Leonard Nimoy Quotes

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The miracle is this
The more we share...
The more
We have

Leonard Nimoy
My folks came to the US as immigrants, they were aliens, and then became citizens. I was born in Boston, a citizen, and then I went to Hollywood and became an alien.

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I became enamored with photography when I was about 13 or 14 years old. I've been at it ever since. I studied seriously in the '70s.

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I am very troubled by this horrible issue of "who is a Jew?" I'm very simplistic about it. I ask, if Hitler were here, would he consider me a Jew? And of course he'd say yes, and that's the end of that. If we were all in line to go to Auschwitz, would the Orthodox pull us out of line and say, "You're not a Jew"?

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I considered acting an opportunity to express emotions—and I took advantage of every opportunity l got. It took me a long time to discover that restraint can be admirable. Restraint, however, does not mean lack of emotion. The thing that irks me is lack of emotion trying to pass for restraint. Lack of emotion is pathological; restraint is civilized.

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To this day, I sense Vulcan speech patterns, Vulcan social attitudes and even Vulcan patterns of logic and emotional suppression in my behavior.

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In the same book [I Am Not Spock], I said if I was given a chance to identify with any character on television, I would choose Spock. I admire him, I like him and I respect him. I would rather be identified with Spock than any other character on television. But the mistake I made was in using that title, 'I Am Not Spock,' as the title of the book. People assumed I was rejecting Spock and Star Trek but they didn't read the book. If you read the book, you'll find quite the opposite.

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A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP

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Given the choice, if I had to be someone else, I would be Spock.

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If he (Spock) didn't have any emotions, he wouldn't be interesting. Actually, Spock does have a sense of compassion though he won't allow himself to believe that. I admire his logic. It's so uncluttered. I appreciate the ability to be precise. I like to think that I am logical—but sometimes I look back and wonder if the things I do are logical.

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I'm much more emotional than Mr. Spock. Spock rarely betrays what he is thinking or feeling. He's fun to portray. But I hope I won't explode one of these days.

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Whatever we are
We belong together
Wherever we are
We will find each other
Whoever we are
We are
Forever one.

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In Spock, I finally found the best of both worlds: to be widely accepted in public approval and yet be able to continue to play the insulated alien through the Vulcan character.

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Hello, I'm Leonard Nimoy. The following tale of alien encounters is true. By true I mean false. It's all lies. But they're entertaining lies and in the end, isn't that the truth? The answer is: No.

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You proceed from a false assumption: I am a Vulcan, I have no ego to bruise.

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I believe in goodness
Mercy and charity
I believe in a universal spirit
I believe in casting bread
Upon the waters

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Boston was a great city to grow up in, and it probably still is. We were surrounded by two very important elements: academia and the arts. I was surrounded by theater, music, dance, museums. And I learned how to sail on the Charles River. So I had a great childhood in Boston. It was wonderful.

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