Chris Pine Quotes
'Star Trek' is about a bunch of disparate people and what they're capable of when they work together.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm not as goal obsessed as I am process obsessed.
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There are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that the world and our life in it are conditional gifts.
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Europe believes that providing clear labelling for genetically modified food is a consumer right, but such practice is absolutely opposed by the vast majority of states in the U.S.
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As an actor, you read so many scripts and parts written for Asian-specific characters, and you see a lot of stereotypes and a lot of one-note characters, especially in comedy.
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Again, in Wag the Dog, war has to be declared by an act of congress. But if you go to war, you don't have to declare war. You're just at war and we did that, which is not legal.
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Literature is one of the most interesting and significant expressions of humanity.
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Of course, I want to look the best I can, but I am playing characters that should match my age, and the women and the material that I am interested in are usually going through something. I have to be able to live in my face and tell the story of the character I've taken on.
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I've always thought of fat as just a descriptive word.
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I'm lucky in some ways in that I really don't need more than five or so hours of sleep.
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One of the biggest things that happens to many people when they have kids is that you suddenly realize that you're not going to last forever. You know there is another generation who are the heroes of their own stories, and that is humbling.
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I think every day we look at the mess of the chaos of the civil war in Iraq, I think every day people become more and more convinced that the war was a mistake. I think we have to learn from the mistakes of our past.
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All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
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I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.
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If I sit down to write a young-adult novel, then I'm going to write either to the punch-pulling expectation of what I can't do, or I'm going to go the other way and think about what can I sneak in to be 'down with the kids' - which would be excruciating.
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Being an economist is the least ethical profession, closer to charlatanism than any science.
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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God guided me to America and gave me a good job. But he also gave me a heart so I would look back.
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You can't take good health for granted.
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My looks vary, but I definitely think about it and plan. I like to shop, too, so I'm always mixing it up. But normally, I'll be wearing something like a college T-shirt and a sweater, something like that. But I definitely have to plan.
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I know what it's like to have a family and not have insurance and really need it. As a comic, insurance was one of those sacrifices I made early on until I could afford it.
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When I'm into a woman, I literally can't stop staring. I'm like a little kid. I become completely entranced.
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'Star Trek' is about a bunch of disparate people and what they're capable of when they work together.
