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It was my dream, and probably the dream of every one of us, to bring about a revision of the Versailles Treaty by peaceful means, which was provided for in that very treaty. Hans Frank
Real equality is immensely difficult to achieve, it needs continual revision and monitoring of distributions. And it does not provide buffers between members, so they are continually colliding or frustrating each other. Mary Douglas
I would rather have one article a day of this sort; and these ten or twenty lines might readily represent a whole day's hard work in the way of concentrated, intense thinking and revision, polish of style, weighing of words. Joseph Pulitzer
This revision of the Constitution will not be perfect. But at least the Constitution will not be inflexible. It will be a step towards the Social Europe which we wish. Laurent Fabius
This assumes an upward revision of the European Budget, which is precisely what Jacques Chirac refuses to do. On the contrary, he has demanded a reduction. Laurent Fabius
Chaim Potok quote: "I'm constantly revising. Once the book is written and typed, I..."
I'm constantly revising. Once the book is written and typed, I go through the entire draft again. Chaim Potok
I think the hardest part of writing is revising. And by that I mean the following: A novelist has to create the piece of marble and then chip away to find the figure in it. Chaim Potok
Fay Wray quote: "Only in your imagination can you revise."
Only in your imagination can you revise. Fay Wray
I revise constantly, as I go along and then again after I've finished a first draft. Few of my novels contain a single sentence that closely resembles the sentence I first set down. I just find that I have to keep zapping and zapping the English language until it starts to behave in some way that vaguely matches my intentions. Michael Cunningham
But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish beyond question the legality of the measures the United States must take to protect the American people, then we should unashamedly and explicitly reject the jurisdiction of these rules. Richard Perle
When I'm deciding to read a book, I never open to the first chapter, because that's been revised and worked over 88 times. I'll just turn to the middle of the book, to the middle of a chapter, and just read a random page and I'll know right away whether this is the real deal or not. Carl Hiaasen
Joyce Carol Oates quote: "I probably spend 90% of my time revising what I've written."
I probably spend 90% of my time revising what I've written. Joyce Carol Oates
Awareness requires a rupture with the world we take for granted; then old categories of experience are called into question and revised. Shoshana Zuboff
Nancy Thayer quote: "It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise."
It's never too late - in fiction or in life - to revise. Nancy Thayer
Margaret Haddix quote: "Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent..."
Sometimes I can spend as long revising a manuscript as I spent writing it in the first place. Margaret Haddix

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