Wil Wheaton > Quotes

“Things every person should have:

•A nemesis.
•An evil twin.
•A secret headquarters.
•An escape hatch.
•A partner in crime.
•A secret identity.”
― Wil Wheaton

“Wil Wheaton Says: Don't be a dick.”
― Wil Wheaton

“Sometimes we know in our bones what we really need to do, but we're afraid to do it. Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow, though and without risk there is no reward.”
― Wil Wheaton, Just a Geek: Unflinchingly Honest Tales of the Search for Life, Love, and Fulfillment Beyond the Starship Enterprise

“Be honest.
Be kind.
Be honorable.
Work hard.
And always be awesome.”
― Wil Wheaton

“I have found that the key to being happy — well, one of the keys, anyway — is to be easily amused,”
― Wil Wheaton

“You can’t has,' he whispered softly, 'not yours.”
― Wil Wheaton, Clash of the Geeks

“The reality of this election is that we can choose between a disappointing Democrat and the end of the world.”
― Wil Wheaton

“As an adult, getting paid thousands of dollars a week to say, “Aye, Sir. Course laid in” is a seriously sweet gig, but when I was a teenager, it sucked.”
― Wil Wheaton, Just a Geek: Unflinchingly Honest Tales of the Search for Life, Love, and Fulfillment Beyond the Starship Enterprise

“will never understand why the Internet seems to take away the basic humanity of most people, and allows — no, enables — them to say things that they’d never say to another person face to face.”
― Wil Wheaton, Just a Geek: Unflinchingly honest tales of the search for life, love, and fulfillment beyond the Starship Enterprise

“When I was a kid, I wanted to be as good an actor as Patrick, as cool as Frakes, and as funny as Brent. From time to time, one of them would say something to me that made me feel like I'd taken a step in that direction, and it always meant the world to me. I loved it when Brent would joke around with me, because it made me feel like I was the peer I so desperately wanted to be, instead of the clueless teenager I knew I was.”
― Wil Wheaton

“I wonder if The Lesson is that, in order to succeed, I need to rely upon myself, trust myself, love myself, and not put my happiness and sadness into the hands of others.”
― Wil Wheaton, Just a Geek: Unflinchingly Honest Tales of the Search for Life, Love, and Fulfillment Beyond the Starship Enterprise

“I can't believe you said that about fire ants and thunderstorms! You are such a Houstonist!”
― Wil Wheaton

“Well, I’ve got three things working against me before I even
walk into the room:

1. I’m the last speaker of the day. The fans are tired and a little
burned out.

2. I’m following Michael Dorn and Marina Sirtis. They do conventions
together all the time, have a set routine that never
fails, and the fans adore them.

3. I was Wesley Crusher.”
― Wil Wheaton, Just a Geek: Unflinchingly Honest Tales of the Search for Life, Love, and Fulfillment Beyond the Starship Enterprise

“Riker tells Data to just get on with it already, so Data says Ferengi are like Yankee traders from 18th-century America. This indicates that, in the 24th century, the traditional practice of using 600-year-old comparisons is still in vogue, like when you’re stuck in traffic on the freeway, and say, “Man, this is just like Vasco de Gama trying to go around the Cape of Good Hope!”
― Wil Wheaton, Memories of the Future - Volume 1

“I need to rely upon myself, trust myself, love myself and not put my happiness and sadness into the hands of others.”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“Lore: Making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS!”
― Wil Wheaton, Memories of the Future - Volume 1

“Remember what it was like on Christmas when you woke up before your parents, and had to sit there until they were ready, knowing that just a few rooms away there was something awesome waiting for you? For the next thirty minutes, I felt that way, while I waited for them to call me back up to the set.”
― Wil Wheaton, Sunken Treasure: Wil Wheaton's Hot Cocoa Box Sampler

“On that day, the library was transformed from a confusing and intimidating collection of books into a thousand different portals through time and space to fantastic worlds for me to explore.*”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“So as you get older, and as your knowledge grows, don’t ever stop learning. Stay curious.”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“There is no reason to feel embarrassed when you reach out to a professional for help, because the person you are reaching out to is someone who has literally dedicated their life to helping people like us live, instead of merely exist.”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“One of the best things I’ve ever done was take a close look at my mental health and accept that I wasn’t doing fine.”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“It happens so fast, Laina, you don’t even realize it’s happening. One day, your friends are eating breakfast with you in the canteen, and when it’s time for dinner, they’re wearing an Imperial uniform.”
― Wil Wheaton, Star Wars: From a Certain Point of View

“I read about a study, which indicated that highly intelligent people tend to have generalized anxiety and other mental health issues at a rate that is significantly greater than a control group.*”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“You’ve got to stop worrying about a choice you made fifteen years ago, because you can’t change it.”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“So don't you ever let a person make you feel bad because you love something they decided is only for nerds.
You're loving a thing that's for you>.”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“Hey, as long as you’re not moving the story forward at all, why not have a pod race?”
― Wil Wheaton, Memories of the Future - Volume 1

“The defining characteristic of [being a nerd] is that we love things.”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“One of Geordi’s first stops is to visit his good pal Wesley Crusher, who shows off one of his science projects (a mini tractor beam) and one of his toys, a device that lets Wesley recreate speech from anyone on the ship. Any doubt that Wesley is a complete weenie is removed when we learn that he uses this device to have Captain Picard say things like, “Welcome to the bridge, Wesley,” instead of having Counselor Troi say things like, “Smack my ass, Wesley, I’m a naughty, naughty bitch.”
― Wil Wheaton, Memories of the Future - Volume 1

“When I look back on most of my life, it breaks my heart that when my brain was unloading an endless pile of what ifs on me, it never asked, “What if I go do this thing that I want to do, and it’s . . . fun? What if I enjoy myself, and I’m really glad I went?”
― Wil Wheaton, Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

“Picard only saw the movie, which had the entire Tales of the Black Starship subplot removed for time.”
― Wil Wheaton, Memories of the Future - Volume 1