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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I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.
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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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Steel True, Blade Straight *In 1955, Doyle's family sold Windlesham, which was turned into a hotel. The bodies of Conan Doyle and his wife, Jean, were moved to a grave at Minstead Churchyard, Hampshire.
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One undeniably crucial skill for all leaders is communication. Leadership and communication are inextricably related.
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As consumers, we are faced with hundreds of choices - and when it comes to books, thousands of choices.
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After 10 years, I have been touring for 20, playing basically the same type of music, a four-piece or three-piece type of music with loud, crashing drums and screaming vocals. It gets to the point where you're looking for something new, and you don't want to do something that's way too left-field, for fear that it might seem contrived.
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Now think about the Universal Law. It reflects to you exactly and precisely what you put out. If your thought-forms say, "I haven't got a clue about what I want," the Universal Law is going to say, "Listen, mate, if you haven't got a clue, neither have I.
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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.
