William Shatner Quotes

I envy the people who say, 'oh, well, I've got my name in the golden book and I'm going to be entered into the pearly gates.'

William Shatner

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• Cuba needs a dose of perestroika.

  

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• How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question.

  

  Ted Danson
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• It would be hard to ignore the absence of democracy in any Arab nation.

  

  Jack Schwartz
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• Two hundred years ago, our precursors in Haiti struck a blow for freedom, which was heard around the world, and across centuries.

  

  Baldwin Spencer
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• My mom has helped me nurture my interest and hone my talent.

  

  Hansika Motwani
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• I'm privileged to have had some success, but I've never forgotten what it was like to queue for a half-crown gallery seat for 'Oliver!' which is why I ensure that there are £20 day tickets for 'Miss Saigon' and that the balconies in my theatres are as comfortable as I can possibly make them.

  

  Cameron Mackintosh
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• The emperor is in the Church, not above the Church.

  

  Saint Ambrose
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• When I was a teenager, reading for me was as normal, as unremarkable as eating or breathing. Reading gave flight to my imagination and strengthened my understanding of the world, the society I lived in, and myself. More importantly, reading was fun, a way to live more than one life as I immersed myself in each good book I read.

  

  Malorie Blackman
  • Life
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• I have no writing habit. I work when I feel like it, and I work when I have to - mostly the latter.

  

  Barbara Mertz
  • Work
  • Writing
  • Habit

• Insults are the business of the court.

  

  Naguib Mahfouz
  • Business
  • Court
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• Designer clothes worn by children are like snowsuits worn by adults. Few can carry it off successfully.

  

  Fran Lebowitz
  • Children
  • Clothes
  • Carry

• I feel very giddy with the idea of making my imagination take form and being able to put on a show where people leave feeling like they've experienced something.

  

  Carly Rae Jepsen
  • People
  • Feeling
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• Our marine terminals are invaluable commerce infrastructure, not only to our country but also for the many foreign manufacturers who sell primarily in the U.S. market.

  

  Dana Rohrabacher
  • Country
  • Market
  • Marine

• When I was 11, I decided to start rapping, playing guitar, and writing songs. Everything really blossomed from there.

  

  Becky G
  • Writing
  • Start
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• The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the luster of it will never appear.

  

  Daniel Defoe
  • Soul
  • Body
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• I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.

  

  Sami Gayle
  • World
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• Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.

  

  Beatrice Wood
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• When I was younger, I used to pray that I would die before my mom. That's just how much my mom meant to me. I couldn't imagine being in this world without her. But then seeing cancer - seeing what it can do to somebody - as strong and as tough as she was, there was nothing she could do. Cancer is a dirty, dirty deal.

  

  Dak Prescott
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• To be silent when we are impelled to utter words injurious to God or to our neighbour, is an act of virtue; but, to be silent in confessing our sins, is the ruin of the soul.

  

  Alphonsus Liguori
  • God
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• I definitely don't want to play by myself. I don't relate to playing music that way. I like interacting with people.

  

  Avey Tare Animal Collective
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• The type of girls that would sleep with you in a heartbeat aren't the type of girls I'd want to take home anyway.

  

  Niall Horan One Direction
  • Home
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  • Sleep

• What a good session musician does is listen to the song, to the artist, and to the other players. That way you can help bring out the song and help the artist express what they want to express. It's never about you stepping out and showing you can play something fancy.

  

  Benmont Tench Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
  • Good
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  • Song

• I had sort of exhausted all the avenues playing in Detroit. So again, through the stewardship of my brother, I ended up in California and went to the Musicians Institute in L.A. I wanted to get better as a player.

  

  Chad Smith Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • Up
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• I envy the people who say, 'oh, well, I've got my name in the golden book and I'm going to be entered into the pearly gates.'

  

  William Shatner
  • People
  • Book
  • Envy