Best Gene Roddenberry Quotes
- When you get into an airplane by yourself and take off, you find yourself in this lovely, three-dimensional world where you can go in any… Airplane
- In a better world, I can do anything. I'll be there in a better world. In a better world, they will not laugh at me… Better
- It has become a crusade of mine to demonstrate that TV need not be violent to be exciting. Crusade
- The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I hope that 'Star Trek' has helped to show us what we can… Abilities
- A man either lives life as it happens to him, meets it head-on and licks it, or he turns his back on it and starts… Choices
- Time is the fire in which we burn. Burn
- We must question the story logic of having an all-knowing all-powerful God, who creates faulty Humans, and then blames them for his own mistakes. Agnostic
- If 'Trek' is a hit, we'd love to do a series of films - a regular event. Look at James Bond's films. They've been around… Around Since
- 'Star Trek' is a 'Wagon Train' concept - built around characters who travel to worlds 'similar' to our own, and meet the action-adventure-drama which become… Action
- We stress humanity, and this is done at considerable cost. We can't have a lot of dramatics that other shows get away with - promiscuity,… Considerable
- It is the struggle itself that is most important. We must strive to be more than we are. It does not matter that we will… Doe
- The network told me to get rid of Number One, the woman first lieutenant, and also get rid of 'that Martian fellow'... meaning, of course,… Actress
- If man is to survive, he will have learned to take a delight in the essential differences between men and between cultures. He will learn… Attitude
- Ancient astronauts didn't build the pyramids. Human beings built the pyramids, because they're clever and they work hard. Ancient
- There was much to put out of his mind. Why was it difficult to forget Chekov's astonished delight which greeted him at the command airlock… Airlock
- It isn't all over; everything has not been invented; the human adventure is just beginning. Adventure
- PICARD: There is no greater challenge than the study of philosophy. WESLEY: But William James won't be in my Starfleet exams. PICARD: The important things… Academy
- Matter of internal security - the age-old cry of the oppressor. Picard Age
- For most people, religion is nothing more than a substitute for a malfunctioning brain. If people need religion, ignore them and maybe they will ignore… Arose
- Star Trek was an attempt to say that humanity will reach maturity and wisdom on the day that it begins not just to tolerate, but… Actually Enjoy
- Art is really people asking the eternal question, "What is it all about?" All
- I wanted to send a message to the television industry that excitement is not made of car chases. Car
- These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. Its five year mission... to boldly go where no man has gone before. Boldly