"I am completely Socratic."

-- James C. Collins

#Socratic Quotes

“Jesus Christ was God's revenue officer.”
“Thirty-six years after coming to America, the man once known by fellow bodyÂbuilders as the Austrian Oak was elected governor of California, the seventh largest economy in the world.”
“Mozart is expressing something that is more than human.”
“All bad writers are in love with the epic.”
“My first influences were superhero artists.”

Source : "Scott McCloud's 'Zot!' is out of this world". Interview with Patrick Montero, www.nydailynews.com. August 24, 2008.
“The wise screen writer is he who wears his second-best suit, artistically speaking, and doesn't take things too much to heart.Â He should have a touch of cynicism, but only a touch. The complete cynic is as useless to Hollywood as he is to himself.Â He should do the best he can without straining at it.Â He should be scrupulously honest about his work, but he should not expect scrupulous honesty in return.Â He won't get it.Â And when he has had enough, he should say goodbye with a smile, because for all he knows he may want to go back.”
“When I say do your best, I mean your very best. You are capable of so much more.”
“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.”

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