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William Shatner, born on March 22, 1931, is a renowned Canadian-American actor. He is best known for his role as Captain James T. Kirk in the television series 'Star Trek', which has made him a iconic figure in the science fiction culture. Shatner's acting career spans over half a century, with notable performances in film, television, and theater.

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“I am curious about many things, and find the world around me, and the people and objects and things in it, equally fascinating. There is a great deal of that awe and wonder in me.”

People World Deals Wonder Objects Curious Awe Fascinating Awe And Wonder

Author:William Shatner

“Divorce is simply modern society's version of medieval torture. Except it lasts longer and leaves deeper scars. A divorce releases the most primitive emotions; the ugliest, raw feelings. Emotionally wounded people do their best to inflict pain upon the other party, but rather than using claws they use divorce lawyers.”

People Use Feelings Pain Lasts Party Emotion Modern Deeper Divorce Lawyer Versions Release Torture Scar Primitive Wounded Medieval Claws Modern Society Divorce Lawyers

Book:Up Till Now

Source: Up Till Now

“People have an affinity towards things, and you don't know where it comes from. Mozart wrote a symphony when he was four, so it's said; the theory is maybe because his father was a conductor, it happened in vitro, and he heard the music before he was born, and by the age of four he knew how to write music.”

People Knows Writing Said Age Father Born Four Happened Heard Theory Music Is Symphony Conductor Affinity

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“Is this year over yet? Too many people are passing away. Rest In Peace, George Michael.”

People Years Passing Passings Passing Away Rest In Peace

Author:William Shatner

“Marriage is a reflection of your life in general: how you treat people, how you argue, how secure you are in your own thoughts. How vehemently do you argue your point of view? With what disdain do you view the other's point of view?”

People Views Reflection Treats Point Of View Arguing Secure Disdain

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“I see people putting text messages on the phone or computer and I think, 'Why don't you just call?'”

People Thinking Computer Messages Phones Text Message

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“We meet aliens every day who have something to give us. They come in the form of people with different opinions.”

People Giving Different Form Opinion Aliens Different Opinions

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“Most people, including myself, keep repeating the same mistakes.”

People Mistake Including Same Mistakes

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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.'”

People Wells Book Names Envy Golden Gates Oh Well Pearly Gates

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“These people who come to Comic-Con and dress up - all across the country, the rest of the population who doesn't understand are scoffing at them.”

People Country Dresses Population Comic Comic Con Scoffing

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“Things people say strike me as amusing, and I am prone to saying out loud what everybody's thinking.”

People Thinking Strikes Loud Amusing

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“But if you want to know the truth, the weirdest thing that has happened has been my discovery that people who attend the conventions are filled with love.”

People Ifs Knows Want Has Beens Happened Discovery Filled Conventions

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“I don't want people to know me. I want them to believe my version.”

People Knows Want Believe Versions Know Me

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“There's too many people in the world.”

People World Nonsense

Author:William Shatner

“Within weeks of our premiere, it became obvious that Leonard [Nimoy] and the character of Spock were becoming something of a national phenomenon. ... And to be unflatteringly frank, it bugged me. ... [Then, Gene Roddenberry] said to me the wisest thing he could possibly have uttered. He said, `Don't ever fear having good and popular people around you, because they can only enhance your own performance. The more you can play to these people, the better the show.'”

People Said Play Character Shows Week Becoming Performances Philosophical Obvious Phenomenon Genes Frank Wisest Premieres Becoming Something

Author:William Shatner

“My life is my statement and I try to be true to myself and thusly to other people. Whatever my failings are, they are human and I try to perfect it each day.”

People Life Trying Humans Life Is Perfect Failing Statements Being True Each Day True To Myself

Author:William Shatner

About the Author

Born: March 22, 1931
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 202

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