Ted Danson quotes

Ted Danson is an American actor best known for his iconic role as Sam Malone on the television sitcom "Cheers." His diverse career has spanned decades, including prominent roles in series such as "Becker" and "The Good Place." He has earned multiple awards and remains a beloved and respected figure in the entertainment industry. Here are 27 of his quotes:

How much do you engage yourself in what's truly real and important in life? That's the individual question. (Ted Danson)
Years ago, we all talked about recycling and not dumping things down your drain and all of that, but talking doesn't help much. Basically, it's going to have to be legislation because the impact is so huge and diversified. View quote
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Cloning, wow. Who would have thought? There should be a list of people who can and cannot clone themselves. View quote
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I don't think it's a matter of, do you win the game or not, it's how gracefully do you play it. View quote
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If you actively do something, it will stop making you feel like a victim and you'll start feeling like part of the solution, which is just a huge benefit to your body and your psyche. View quote
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If you take one rivet out of an airplane, it will be all right, it'll keep flying. You take another rivet out of the airplane and it still flies. So what the heck, let's take more rivets out of the airplane, and sooner or later, the airplane drops from the sky. View quote
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We're not trying to reinvent the wheel; for any environmental organization to claim sole responsibility for any kind of victory is insane, because everybody attacks these problems as a group. View quote
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Address these environmental issues and you will address every issue known to man. And we keep dabbling in things that aren't really that important in the long term. View quote
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You have to work with the auto industry, the oil companies, you have to work to develop renewable fuel, whether it's solar or different kinds of fuel or whatever. View quote
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We need to start looking at having a way of managing the whole ecosystem, because you can't pick away at it piece by piece, you have to truly start being coordinated and managing our resources as a system. We haven't gotten to that point yet. View quote
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We have a project with Unocal here in Los Angeles, where we as an environmental organization, the oil company, and the state all get together to promote the recycling of used motor oil. (Ted Danson)
I feel very strongly that you can't just beat people up anymore; you have to work hand in hand and find ways to compromise, and get big business involved, because it won't happen otherwise. View quote
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The environmental movement, like all political processes, reacts best to disasters. But these are very slow, very gradual disasters in the making. View quote
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The planet will survive. Whether we get to be here and enjoy it, or enjoy life as we've known it, is what's questionable. View quote
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One person goes off and works in Houston the other person goes off to London and you're on the phone to each other and somebody is paying you to kiss somebody else. It's very bizarre being an actor. View quote
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Many people continue to think of sharks as man-eating beasts. Sharks are enormously powerful and wild creatures, but youre more likely to be killed by your kitchen toaster than a shark! View quote
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We are so arrogant, we forget that we are not the reason for evolution, we are not the point of evolution. We are part of evolution. Unfortunately, we believe that we've been created to dominate the planet, to dominate nature. Ain't true. View quote
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I am forever grateful for Cheers. View quote
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Individuals of all ages can make an important difference in the overall health of our ocean by the actions they take every day. Simple things like picking up trash on the beach, recycling and conserving water can have a big impact on the health of our ocean. View quote
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One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series. View quote
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I became interested in ocean issues in the 1980s when I couldn't take my daughters swimming because of pollution at our local beach. Twenty-five years later, I'm a board member of Oceana, the world's largest international organization dedicated to ocean conservation. (Ted Danson)
You use and lose a lot of energy being grumpy. View quote
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We are all in this together. We will all make it or none of us will make it. If everyone cleans up their act except one big ole country, it isn't going to work. View quote
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I tell you, the difference for me is between being victimized, terrorized, numbed by reading about different disasters, or reducing the anxiety by getting up and doing something about it, at whatever level. View quote
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The pressure isn't on my brain, but on my mouth. I realized Sam Malone said very little, he spoke in little sentences. Which is much more comfortable for me for some reason. View quote
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Ted Danson

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Photo: Rob Dicaterino, CC BY 2.0
Occupation: American Actor
Born: December 29, 1947
Quotes count: 27
Wikipedia: Ted Danson

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