Famous quotes by Editors

Quotes by editors can give valuable understanding right into the world of publishing and the craft of creating. From the wisdom of skilled professionals to the enthusiasm of brand-new editors, these words of wisdom can help guide authors on their journey to success. Whether you're a skilled writer or simply starting, these quotes by editors can offer important advice and also motivation. From the value of editing to the power of collaboration, these words of knowledge can aid you come to be a better writer as well as editor.
Small: A laugh is a smile that bursts
Mary H. Waldrip
"A laugh is a smile that bursts"
Mary H. Waldrip, Editor
Small: Its important that people know what you stand for. Its equally important that they know what you wont stand fo
Mary H. Waldrip
"It's important that people know what you stand for. It's equally important that they know what you won't stand for"
Mary H. Waldrip, Editor
Small: Grandchildren are Gods way of compensating us for growing old
Mary H. Waldrip
"Grandchildren are God's way of compensating us for growing old"
Mary H. Waldrip, Editor
Small: The news is staged, anticipated, reported, analyzed until all interest is wrung from it and abandoned for some
"The news is staged, anticipated, reported, analyzed until all interest is wrung from it and abandoned for some new novelty"
Thomas Griffith, Editor
Small: I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity
"I loathe narcissism, but I approve of vanity"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: I think every age has a medium that talks to it more eloquently than the others. In the 19th century it was sy
"I think every age has a medium that talks to it more eloquently than the others. In the 19th century it was symphonic music and the novel. For various technical and artistic reasons, film became that eloquent medium for the 20th century"
Walter Murch, Editor
Small: Gail didnt want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid
"Gail didn't want me commenting on the opinion pages. I was hired by the news department and, despite the rabid assertions of the Times' enemies and detractors, the two really have nothing to do with each other"
Daniel Okrent, Editor
Small: When someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high
Mary H. Waldrip
"When someone sings his own praises, he always gets the tune too high"
Mary H. Waldrip, Editor
Small: No one cuts backs like he did. No one knows what a back is anymore
"No one cuts backs like he did. No one knows what a back is anymore"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: Its attitude, which it has preached and practiced, is skepticism. Now, it finds, the public is applying that s
"Its attitude, which it has preached and practiced, is skepticism. Now, it finds, the public is applying that skepticism to the press"
Thomas Griffith, Editor
Small: Its a very complicated issue about when is a fact not a fact in the context of opinions
"It's a very complicated issue about when is a fact not a fact in the context of opinions"
Daniel Okrent, Editor
Small: If you really hate George Bush, you dont want to read about his hobbies or that hes nice to his friends or tha
"If you really hate George Bush, you don't want to read about his hobbies or that he's nice to his friends or that he's good company at dinner"
Daniel Okrent, Editor
Small: I know there are reporters who ridicule pundits
"I know there are reporters who ridicule pundits"
Daniel Okrent, Editor
Small: Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola
"Blue jeans are the most beautiful things since the gondola"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes arent delicious any more
"Balenciaga did the most delicious evening clothes. Clothes aren't delicious any more"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: The only real elegance is in the mind if youve got that, the rest really comes from it
"The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: I always wear my sweater back-to-front it is so much more flattering
"I always wear my sweater back-to-front; it is so much more flattering"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about
"What do I think about the way most people dress? Most people are not something one thinks about"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room - no other woman existed
"In a Balenciaga you were the only woman in the room - no other woman existed"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal
"Elegance is innate. It has nothing to do with being well dressed. Elegance is refusal"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: Journalism as theater is what TV news is
"Journalism as theater is what TV news is"
Thomas Griffith, Editor
Small: Journalism constructs momentarily arrested equilibriums and gives disorder an implied order. That is already t
"Journalism constructs momentarily arrested equilibriums and gives disorder an implied order. That is already two steps from reality"
Thomas Griffith, Editor
Small: He loved them and cared for them, and you dont kill kids that you love and care for
"He loved them and cared for them, and you don't kill kids that you love and care for"
Thomas Griffith, Editor
Small: Poor, darling fellow - he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table
"Poor, darling fellow - he died of food. He was killed by the dinner table"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: Pink is the navy blue of India
"Pink is the navy blue of India"
Diana Vreeland, Editor
Small: I wouldnt believe him if he said the sun came up in the east
"I wouldn't believe him if he said the sun came up in the east"
Thomas Griffith, Editor
Small: Journalism is in fact history on the run
"Journalism is in fact history on the run"
Thomas Griffith, Editor
Small: Andersons muckraking is one of debatable ends constantly used to justify questionable works
"Anderson's muckraking is one of debatable ends constantly used to justify questionable works"
Thomas Griffith, Editor
Small: You can always make a film somehow. You can beg, borrow, steal the equipment, use credit cards, use your frien
"You can always make a film somehow. You can beg, borrow, steal the equipment, use credit cards, use your friends' goodwill, wheedle your way into this or that situation. The real problem is, how do you get people to see it once it is made?"
Walter Murch, Editor
Small: When Im actually assembling a scene, I assemble it as a silent movie. Even if its a dialog scene, I lip read w
"When I'm actually assembling a scene, I assemble it as a silent movie. Even if it's a dialog scene, I lip read what people are saying"
Walter Murch, Editor
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