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Small: Acting is easier - writing is more creative. The lazy man vies with the industrious
"Acting is easier - writing is more creative. The lazy man vies with the industrious"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: Whatever things may have been in their origin, they are what they are, both in themselves and in regard to the
"Whatever things may have been in their origin, they are what they are, both in themselves and in regard to their indications respecting other beings or influences the existence of which may be implied in theirs"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain
"That Rome was comparatively great and wealthy is certain"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts in
"Dante himself is open to the suspicion of partiality: it is said, not without apparent ground, that he puts into hell all the enemies of the political cause, which, in his eyes, was that of Italy and God"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: Art is expression, and to have high expression you must have something high to express
"Art is expression, and to have high expression you must have something high to express"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: A series is filled with compromises
"A series is filled with compromises"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively
"A director is a choreographer, both politically and creatively"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: You know its very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line, at the
"You know it's very difficult to be an actor, and to have people depending on you to say the right line, at the right time, and to not be able to hear your cues! I can't tell you how many times I would've had to have said What? if I didn't have my hearing aids. So my hearing aids are a life saver, and they allow me to practice my craft"
Leslie Nielsen, Actor
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Small: The reason theres a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address
"The reason there's a question mark on my front door is just in case I forget my address"
Leslie Nielsen, Actor
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Small: I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts perhaps it was my Canadian accent
"I played a lot of leaders, autocratic sorts; perhaps it was my Canadian accent"
Leslie Nielsen, Actor
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Small: There is a spell in mediaeval Art which has had power to bewitch some people into trying, or wishing to try, o
"There is a spell in mediaeval Art which has had power to bewitch some people into trying, or wishing to try, or fancying that they wish to try or making believe to fancy that they wish to try, to bring back the Middle Ages"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there i
"Never had there been such an attempt to make conquest the servant of civilization. About keeping India there is no question. England has a real duty there"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: I heard Thackeray thank Heaven for the purity of Dickens. I thanked Heaven for the purity of a greater than Di
"I heard Thackeray thank Heaven for the purity of Dickens. I thanked Heaven for the purity of a greater than Dickens - Thackeray himself"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the
"As to London we must console ourselves with the thought that if life outside is less poetic than it was in the days of old, inwardly its poetry is much deeper"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: The attempt is that we want to get a couple of minutes under our belt, depending on how good the tests are and
"The attempt is that we want to get a couple of minutes under our belt, depending on how good the tests are and take that into Hollywood. The fallback is we're going to DVD anyways. We've got that covered"
Todd McFarlane, Artist
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Small: That was my fear, which is why when I was took over a book, I was always trying to tweak it a little bit so th
"That was my fear, which is why when I was took over a book, I was always trying to tweak it a little bit so that it looked like I was trying to add something instead of keeping the status quo"
Todd McFarlane, Artist
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Small: A lot was happening, plus there were an enormous number of people in the industry that were going to conventio
"A lot was happening, plus there were an enormous number of people in the industry that were going to conventions, so it was a pretty fun time. Also there was a lot of controversy and I was at the forefront of some of that"
Todd McFarlane, Artist
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Small: If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit ab
"If I am to be known for anything, I would like it to be for encouraging Canadians, for knowing a little bit about their daily, extraordinary courage. And for wanting that courage to be recognized"
Romeo LeBlanc, Politician
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Small: The novelist must ground his work in faithful study of human nature
"The novelist must ground his work in faithful study of human nature"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: No student of history can fail to see the moral interest of the Middle Ages, any more than an artist can fail
"No student of history can fail to see the moral interest of the Middle Ages, any more than an artist can fail to see their aesthetic interest"
Goldwin Smith, Historian
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Small: Theres an ecstasy about doing something really good on film: the composition of a shot, the drama within the s
"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, Actor
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Small: Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put 10,000 extras in the scene - but we ca
"Sci-fi films are the epic films of the day because we can no longer put 10,000 extras in the scene - but we can draw thousands of aliens with computers"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we dont understand about the vast other parts of life t
"I think the supernatural is a catch-all for everything we don't understand about the vast other parts of life that we cannot perceive"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that Star Trek became. Its still almost impossible to imagine
"Nobody could have imagined the phenomenon that 'Star Trek' became. It's still almost impossible to imagine"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: No, I dont regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone call, but at the moment I dont reg
"No, I don't regret anything at this point. That may change on the next phone call, but at the moment I don't regret anything"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: I hate flying, flat out hate its guts
"I hate flying, flat out hate its guts"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: I also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and love
"I also derive a great deal of pleasure from horses and dogs... the ocean... and love"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: If saving money is wrong, I dont want to be right!
"If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then Ive talked to coal miners, and thats really hard work
"I think of doing a series as very hard work. But then I've talked to coal miners, and that's really hard work"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take
"If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your pants down, you can still do it with dignity"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess
"I was built for the long run, not for the short dash, I guess"
William Shatner, Actor
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Small: People see that I have my own voice, my own opinion, my own likes. The album really reflects that
"People see that I have my own voice, my own opinion, my own likes. The album really reflects that"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: My opinion is that music is music. As long as you approach doing a remix with truth, I dont see the dance remi
"My opinion is that music is music. As long as you approach doing a remix with truth, I don't see the dance remixes being any different than an hip-hop remix- it's really a different version of the song"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: I think differently, I think its about reaching everybody on every different plane and every different level,
"I think differently, I think it's about reaching everybody on every different plane and every different level, and if I could remix the song and do a dance remix, that's great. If I could do a classical version, that'll be great too. It's all just about expression"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: I always thought that it was every performers dream. Thats the epitome of being an artist, being able to expre
"I always thought that it was every performer's dream. That's the epitome of being an artist, being able to express song, dance and acting in a live theatre setting and really connecting with an audience on that level"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: I think its his perception of knowing how to make a record build, keeping the integrity of the song in the mus
"I think it's his perception of knowing how to make a record build, keeping the integrity of the song in the music and really adding a lot of musical elements to compliment my voice and to compliment the song"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in
"I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in a very personal way because I believe the audience will sense whether I'm into it or not, so I don't take on projects that I'm not really passionate about"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: Both songs are really, really intense when it comes to performing them, and very draining at the same time
"Both songs are really, really intense when it comes to performing them, and very draining at the same time"
Deborah Cox, Musician
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Small: We are at a major epoch in human history, which is that we dont need sex to recreate the race. You can have ba
"We are at a major epoch in human history, which is that we don't need sex to recreate the race. You can have babies without sex. This is the first time in human history that has been true, and it means, for example, we could do some extraordinary things"
David Cronenberg, Director
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Small: The process of making a movie has expanded in terms of effort and time for the director, doing commentaries fo
"The process of making a movie has expanded in terms of effort and time for the director, doing commentaries for the DVD for example, finishing deleted scenes so they could be on the DVD, and doing things like a web blog"
David Cronenberg, Director
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