Scott McCloud Quotes
Today, comics is one of the very few forms of mass communication in which individual voices still have a chance to be heard.
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When I was younger, I wanted to marry early, like at 23. Year by year, I found things I wanted to do, and the thought of marriage disappeared. But I don't want to marry too late. Around 31?
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I like having a smaller family. I think the more people you have in the family, the more people there are to have problems with.
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A definition of poetry can only determine what poetry should be and not what poetry actually was and is; otherwise the most concise formula would be: Poetry is that which at some time and some place was thus named.
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How boring would this world be if everyone was the same?
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Beauty is when you can appreciate yourself. When you love yourself, that's when you're most beautiful.
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Good and evil do not exist for me any more. The fear of evil is merely a mass projection here and on Earth.
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I wanted to write a story set in the Lovecraftian universe that didn't gloss over the uglier implications of his worldview.
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In computer circles, any unencrypted data is known as 'cleartext.'
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I knew at a young age, whether I was playing baseball or hockey or lacrosse, that my teammates were counting on me, whether it be to strike the last batter out in a baseball game or score a big goal in a hockey game.
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Many a man has finally succeeded only because he has failed after repeated efforts. If he had never met defeat he would never have known any great victory.
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'House of Cards' opened some doors. I've been able to tackle some diverse stories and characters.
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The music industry is in such poor shape; it's in a really bad way, and a lot of people in the industry are very depressed.
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It was really fun. It was fun for a lot of reasons. It was fun because nobody thought that we would be successful. It was on a network that wasn't even there at the time.
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It's true that I've never had a burning desire to rebel against my parents.
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For the first half of this century, High Court judges have been cautious to the point of timidity in expressing any criticism of governmental action; the independence of the judiciary has been of a decidedly subordinate character.
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English, as a subject, never really got over its upstart nature. It tries to bulk itself up with hopeless jargon and specious complexity, tries to imitate subjects it can never be.
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I've seen a lot of people buy my books and then fall asleep on the plane soon afterwards.
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I do not want to see BP nickel and diming these businesses that are having a tough time.
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It's you, so I feel that a person who will understand you, a person who will find you is waiting out there. So just keep on trying your best.
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Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
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When we came to the network, it was a very interesting time where Portlandia had just come on the air and had been very, very successful. I think people had Portlandia-sized expectations for Comedy Bang! Bang!, especially after the first episode was sampled by quite a large number of people. I remember getting the ratings after the first episode, and the network was over the moon about it. And then the second episode tanked so hard. Like, no one watched it. It was a resounding, "Hey, a bunch of people tried your show, and they all hate it!"
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I think that any reporter or columnist will be a little more careful when doing interviews with me.
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Since childhood, I've been a clown. I've always liked being very funny or trying to make people laugh. It's my original self.
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Today, comics is one of the very few forms of mass communication in which individual voices still have a chance to be heard.
