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35 Epic Stan Lee Quotes
Stan Lee is a living legend who co-created such iconic characters such as Spider Man, Daredevil, Black Panther, Thor, Iron Man, Hulk, The X-Men and a bulk of The Avengers. In addition to his work within the comic book industry, he is also an author, producer, illustrator, and has appeared in every Marvel movie. While he is best known for inventing the heroes that continue to inspire millions of people today, he also brings a lot of insight & wisdom from his long career in the comic book industry.
Here are some of Stan Lee’s most inspiring quotes:
1. “I always sympathized with the people who did work for hire; I was one of them.“ – Stan Lee
2. “To have an idea is the easiest thing in the world. Everybody has ideas. But you have to take that idea and make it into something people will respond to – that’s hard.“ – Stan Lee
3. “My theory about why people like superheroes is that when we were kids, we all loved to read fairy tales. Fairy tales are all about things bigger than life…then you get a little bit older and you stop reading fairy tales but you don’t ever outgrow your love of them.” – Stan Lee
4. “Everybody learns differently and everybody gets to a certain point from a different direction.” – Stan Lee
5. “With great power comes great responsibility.” – Stan Lee
6. “I don’t have inspiration. I only have ideas. Ideas and deadlines.” – Stan Lee
7. “It’s fun doing something that hasn’t been done before” – Stan Lee
8. “When you work with people whom you like and you admire because they’re so good at what they do, it doesn’t feel like work. It’s like you’re playing” – Stan Lee
9. “Negative information is that which, immediately upon acquiring, causes the recipient to know less than he did before.” – Stan Lee
10. “I always figure I’m not unique, and something that would please me hopefully would please a lot of other people that have the same tastes that I do.” – Stan Lee
11. “I am very lucky because everything that I do is exciting to me. It’s always new.” – Stan Lee
12. “I wanted them to be diverse. The whole underlying principle of the X-Men was to try and be an anti-bigotry story to show there’s good in every person.” – Stan Lee
13. “Reading is very good. And you can quote me!” – Stan Lee
14. “I’m just somebody who tries to write things that entertain people. And if I can do it in a way that makes them prefer to emulate the good guy than the bad guy, I’m happy.” – Stan Lee
15. “If you are interested in what you do, that keeps you going!” – Stan Lee
16. “I’m very proud of being a hack. It’s why I’ve lived as long as I have, I think.” – Stan Lee
17. “The more you read, the better you’re going to become as a storyteller.” – Stan Lee
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18. “The only advice anybody can give is, if you wanna be a writer, keep writing. And read all you can, read everything.” – Stan Lee
19. “If you enjoy what you do, if you are interested in what you do, I really think that’s the best situation.” – Stan Lee
20. “It’s just, it’s fun to stay in the game.” – Stan Lee
21. “Achilles, without his heel, you wouldn’t even know his name today.” – Stan Lee
22. “Entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it, they might go off the deep end. I feel that if you’re able to entertain people, you’re doing a good thing.” – Stan Lee
23. “I don’t analyze things too closely. I find the more you analyze, the more you get away from spontaneity.” – Stan Lee
24. “No one has a perfect life. Everybody has something that he wishes was not the way it is.” – Stan Lee
25. “Luck is one of the most important things in the world and it really has a role to play in everything.” – Stan Lee
26. “Money’s okay, but what I really like is working.” – Stan Lee
27. “I don’t think superpowers automatically means there won’t be any personality problems, family problems, or even money problems. I just tried to write characters who are human beings who also have superpowers.” – Stan Lee
28. “We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do.” – Stan Lee
29. “Excelsior!” – Stan Lee
30. “Life is never completely without its challenges” – Stan Lee
31. “Anything that entertains, that takes people away from their own problems, is good.” – Stan Lee
32. “Nobody has a perfect life. Everybody has something that he wishes was not the way it is.” – Stan Lee
33. “I’m happiest when I’m working. If I’m not working, I feel like I’m wasting my time.” – Stan Lee
34. “Every day there’s a new development…there’s no limit to the things that are happening.” – Stan Lee
35. “To tell you the truth, I never thought of myself as much of a success.” – Stan Lee