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I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess.
William Shatner
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William Shatner
Age: 93
Born: 1931
Born: March 22
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It's I who have to talk fast. It's you who have to think fast.
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I'm not going to have a tombstone. I'm going to be tossed in the air. Ashes, tossed like a salad.
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Success should always be just beyond your grasp.
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I see people putting text messages on the phone or computer and I think, 'Why don't you just call?'
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I got on a horse when I was about 12 years of age, and started galloping around. my mother came up said where did you learn to ride a horse? I said this is the first time I've ever been on a horse I just knew, I just felt the horse.
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I can't stand the gossip of celebrities' lives, all the time! Every minute!
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I enjoyed reading all the classic authors like Isaac Asimov and Bradbury.
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Don’t waste your time trying to get into my head. There's nothing there.
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