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Trek Quotes by Gene Roddenberry

18 Trek quotes by Gene Roddenberry

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Gene Roddenberry’s imagination stretches beyond stars, and his trek‑related musings carry that same sense of adventure. Across eighteen succinct statements, he blends the spirit of exploration with a hint of optimism, urging readers to see every journey as a chance to discover something new.

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Star Trek says that it has not all happened, it has not all been discovered, that tomorrow can be as challenging and…

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'Star Trek' speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow - it's not all going to be over with…

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We stress humanity, and this is done at considerable cost. We can't have a lot of dramatics that other shows get away…

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I have felt many times trapped by 'Star Trek.' It cost me dearly. It won't anymore, because I've come to grips with…

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The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope that 'Star Trek' has helped to show us…

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Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just…

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'Star Trek' was an attempt to say humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to…

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'Star Trek' episodes always insisted that humanity is on its bumpy way to what will be a glorious future in the 23rd…

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'Star Trek' is a 'Wagon Train' concept - built around characters who travel to worlds 'similar' to our own, and meet the…

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The network told me to get rid of Number One, the woman first lieutenant, and also get rid of 'that Martian fellow'...…

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There was much to put out of his mind. Why was it difficult to forget Chekov's astonished delight which greeted him at…

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Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just…

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Star Trek speaks to some basic human needs: that there is a tomorrow—it's not all going to be over with a big…

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It is important to the typical 'Star Trek' fan that there is a tomorrow. They pretty much share the 'Star Trek' philosophies…

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For Star Trek proves, as faulty as individual episodes could be, is that the much-maligned common man and common woman has an…

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If 'Trek' is a hit, we'd love to do a series of films - a regular event. Look at James Bond's films.…

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My model for Kirk was Horatio Hornblower from the C.S. Forester sea stories. Shatner was open-minded about science fiction and a marvelous…

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What Kirk wanted every evening was to go to bed with a beautiful woman. Our captain now is a man of infinitely…

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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…

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Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate,…

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His name is 'Mr. Spock.' And the first view of him can be almost frightening - a face so heavy-lidded and satanic you might…

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It is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. It does not matter that we…

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“Reality is incredibly larger, infinitely more exciting, than the flesh and blood vehicle we travel in here. If you read science fiction, the more…

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“I handed them a script and they turned it down. It was too controversial. It talked about concepts like, 'Who is God?' The Enterprise…

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...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…

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The Strength of a civilization is not measured by its ability to fight wars, but rather by its ability to prevent them.

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I hope that I helped to build a fierce pride in what we are and what we can do if we set our minds…

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For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. If people need religion, ignore them and maybe they will…

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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.

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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…

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It has become a crusade of mine to demonstrate that TV need not be violent to be exciting.

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They say that ninety per cent of TV is junk. But ninety per cent of everything is junk.

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