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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You know you have that zealousness of the young person that feels like you can go out and do it all. You know you save the world, save your gente, save women and before you know it if you try to do that you will burn out very quickly. My feeling is that I always think that and my advice to young people regardless of what times in these decades we've been living in there's always work to be done. The point is what can you do personally that you can live with so that you can get up the next morning and have the strength to start it all over again.
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I don't think in terms of that bizarre tautology 'value for money' in my literary and journalistic work - and nor will I in my academic role. However, if I don't believe I'm helping my students towards a fuller and more empowering relationship with the world, then I'll resign.
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I think you have to want to be really famous. It's a lot easier to sabotage your career than to have a career to sabotage.
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If you put your politicians up for sale, as the US does (alone in this among industrialized democracies), then someone will buy them - and it won’t be you; you can’t afford them.
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I think the acting satisfies the need and desire for approval.
