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Clarify Quotes

These clarify quotes explore the effort of correcting misunderstandings, whether about an actor's roles, a newsroom's process, a manuscript's murky points, or a public rumor.

Clarifying the truth takes patience, whether it happens in a newsroom, an editor's office, or in front of the Life choices people question most.

If I were to wait only for roles that clarify my racial makeup, I'd be waiting for a very, very long time.

Quotes by Wentworth Miller

Words are powerful. When I make mistakes I just try to come back and clarify what I meant.

Quotes by Soulja Boy

I wish to clarify that I have absolutely not made a decision regarding my participation in the next Olympics. On a personal level, playing in the Olympics would be a huge honour. However, the Games in Rio are still four...

Quotes by Rory McIlroy

Like other revolutionaries I can thank God for the reactionaries. They clarify the issue.

Quotes by Robin G. Collingwood

Best Quotes

I would like to clarify that our opposition to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is not related to any consideration involving Pakistan. Our position on this important issue is consistent and principled. We are not ready to sign the NPT as...

Quotes by Rajiv Gandhi

I see only defects because I'm not following the scene as it were. I'm not following the other person. It's like the best thing to clarify this is the theater.

Quotes by Omar Sharif

I never hand in a book until it's completed. Richard Jackson then reads it and asks me to clarify murky points. We work very well together. He knows how hard to push, and I know how hard to push back....

Quotes by Nancy Farmer

I think it's appropriate that we simplify, clarify and strengthen, so instead of this nebulousness, we have clarity and authority invested in teachers once more.

Quotes by Michael Gove

Books are really fun because your 'voice' is pretty undiluted. There is a very direct connection between yourself and your audience. You will have an editor, but their job is to help you clarify or improve your voice, not change...

Quotes by Liz Tuccillo

Fire Quotes

Let me clarify this very definitely. This is not an authoritarian organization.

Quotes by L. Ron Hubbard

Let me clarify a few things about TV news on the national level at NBC and MSNBC. We write our own stories. There is no teleprompter for reporters. No traveling makeup artists or stylists. And there is very little sleep.

Quotes by Katy Tur

Let me clarify it through the national news agency that I am not joining Aam Aadmi Party. There has been reports that I will be officially joining AAP, but I can assure you that nothing of that sort is happening.

Quotes by Kapil Dev

If we want to build the Iraqis' confidence about our intentions in their country, if we want to stop adding fuel to the fire of insurgency and terrorism, we must clarify our intent.

Quotes by John Conyers

In working with top leaders and thought philosophers of our time, I will tell you that among their secrets of success is a regular practice of acknowledging and appreciating what they have. It can offer an oracle into the future...

Quotes by Jack Canfield

I Am Quotes

I have always written only for myself - to clarify things, to clarify things with myself, to understand in an inner way what is actually happening.

Quotes by Herta Muller

Lebanon is caught in a cycle of threats. And it is our duty to be strong and capable of defending our country. But we will not clarify or explain what we do or do not possess.

Quotes by Hassan Nasrallah

I think in terms of me shying away from modelling, I would like to clarify in some way that I was taking a break from many things in my life and obviously what people in the public see is that...

Quotes by Gemma Ward

The ordinary experiences of aging alter and clarify your view of past, present, and future.

Quotes by Edith Pearlman

It's crazy that the Constitution has to be amended to clarify what for the majority of Americans is a clear and true statement: corporations are not people.

Quotes by Chellie Pingree

Life Quotes

I hope my journals relating to World War II will help clarify issues of the past and thereby contribute to understanding the issues and conditions of the present and future.

Quotes by Charles Lindbergh

Frequently Asked Questions

What kinds of things do these quotes clarify?
A range of misconceptions - one actor clarifies how few roles let them address their racial makeup, a broadcaster clarifies how national TV news actually works behind the scenes, and a writer clarifies murky points in a manuscript with an editor.
Is there a quote about clarifying how TV news is made?
Yes - a broadcaster explains that reporters write their own stories, there's no teleprompter, and no traveling makeup artists or stylists, clarifying a common misconception about national news production.
Do any of these quotes describe a writer-editor relationship?
One does - a writer describes never handing in a book until it's complete, after which their editor reads it and asks them to clarify murky points, describing a working relationship built on knowing how hard to push.
What does the quote about roles and racial makeup say?
It says that waiting only for roles that clarify one's racial makeup would mean waiting a very, very long time, a comment on the limits of typecasting.
Where can I find more quotes about identity and self-expression?
The I Am collection explores similar ground, since clarifying who you are is really a form of self-definition.

For more on honesty and self-expression, see our Best and I Am collections.