Copyedit Quotes & Sayings

Democracy will break under the strain of apron strings. It can exist only on trust. — Mahatma Gandhi

She's only human. Don't judge her. Just love her. — Lisa Scottoline

The stars are but tears
shed by a miriad
of unrequited dreams;
each sparks with fire
and guides its light homeward
when a dream is revealed — Basith

Insulate yourself ...
from anonymous angry people
Expose yourself to art you don't yet understand
Precisely measure the results that are important to you
Stay blind to the metrics that don't matter
Fail often
Ship
Lead, don't manage so much
Seek out uncomfortable situations
Make an impact on the people who matter to you
Be better at your baseline skills than anyone else
Copyedit less, invent more
Give more speeches
Ignore unsolicited advice — Seth Godin

There are few instincts more natural than the body in full motion as it races across a field or through the trees. — Neal Bascomb

In this same tradition, beauty is inextricably bound up with the principles of order and harmony believed to underlie the cosmos. Artists in the Classical tradition, inspired by Platonic idealism, strove to create images that represented not the world of particulars-with all its defects-but an ideal image conceived in the mind, which was taken as representing some absolute, pure, ideal form of which all particular, material forms are but a mere shadow. — John Walford

I don't think the shortage of artists has much to do with the innate ability to create or initiate. I think it has to do with believing that it's possible and acceptable for you to do it. We've had these doors open wide for only a decade or so, and most people have been brainwashed into believing that their job is to copyedit the world, not to design it. — Seth Godin

Knowing how to tinker with a broken piece of prose until it hums is a source of contentment known by all who have mastered a worthy craft. — Carol Fisher Saller

I shrug. "I'll probably mention that I'm in love with you."
He chuckles. "Only you would say that in such a I-think-I'll-wash-my-hair-tonight tone. — Melina Marchetta

Now she understood how you can copyedit your own life in order to delete the hurtful truth. — Elaine Hussey

When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power. — Mark Zuckerberg