Mark Waid Quotes
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I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central planning.' I don't do that for a minute! But this is our black and white, dichotomous way of thinking - which has really been harmful.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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The mere process of growing old together will make the slightest acquaintance seem a bosom friend.
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I always knew I would make the record that I made in 'Carter Girl.'
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Democracy is now going forth on a crusade against imperialism.
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If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.
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You can always tell when a man's well informed. His views are pretty much like your own.
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Vice is a creature of such hideous mien... that the more you see it the better you like it.
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I don't believe we have defined health care reform very well in this country.
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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I always knew that I was going to be a writer. There was no question in my mind about that.
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The poverty program was not designed to eliminate poverty.
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As a child, my mother told me lots of fairy stories, many her own invention. She, too, tended to reverse the norm.
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The Japanese have a strong tendency to suppress their own feelings. That's the Japanese character. They kill their own emotions.
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You want all your books to stick around after you've gone.
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My mother is a fighter. After she battled polio and learned to walk again, the doctors told her she would be a cripple her entire life. Instead of accepting defeat, she refused this fate and went on to become the West African Women's Singles tennis champion in college.
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I think retirement's for old people. I'm still in the business, thank you. I have a young child of nine years old, and I want to live as long as I can to see him grow up. I'm enjoying my life and I want to stick around for as long as I can.
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I'm not filthy rich! I'm not as rich as people think. It's funny, isn't it?
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When you work on a story like the Weinstein investigation, every other non-critical part of your life disappears. For months and months and months, my life basically consisted of my work and my kids, my work and my kids.
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In general, for me, a big thing in my life has been just sort of learning what true self-esteem is and what true positive self-image is. And being a dancer, and growing up in that world, you're so focused on yourself, and you're so focused on achieving goals, on finding perfection, and working on your craft.
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I'd still love to work with John Romita Sr. at some point. That's the dream.
