Being a nerd is not about what you love; it's about the way you love it. Wil Wheaton More Quotes by Wil Wheaton More Quotes From 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 safetyriskgrowth Be honest. Be kind. Be honorable. Work hard. And always be awesome. Wil Wheaton be-kindhonesthard-work 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 secret-identityshould-haveevil Keep playing games. Make time to play games with your friends and family, because it's surprisingly heartbreaking to wipe a thin layer of dust off a game you love, before you put it back on the shelf because the real world is calling you. Wil Wheaton dustreallove-is Being a nerd is not about what you love, it's about how you love it. Wil Wheaton what-you-lovenerd Don't let the fear of not pleasing someone stop you from being creative. Wil Wheaton be-creativecreative The goal isn’t to make something everyone will love; the goal is to get excited, and make a thing where something wasn’t before. Wil Wheaton excitedcreativitygoal No matter what I do with my life, or how successful I am, I will always be a socially awkward penguin inside. Wil Wheaton awkwardsuccessfulmatter I have found that the key to being happy - well, one of the keys, anyway - is to be easily amused. Wil Wheaton wellskeysfound Stay strong. Depression lies. Wil Wheaton stay-strongstronglying I don’t know what the future of my career holds, but I know that whatever is over the horizon, the road I’ve traveled to get here is like those Interstates in Texas: everything can look the same, and it can feel like you’re not going anywhere, until you suddenly get where you’re going and realize that you’ve been traveling for a long time. Wil Wheaton texascareerslong I met [Shatner] on the set of Star Trek V, and he was horrible to me. He was cruel, and dismissive, and treated me the way I understand he treats pretty much everyone who tells him how much they loved him as Captain Kirk. Wil Wheaton captain-kirkstarsway It’s not about what you said. It’s not about what you did. It’s not about what you love. It’s about them feeling bad about themselves. Wil Wheaton feeling-badsaidfeelings If the world were a bar, America would currently be the angry drunk waving around a loaded gun. Yeah, the other people in the bar may be afraid of him, but they sure as hell don't respect him. Wil Wheaton respectgunamerica When I was a boy I was called a nerd all the time — because I didn’t like sports, I loved to read, I liked math and science, I thought school was really cool — and it hurt a lot. Because it’s never ok when a person makes fun of you for something you didn’t choose. You know, we don’t choose to be nerds. We can’t help it that we like these things — and we shouldn’t apologize for liking these things. Wil Wheaton hurtfunsports Found a dead body when I was 12, saved the Enterprise a few times, Ran the Axis of Anarchy, broke up Penny and Leonard. Currently running the non-lethal weapons lab at Global Dynamics. Wil Wheaton axesgooglerunning I'm so fed up with being told that I'm a bad person because I don't subscribe to the same exact narrow views [Christians] have. Wil Wheaton fedschristianviews Even when I was little, people would always ask me if I wanted to be a movie star, and I would always say, "No, I just want to be an actor." Wil Wheaton starswantpeople Sorry, Vern. I guess a more experienced shopper could have gotten more for your seven cents. Wil Wheaton stand-by-memoneysorry My wife is the most awesome person in the universe. She's made this experience much less miserable for me, with her compassion, patience and understanding. Wil Wheaton wifecompassionpatience
