Why are we now going into space? Well, why did we trouble to look past the next mountain? Our prime obligation to ourselves is to make the unknown known. We are on a journey to keep an appointment with whatever… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share Image
Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate,… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
It is important to the typical 'Star Trek' fan that there is a tomorrow. They pretty much share the 'Star Trek' philosophies about life:… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
His name is 'Mr. Spock.' And the first view of him can be almost frightening - a face so heavy-lidded and satanic you might… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
It is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. It does not matter that we… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
“Reality is incredibly larger, infinitely more exciting, than the flesh and blood vehicle we travel in here. If you read science fiction, the more… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
“I handed them a script and they turned it down. It was too controversial. It talked about concepts like, 'Who is God?' The Enterprise… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
...nuclear warfare is not necessary to cause a breakdown of our society. You take a large city like Los Angeles, New York, Chicago-their water… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
The Strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them. — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
I hope that I helped to build a fierce pride in what we are and what we can do if we set our minds… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. If people need religion, ignore them and maybe they will… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
My model for Kirk was Horatio Hornblower from the C.S. Forester sea stories. Shatner was open-minded about science fiction and a marvelous choice. — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
I was tired of writing for shows where there was always a shoot-out in the last act and somebody was killed. 'Star Trek' was… — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
It has become a crusade of mine to demonstrate that TV need not be violent to be exciting. — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
They say that ninety per cent of TV is junk. But ninety per cent of everything is junk. — Gene Roddenberry Copy Share
