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Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine. ↗

— William Shatner

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Spencer Tracy was a man who did very much what I do on a set, and that is, he comes down and he does his job, and then he goes back to his dressing room. ↗

— William Shatner

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The basic quality that any great story must have is a story that illustrates the human condition. ↗

— William Shatner

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The mysteriousness and mystique of space is such, that science fiction attempts to tantalize you by telling you a story that could possibly be out there and that's the appeal of science fiction. ↗

— William Shatner

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The name Shatner is Austrian and partly Germanic, and there's Germanic reticence and silence perhaps, but there is passion underneath. ↗

— William Shatner

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There's a joy and a pain about directing where the dreams you have are becoming concrete but the attention to detail, the need for time is such that it's overwhelming at times, and the stream of responsibility. ↗

— William Shatner

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There's an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the shot, the texture... It's palpable. ↗

— William Shatner

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

— William Shatner

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On every side, and at every hour of the day, we came up against the relentless limitations of pioneer life. ↗

— Anna Howard Shaw

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Now one of two things is true: Either a republic is a desirable form of government, or else it is not. ↗

— Anna Howard Shaw

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