William Shatner Quotes
Pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!
Quotes to Explore
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I dread shooting with animals. I hope I never get a script with snakes.
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Always be courageous and strong, and don't fear.
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I have said many times that most people work all their life to retire to play golf, while I played golf all my life to retire to work. I enjoy working. It has kept me young and on the move, and I have had a good time with it.
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Theatre, when it is at its best, takes a lot of beating - the live experience and the shared collective experience of live storytelling is really special when it is good. Particularly here in New York because the audiences are amazing, very vocal and very engaged, and that makes theatre very exciting.
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The society Shakespeare knew was heading for tremendous change, and he seems to have recognized that and written about it in a coded way. I understand those codes, I think.
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Time is valuable; people are busy.
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The interests of the Soviet Union are in controlling highly developed countries and having the benefit of their economies so that they can run their own inefficient empire.
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The mood of the 80s - Get what you can, can what you get, and sit on the can.
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One has to have the courage of one's pessimism.
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In a strange way, I'm way more comfortable onstage than anywhere else.
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As far as expectations go, you can never work for expectations. You have to work against them.
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London has the advantage of one of the most gloomy atmospheres in the world.
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The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
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I love running and I will always run.
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You have to be reasonable with yourself and not feel guilty when things aren't perfect.
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I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but even watching the chickens, its fun.
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I'm not tall enough to be a model, but I wish I was 6-foot, because I love it. It's kind of artsy, and I'm artsy. And I love clothes.
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I find love stories satisfying when you can see the work - when you can really watch people find each other and fall in love, a little bit at a time. I like slow burns. Falling in love is so good; why would you want to rush it?
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Horror, almost better than any of the other genres, pits the will to live against the will toward nihilism. I just think that's worth exploring. I don't know what is more important, actually, to explore than that very dynamic.
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Young writers take themselves very seriously in college.
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When people have lost their jobs or are afraid of losing their jobs in the future, they lash out. They want others to know about their fears, their pain.
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Who we are is the result of how we live and act on a daily basis. Our daily actions reflect our prime values and motivations.
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Pain and guilt can't be taken away with the wave of a magic wand. They're the things we carry with us, the things that make us who we are. If we lose them, we lose ourselves. I don't want my pain taken away! I need my pain!
