#draft

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

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I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one. ↗

— Dag Hammarskjold

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At the time it seriously troubled me, but in drafting me as Marshall Plan Administrator, President Truman did as great a favor for me as one man can do for another. It opened my eyes to many things of which I was totally unaware and it was the beginning of my real education. ↗

— Paul Hoffman

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The Indians could not undertake any widespread cultivation of the plains not only because they lacked iron tools but also because they had no draft animals. ↗

— Ellsworth Huntington

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Architect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money. ↗

— Ambrose Bierce

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While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some of the victories throughout this embattled country. ↗

— Paul Gillmor

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A universal draft is most often the instrument of Third World dictators. ↗

— Joe Bob Briggs

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The Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. ↗

— Jean de la Bruyere

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We go through, I think, six different drafts of each script. And then my shooting it is roughly, you know, fifteen percent of the total work that gets done on a show. Then it's all post-production animation after that. ↗

— Steve Burns

#animation #different #done #drafts #each

Which I would've done 'cause I volunteered for the draft which meant that I only had to do two years. But when the Cubans had missiles in the Canal and Kennedy made the extension, I was one of the ones who had enough time to be extended. ↗

— Edwin Starr

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