Draft day is a hectic day, especially for draftees and, more or less, for management. Votes: 3
Kyrie IrvingDrop Pants, Not Bombs. Break Dance, Not Hearts. Draft Beer, Not People. Make LOVE, Not WAR. Votes: 3
Ashley PurdyI have to write a first draft with a fountain pen before I type it up as a second. Votes: 2
Colm ToibinHardest thing: creating something out of nothing - the first draft is torturous. Votes: 0
Wally LambIn the draft plan, we're looking at recycling 20 percent of our garbage by 2010. Votes: 0
Michael E. MannPolitical systems are run by self-selecting politicians. We don't draft people; it's not jury duty. Votes: 0
P. J. O'RourkeI always read the translator's draft all the way through - a very laborious business. Votes: 0
W. G. SebaldThe first draft doesn't have to be perfect, but it does have to be written! Votes: 0
Heather RobinsonI never reread a text until I have finished the first draft. Otherwise it's too discouraging. Votes: 0
Gore VidalI spent two months on the first draft, working 8 hours a day, five days a week. Votes: 0
George StephenArchitect. One who drafts a plan of your house, and plans a draft of your money. Votes: 0
Ambrose BierceMatt Millen, you draft a wide receiver every year. HOW DARE YOU SIR, HOW DARE YOU! Votes: 0
Keith OlbermannIt is better to write a bad first draft than to write no first draft at all. Votes: 0
Will ShetterlyThe purpose of the first draft is not to get it right, but to get it written. Votes: 0
John DufresneI'm constantly revising. Once the book is written and typed, I go through the entire draft again. Votes: 0
Chaim PotokJust start scribbling. The first draft is never your last draft. Nothing you write is by accident. Votes: 0
Guy GarveyThe Opera is obviously the first draft of a fine spectacle; it suggests the idea of one. Votes: 0
Jean de la BruyereThe Iraqis have once again failed to meet a deadline for a final draft of the constitution. Votes: 0
Matt LauerCity of Bohane' has been optioned for film, and I've finished a first draft of the script. Votes: 0
Kevin BarryThe first draft often is really fast, and I'd be terribly ashamed if anybody ever saw it. Votes: 0
Jonathan DeeAs a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body Votes: 0
Thomas HobbesGetting the first draft finished is like pushing a peanut with your nose across a very dirty floor. Votes: 0
Joyce Carol OatesBy that time I was thinking a little about pro ball and hopeful that someone would draft me. Votes: 0
Jack YoungbloodI will take a draft to the Yankees or to the Mets. A draft for president is not conceivable. Votes: 0
Mario CuomoI'm working on a new novel, in its 3rd draft, but it's hard to write while doing 7th Heaven. Votes: 0
Stephen CollinsPeople who go on to be writers are those who can forgive themselves the horror of the first draft. Votes: 0
Alain de BottonOf course one never knows in draft if it's going to turn out, even with my age and experience. Votes: 0
Rumer GoddenThe only way you get Americans to notice anything is to tax them or draft them or kill them. Votes: 0
John IrvingI've never been able to do just one draft. That seems a wonderful thing. Do you know anyone who can? Votes: 0
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