(79 quotes found)
“You never want to open an area unless you know what happens when you do. This gives us an unprecedented chance to see what will happen. After a few years we can find out how much collecting can be sustained.”
Bill Walsh
“If any sort of error is inexcusable, it's an incorrect phone number. One of the cardinal rules of copy editing is that every phone number published must be checked.”
“Writing headlines is a specialty-there are outstanding writers who will tell you they couldn't write a headline to save their lives.”
“This may serve as a catalyst for real-time management. Instead of going through the rule-making process, we can gather data and go to the (Board of Land and Natural Resources) and say we see a need for control, and they can provide the public input at their meeting.”
“It hearkens back to the traditional Hawaiian practices.”
“You have to be very sure of yourself. You have to be able to say, look, there's a risk here and we're willing to accept the risk. If it doesn't work, it's just part of doing business.”
“A harsh reality of newspaper editing is that the deadlines don't allow for the polish that you expect in books or even magazines.”
“I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses.”
“Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call.”
