Mark Waid Quotes
I think there's a moral imperative when you're writing fictional heroes to give characters who somehow give us something to aspire to as opposed to dragging them down to our level.
Quotes to Explore
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This life and this job and this position that I'm put in, it forces you to grow up quick. I definitely got dropped in the deep end.
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Physical bravery is an animal instinct; moral bravery is much higher and truer courage.
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The Japanese version comes with a translation, but that's different from the lyrics, so people could look things up and find a translation of their own if they're interested.
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I was obsessed with the idea of going to college. And I took many years off after that, so I sort of missed the weird, crazy transition that was what making movies was in the nineties to what's happening now.
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Justice is itself the great standing policy of civil society; and any eminent departure from it, under any circumstances, lies under the suspicion of being no policy at all.
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Whether it's through introduction of the right gut bacteria or direct modification of the genes of cows and pigs, I think we're going to have to introduce something like this into our livestock - a way to consume the methane rather than releasing it.
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I wonder now how tough you have to be to get big things done.
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Coming up with ideas isn't hard. The real challenge is finding the time to actually build something and then finding a home for it.
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I have to accept the fact that, no matter what I do, it's going to annoy someone.
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Silk Road to Ruin has all the analysis and it's structured very well. I rely on my notes more and I use direct quotes. But there's nothing like writing about it right away.
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I always make a decision, even if it's the wrong one. I hate being confused.
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Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.
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I understand that anything actors are doing, good or bad, is motivated by fear.
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I don't have the self-discipline for diets; I break rules I set for myself, so I try and eat more healthily, juice more, and avoid sugar.
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The mistake we make is to attribute to religions the errors and fanaticism of human beings.
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We need money. We need hits. Hits bring money, money bring power, power bring fame, fame change the game.
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I think that in today's world, by nature, we are all self-centered. And that often leads to selfishness.
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I feel like comedy is important, and I think political satire can be really important.
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Fortune is either with you or it's not.
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I don't like to be disturbed at home; I tell the cable office not to call me before 6:30 AM, unless there's a war.
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The real moral here is: be yourself and be brave about it. Certainly trying to fit in, just for its own sake, is counterproductive.
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Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.
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My writing and my paintings do not have a direct connection in my mind. But I am sure they influence each other in the measure that everything we do is linked to whatever we are, which includes whatever we have done or are doing.
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I think there's a moral imperative when you're writing fictional heroes to give characters who somehow give us something to aspire to as opposed to dragging them down to our level.
