--- title: "10 Knows Quotes By William Shatner" description: "10 Knows quotes by William Shatner. Plus more from William Shatner and more Knows sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/william-shatner-1304_business_although-i-m-a-business-major-out-of-mcg_1423383.jpg" --- > [Although I'm a business major out of McGill University, I know nothing... but then I found out much later in life, nobody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/although-i-m-a-business-major-out-of-mcgill-university-i-know-nothing/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/william-shatner-1304_business_although-i-m-a-business-major-out-of-mcg_1423383.jpg) > [Is there a God? There is, but we don't know where. Or who. And, indeed, why.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/is-there-a-god-there-is-but-we-don-t-know-where-or-who-and-indeed-why/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/255/william-shatner-1304_god_is-there-a-god-there-is-but-we-don-t-kno_1434421.jpg) > [You can't do anything about the past. And you don't know what the future is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/you-can-t-do-anything-about-the-past-and-you-don-t-know-what-the/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a8b/william-shatner-1304_future_you-can-t-do-anything-about-the-past-and_489349.jpg) > [Everyone knows everything about all of us. That's too much knowledge!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/everyone-knows-everything-about-all-of-us-that-s-too-much-knowledge/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/william-shatner-1304_knowledge_everyone-knows-everything-about-all-of-u_2455265.jpg) > [The pictures remind you of something that can never be recaptured, the time is gone, the only thing you know is the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/the-pictures-remind-you-of-something-that-can-never-be-recaptured-the/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06f/william-shatner-1304_gone_the-pictures-remind-you-of-something-tha_830757.jpg) > [I'm so not ready to die. It petrifies me. I go alone. I go to a place I don't know. It might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-m-so-not-ready-to-die-it-petrifies-me-i-go-alone-i-go-to-a-place-i/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7d/william-shatner-1304_death_i-m-so-not-ready-to-die-it-petrifies-me_1272994.jpg) > [Memories were the markers of the journey through life. It was necessary to know where you had come from. Only then could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/memories-were-the-markers-of-the-journey-through-life-it-was/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cc3/william-shatner-1304_journey_memories-were-the-markers-of-the-journey_1471574.jpg) > [I had been in a Shakespeare company for three years and done a lot of Shakespeare. That was fun. That was interesting.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-had-been-in-a-shakespeare-company-for-three-years-and-done-a-lot-of-2/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/william-shatner-1304_business_i-had-been-in-a-shakespeare-company-for_2397765.jpg) > [People have an affinity towards things, and you don't know where it comes from. Mozart wrote a symphony when he was four,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/people-have-an-affinity-towards-things-and-you-don-t-know-where-it/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93c/william-shatner-1304_affinity_people-have-an-affinity-towards-things-a_2520535.jpg) > [You cannot begin to imagine the shock I had when I came down on the floor for the first time. First of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/you-cannot-begin-to-imagine-the-shock-i-had-when-i-came-down-on-the/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/201/william-shatner-1304_actors_you-cannot-begin-to-imagine-the-shock-i_1749922.jpg) ## Other authors on Knows ## More by William Shatner > [My dad died of a stroke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/my-dad-died-of-a-stroke/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [We were basically one and the same, although Jim Kirk was just about perfect, and, of course, I am perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/we-were-basically-one-and-the-same-although-jim-kirk-was-just-about/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [It's irksome to read about someone I don't recognize. It frightens me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/it-s-irksome-to-read-about-someone-i-don-t-recognize-it-frightens-me/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [You might as well aim high. Why shoot yourself in the foot when you can shoot yourself in the head?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/you-might-as-well-aim-high-why-shoot-yourself-in-the-foot-when-you/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-think-the-supernatural-is-a-catch-all-for-everything-we-don-t/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [I always thought that the spine of a character was awe and wonder.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-always-thought-that-the-spine-of-a-character-was-awe-and-wonder/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [We live in grief for having left the womb, for having left the teat, then school, then home. In my case, it was leaving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/we-live-in-grief-for-having-left-the-womb-for-having-left-the-teat/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [I love cameras but I find myself reluctantly taking pictures because what's past is past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-love-cameras-but-i-find-myself-reluctantly-taking-pictures-because/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [I have been accused of never saying no.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-have-been-accused-of-never-saying-no/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [If you make a fool of yourself, you can do it with dignity, without taking your pants down. And if you do take your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/if-you-make-a-fool-of-yourself-you-can-do-it-with-dignity-without/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [I played comedies and dramas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-played-comedies-and-dramas/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [I spent years doing 'Star Trek' bits and things, and a lot of people loved it, a lot of people mocked it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-spent-years-doing-star-trek-bits-and-things-and-a-lot-of-people/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [I watch movies and sports. I can count on the fingers of my hand the number of times I have watched an hour show.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/i-watch-movies-and-sports-i-can-count-on-the-fingers-of-my-hand-the/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/marriage-is-a-reflection-of-your-life-in-general-how-you-treat-people/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) > [Nature is perfect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/nature-is-perfect/) [William Shatner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-shatner/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/knows/william-shatner/#itemlist", "name": "10 Knows Quotes By William Shatner", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Although I'm a business major out of McGill University, I know nothing... but then I found out much later in life, nobody knows anything.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "William Shatner" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-shatner/although-i-m-a-business-major-out-of-mcgill-university-i-know-nothing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/william-shatner-1304_business_although-i-m-a-business-major-out-of-mcg_1423383.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/william-shatner-1304_business_although-i-m-a-business-major-out-of-mcg_1423383.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58e/william-shatner-1304_business_although-i-m-a-business-major-out-of-mcg_1423383.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Although I'm a business major out of McGill University, I know nothing... but then I found out much later in…” — William Shatner", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Is there a God? 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