Madureira Quotes

#1. Rio is an energetic, vibrant place, full of beauty and nature. But we face the kinds of problems any developing metropolis does - with pollution, traffic congestion, poverty. Distribution of green areas, for example, is not uniform. Madureira, the heart of the suburb in Rio, is a concrete jungle.

Eduardo Paes

#2. It's not about Al," I snap. "It's about everyone watching! Everyone who now sees
hurling themselves into the chasm as a viable option. I mean, why not do it if everyone
calls you a hero afterward? Why not do it if everyone will remember your name? It's ... I
can't ...

Veronica Roth

#3. Everyone loves characters that are relatable or who have unique quirks or tragic flaws.

Joe Madureira

#4. When I drew Captain America in 'The Ultimates,' I hated my Cap, even though some people are like, 'Man, your Cap's cool!' and they made statues out of it.

Joe Madureira

#5. After being in a studio, working on games stuff, I'm like, 'Oh my God, I wish I could just sit in my room for a week and listen to music and draw by myself.'

Joe Madureira

#6. The Democrats just don't have a foreign policy that they're willing to defend, that they're willing to use to take down the president's. We're dealing with the power of suggestion here.

Chris Matthews

#7. Having a blank slate is sometimes as daunting as it is exciting.

Joe Madureira

#8. At least when I'm sleeping I can dream myself back to Alex, can dream myself into a different world.

Lauren Oliver

#9. It always makes me sad when someone comments on how much they love my work- from 15 years ago! I don't want to be just another old school guy that fell off.

Joe Madureira

#10. Lots of places to hone your skill as an artist and still earn a paycheck while you're waiting to kick the door down.

Joe Madureira

#11. For our soul is raised out of nature through the truly sublime, sways with high spirits, and is filled with proud joy, as if itself had created what it hears.

Longinus

#12. I'd never realized, not until the last year or two of my life, how shaming it is to be pitied.

Paula Hawkins

#13. On a book like 'X-Men,' you have to stay true to the established fiction, working with editors to ensure continuity, sometimes across multiple titles.

Joe Madureira

#14. I don't like working on stuff unless it's going to make an impact. I want people to talk about this and remember it. If I finally get my crack at Spider-Man and then blow it, ugh. I will happily walk in front of a bus to sell more copies after I finish.

Joe Madureira

#15. Separated from the cave by an inlet, the waves pounding

Anthony Horowitz

#16. I'm sure that no matter what I'm involved in, I'll always be doing comics, at least in some minor capacity.

Joe Madureira

#17. She was nearly fainting: indeed, she wished she could really faint, but faints don't come for the asking.

C.S. Lewis

#18. I like coming up with new characters. Whether it's revamping an old character no one likes or just coming up with brand-new stuff, that's kind of what excited me as an artist.

Joe Madureira

#19. Virtually all of life's ills boil down to mindlessness. If you can understand someone else's perspective, then there's no reason to be angry at them, envy them, steal from them.

Ellen Langer

#20. Usually when you're doing concepts for a character, you just try a couple different things to see what sticks.

Joe Madureira

#21. Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.

Seneca The Younger

#22. There's a creative freedom to comics, and a fulfillment I get out of panel layouts and storytelling that is hard for me to get anywhere else.

Joe Madureira

#23. After all, the more women are developed internally, the more this is threatening to a society that insists on seeing them merely externally.

Wendy Shalit