William Shatner Quotes
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I'm not a big fan of talking about dying. And then I make a movie where I kill everybody.
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In battle it is the cowards who run the most risk; bravery is a rampart of defense.
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I've always liked to dress up; I've always liked to look good. You look good, you feel good, you play good.
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Unlike some, I don't claim to hold the mystic key to the future. But judging from past events, it seems to me that those who want to prophesy the imminent end of America's unique global role have a harder case to make than those who think we will limp on for a while, making a mess of things as usual.
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I am sure I am one of 2,000 film directors in the world that Tarantino admires.
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Every child should at least grow up in family rather than without one.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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We must remember that as the centuries go by, time will pass.
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I think escapism is something artists write about pretty frequently - it's something everyone can relate to, the concept of wanting something more, wanting to find solace, wanting to have something better.
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Creating new jobs for Pennsylvanians continues to be my highest priority throughout the Commonwealth.
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Only when he no longer knows what he is doing does the painter do good things.
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My approach is to be part of a band that makes music, not hit songs.
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God cannot alter the past, though historians can.
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Inner-life questions are the kind everyone asks, with or without benefit of God-talk: 'Does my life have meaning and purpose?' 'Do I have gifts that the world wants and needs?' 'Whom and what shall I serve?' 'Whom and what can I trust?' 'How can I rise above my fears?'
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I wasn't making music consciously when I was younger. I was a musician, but that has its own stigmas. Anywhere on the planet, it's one of the more undervalued positions.
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As for the Canadians - good actors and good directors are sometimes taken by the American market, you know, if they're good enough.
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Writing has always been an interest of mine, and 'The Language of Flowers' combined my experience with foster care with something I've always wanted to do.
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I'm good at working, but I'm very good at playing.
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The evidence that I see around me in society indicates that not only is thinking very much out of favor, but I'm not sure that the last couple of generations - Generation X and Generation Next, or whatever you want to call them - even know what a thought is, having been raised to be women.
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Now you see why I hate to leave my lab. It tires me out too much to have to do other people’s thinking for them.
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Discipline is the quality that carries over from gymnastics to acting.
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It is not the accumulation of extraneous knowledge, but the realization of the self within, that constitutes true progress.
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Hope is a waking dream.' I let the words echo in my head. The quote reminded me of that feeling you get when you start to wake from a dream you don't want to leave. That crushing sensation in the center of your chest, like you are losing an important piece of yourself you won't ever get back.
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I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.
