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Corrections Quotes

On revising work, systems, and policy until they hold.

This set of corrections quotes covers prison reform debates alongside a writer's habit of endless revision, treating correction as both a policy issue and a personal book-length discipline. The tones vary but the theme stays consistent.

I think transportation and corrections are not the first two areas that I would go looking for massive change.

Quotes by William Weld

The whole issue of corrections is something that came up a lot, no matter where we were. I think people would expect that would be a Milwaukee issue, but it's an issue across the state, and that ties to so...

Quotes by Tony Evers

I read what I write over and over and make corrections and improvements, until I reach the conclusion that the material deserves to stand on its own.

Quotes by Siegfried Lenz

But once we got them on its feet then they run themselves, unless there's corrections you have to make.

Quotes by Jerry Bruckheimer

Book Quotes

People in the news media after I got caught said how could you have not caught this guy? He had 50 corrections in four years. That's a lot of corrections. Well what they failed to look at is how many...

Quotes by Jayson Blair

At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us. It was a responsibility of the CPA, with contractors, to set up a training program.

Quotes by Janis Karpinski

You can never get perfection. There have to be constant course corrections and there will be constant course corrections on Brexit-related stuff once we leave the E.U.

Quotes by James Cleverly

Writing about 2,000 words in three hours every morning, 'Casino Royale' dutifully produced itself. I wrote nothing and made no corrections until the book was finished. If I had looked back at what I had written the day before I...

Quotes by Ian Fleming

But part of the enjoyment I take in it is finding the most efficient way to do it, which doesn't mean the corrections aren't made. I like to have a feeling of the whole task before I start, even if...

Quotes by Bruce Nauman

Change Quotes

When I was in New York, a lot of my friends were studying filmmaking and would bring their scripts to me, as I was a good script doctor. I would read their scripts and make corrections to them for $20...

Quotes by Arjun Rampal

Frequently Asked Questions

What angles do these corrections quotes cover?
They span prison and criminal-justice corrections policy alongside the personal discipline of revising written work until it's ready to stand on its own.
Why would someone search for corrections quotes?
The word applies to both policy reform and creative editing, so these quotes serve readers interested in either government issues or writing craft.
Is prison reform a major theme here?
Yes, one quote notes corrections came up repeatedly across an entire state, not just in one city, framing it as a widespread policy concern.
Do any quotes focus on writing specifically?
One describes reading and revising work repeatedly until it deserves to stand on its own, capturing a writer's discipline around corrections.
What other pages relate to this topic?
The change and book quote pages explore related ideas about improvement and the writing process.

See also the change and doctor quote pages for related reflections on fixing what's broken and improving over time.