It’s never too early to start thinking of your future, so use these high school senior year quotes about following dreams to inspire yourself and those around.
JAMES DEANThere is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
More James Dean Quotes
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You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one’s watching. Love as if it’s all you know. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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But you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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What better way to die? It’s fast and clean and you go out in a blaze of glory!
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I wouldn’t like me, if I had to be around me.
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I firmly believe Rebel Without A Cause is such a picture.
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Remember: Life is short, break the rules (they were made to be broken) Forgive quickly, kiss slowly Love truly, laugh uncontrollably And never regret anything that makes you smile.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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To grasp the full significance of life is the actor’s duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication.
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My fun days are over.
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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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When an actor plays a scene exactly the way a director orders, it isn’t acting. It’s following instructions. Anyone with the physical qualifications can do that.
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The clouds are lined with silver and the glass is half full (though the answers won’t be found at the bottom) Don’t sweat the small stuff
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