phil Savage More Phil Savage Quotes 0
To make a quantum leap from No. 12 to four or five, you are giving away your draft. Plus, the money is so great up there in that top five or six. I don't think we want to go down that path again. We did that last summer and we don't want to go back to it again. Phil Savage More Phil Savage Quotes 0
You don't want to get caught with your pants down in the draft. Phil Savage More Phil Savage Quotes 0
I was the oldest member of the Second Continental Congress. I was on a committee to draft the declaration of why we deserved to seek our independence. I saw many, many changes made to that declaration. Mr. Jefferson, who wrote it, was a little upset about some of that, but we talked about it, and he realized that the changes were necessary, if for no other reason, than to make each one of us a part of that document. Ralph Archbold More Ralph Archbold Quotes 0
Am I ready? It's like going into the NBA draft ? who's ready? Who's considered ready? You just get in there and you learn on the run. Rick Brunson More Rick Brunson Quotes 0